Hrair Simonian

{{short description|Armenian chess grandmaster (born 1991)}}

{{Infobox chess player

|name = Hrair Simonian

|image = Hrair Simonian 2010.JPG

|country = Armenia

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|1|8}}

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|death_place =

|title = Grandmaster (2009)

|rating =

|peakrating = 2521 (January 2010)

|FideID = 13302337

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Hrair Simonian ({{langx|hy|Հրայր Սիմոնյան}}; born January 8, 1991) is an Armenian chess grandmaster. Simonian is a well seasoned blitz player, having reached the final of the Internet Chess Club Blitz Open tournament and drew Hikaru Nakamura in a match 3–3.{{cite web | url=http://www.panorama.am/en/sport/2011/06/07/h-simonyan/ | title=Hrair Simonian reached to final of blitz open | publisher=panorama.am | date=2011-06-07 | accessdate=2013-05-14}} In 2011, Simonian took joint first in the 72nd Armenian Chess Championship, he shared the title with Karen H. Grigoryan.{{cite web | url=http://www.chessdom.com/im-karen-grigoryan-and-gm-hrair-simonian-share-first/ | title=IM Karen Grigoryan and GM Hrair Simonian share first | publisher=Chessdom | date=2011-09-01 | accessdate=2013-05-14}}