Ashot Anastasian ( hy, Աշոտ Անաստասյան; 10 July 1964 – 26 December 2016) was an Armenian

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Grandmaster. He won two team bronze medals and one individual gold medal at

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s. On the March 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2556,"The chess games of Ashot Anastasian"
Chessgames.com making him ranked number 14 in Armenia. Anastasian won the

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in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, and 2005. He received his International Master title in 1988 and Grandmaster title in 1993."FIDE Chess Profile: 13300059: Anastasian, Ashot"
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in the Abu Dhabi Chess Festival. In September 2009 FIDE rating list he was ranked 325th in the world among active players. In 2010, he was appointed coach of the Armenian national women's team. On 26 December 2016,

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reported that Anastasian had died.

Notable games

*Ashot Anastasian vs. Sergei Tiviakov (1999) at the European Team Championship Games, 1-0"Ashot Anastasian vs Sergei Tiviakov"
Chessgames.com

Notes

External links

Grandmaster Games Database - Ashot Anastasian
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