Armenian Chess Federation
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Chess Federation of Armenia Հայաստանի շախմատային ֆեդերացիան Hajastani schachmatajin federazian |
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| Founded | 1927 |
| president | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Association headquarters | Yerevan |
| Homepage | chessfed.am (arm., eng.) |
The Armenian Chess Federation Hajastani schachmatajin Federazian ( Armenian Հայաստանի շախմատային ֆեդերացիան ) is the national umbrella organization of chess players in Armenia . It has existed since 1927 and has been a member of the World Chess Federation FIDE since 1992 . He is also a member of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia, founded in 1990 and admitted to the IOC in 1993 . The seat of the association is the Armenian capital Yerevan .
Since 2004 Serzh Sargsyan , for a long time also Armenian President, has been chairman of the association, honorary president is the university professor Vanik Sakarjan, vice-president of the chess grandmasters Smbat Lputjan .
history
The Armenian Chess Federation was founded in 1927. National chess championships have been held since 1934, won ten times by Genrich Gasparjan and three times by Tigran Petrosjan .
In 1970 the chess house of Armenia named after Tigran Petrosyan opened. Shortly thereafter, the magazine Schach in Armenia (Armenian Շախմատային Հայաստան ) appeared for the first time .
After Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union , the federation became a member of the World Chess Federation FIDE in 1992 .
In 2002 the Armenian Chess Academy was founded.
successes
The association has achieved international successes since the independence of Armenia in 1991. After bronze medals at the Chess Olympiads in 1992 , 2002 and 2004 , the Armenian team won the gold medal in 2006 and 2008 .
When participating in the World Team Championships in 1997, 2001 and 2005, Armenia reached third place. In 2011 Armenia won the World Team Championship and remained undefeated as a team. In 1999 Armenia became European champions for men and 2003 for women . The men's European Club Cup was won by Yerevan in 1995 and the Mika Club for women in 2006.
Armenia has also hosted several international chess tournaments, including the 1996 Chess Olympiad .
See also
Individual references and sources
- ↑ http://chessfed.am/about/council (accessed May 7, 2020)
- ↑ Homepage of the Armenian Chess Federation (English)
- ↑ Page of the Armenian Chess Federation at FIDE (English)