April 21, 1947 – June 27, 2015
Place of Birth: Yerevan, Armenia
Education/Major:
1964-1968 Yerevan State University; Philology Department, section of Journalism; journalist
1968-1971 post-graduate school, chair of journalism
Career:
1972-June 27, 2015 founder and chief editor of ”Shakhmatayin Hayastan” (“Chess in Armenia”) magazine
1972-June 27, 2015 chess commenter of Public Television of Armenia; chairman of the Committee in Information, Publication and Statistics (CHIPS) of FIDE
1971-June 27, 2015 senior lecturer at the YSU chair of journalism
Membership in Journalistic Associations and Their Governing Bodies:
1970-2015 Journalists Union of Armenia
1999-2015 International Journalists Federation
Prizes/Awards:
1996 ”Chess Oscar” winner
2002 ”For Loyalty to the Subject” Yerevan Press Club Award
1999 world chess champion among amateur players
Publications: ”Shakhmatayin Hayastan”, ”Azg”, ”Yerekoyan Yerevan”, ”Hayastan”, Public Television of Armenia, Public Radio of Armenia
1988 ”Tigran Petrosyan” book in Russian
1996 “100 victims of Garri Kasparov” in Armenian and English
1999 ”Chess Team of Armenia” book
2000 ”Armenia is the Champion of Europe” book in Russian and English; in total 19 books in Armenian, Russian and English
Hobbies: chess, literature
Languages: Armenian, Russian, French, English
Marital Status: married, has a daughter
