Smbat Lputian

Smbat Gariginovich Lputian (sometimes transliterated as Lputyan; Armenian: Սմբատ Լպուտյան; born 14 February 1958, in Yerevan) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.[1] He was first at tournament in Berlin 1982, shared first at Athens 1983 and at Irkutsk 1983, first at Sarajevo 1985 and at Irkutsk 1986, shared first at Hastings 1986–87 and first at Dortmund 1988. He won the Armenian Championship in 1978, 1980, 1998, and 2001.[2] In 2006, he won a team gold medal (together with Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian, Gabriel Sargissian and Artashes Minasian) at the 37th Chess Olympiad.[3] Smbat Lputyan has been the founder-president of Chess Academy of Armenia since 2002.

For other people with the same name, see Smbat (disambiguation).

Smbat Lputian
Lputian in Heraklion, 2007
Full nameSmbat Gariginovich Lputian
Country Armenia
Born (1958-02-14) 14 February 1958
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
TitleGrandmaster
FIDE rating2574 (May 2023)
Peak rating2640 (January 2005)
RankingNo. 275 (July 2009 FIDE)
Medal record
Men's chess
Representing  Armenia
Chess Olympiad
Gold medal – first place Turin 2006Open
Bronze medal – third place Bled 2002Open
Bronze medal – third place Calvià 2004Open

Lputian earned the International Master (IM) title in 1982 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1984.[1]

In December 2009, he was awarded the title of "Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia".[4]

On the July 2009 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2574. His handle on the Internet Chess Club is "SM".[5]

References
  1. Gaige, Jeremy (1987). Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography. McFarland. p. 257. ISBN 0-7864-2353-6.
  2. "All Champions of Armenia". Armchess.am. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. "Olympiad R13 Armenia and Ukraine take Gold". ChessBase. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  4. "High Titles of Olympic Champions". Armchess. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  5. "SM". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

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