Tatev Abrahamyan Biography
Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenian: Տաթև Աբրահամյան; born January 13, 1988) is an Armenian-American chess player. She currently holds the *le of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Early life and education
Abrahamyan moved from Armenia to the United States in 2001. Abrahamyan lives in Glendale, California. She studied at Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School at La Crescenta. She graduated in 2011 from California State University, Long Beach, double majoring in psychology and political science.
Career
Abrahamyan finished in a tie for first place with Nana Dzagnidze and Varvara Kirillova in the Girls U12 section of the 1999 European Youth Chess Championships, and took the bronze medal on tiebreak. She tied for first in the 2005 U.S. Women's Chess Championship and lost the playoff match to Rusudan Goletiani. In 2006, Abrahamyan won the Girls Under 18 section of the Pan American Youth Chess Festival, held in Cuenca, Ecuador, with a perfect score of 9/9 points. In 2008 Abrahamyan won the Goddess Chess Award for her uncompromising play. She tied for second place with Anna Zatonskih in the 2010 U.S. Women's Championship, behind the winner Irina Krush who achieved a score of 8/9, and took second again in 2011 after drawing with Zatonskih in an "Armageddon" tiebreak game. She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2012 and 2015.
In team compe*ions, Abrahamyan has represented the United States in the Women's Chess Olympiad and in the Women's World Team Chess Championship.
References
External links
- Tatev Abrahamyan rating card at FIDE
- Tatev Abrahamyan rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
- Tatev Abrahamyan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Tatev Abrahamyan chess games at 365Chess.com
- Grandmaster Games Database - Tatev Abrahamyan
- Armeniapedia
