Artashes Minasian
Artashes Minassjan ( born January 21, 1967 in Yerevan ) is an Armenian grandmaster in chess.
His current Elo rating is 2578 (as of January 2008).
Achievements
- Master of the Armenian SSR in 1990
- Master of the USSR in 1991
- 1991 International Master
- 1992 Grand Master
- Armenian champion 1992 ( shared with Ashot Anastassjan ), 1993, 1995, 2004, 2006
- Team Olympic champion in 2006 and 2008
Overall, it took from 1992 to 2008 continuously in nine chess Olympiads. With the team he won two gold and three silver medals ( 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila, and in 2002 and 2004).