Krikor Mekhitarian
{{Short description|Brazilian chess grandmaster (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox chess player
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|image = Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian 2008.jpg
|caption = Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian at the XXI Open Internacional de Ajedrez Moratalaz (2008).
|birthname = Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian
|country = Brazil
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|15|df=yes}}
|birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
|death_date =
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|title = Grandmaster (2010)
|peakrating = 2589 (July 2015)
|FideID = 2107660
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Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian ({{langx|hy|Գրիգոր Սևակ Մխիթարեան}}; born 15 November 1986) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster, streamer, and the current Director of Portuguese Content for Chess.com. He is a two-time Brazilian Chess Champion.
Early life
Born to a Brazilian mother and a Lebanese father, both of Armenian descent, he learned to play chess aged seven.{{cite news|last1=Martirosyan|first1=Vera|title=Fighting spirit plays a crucial role in Armenian chess players' victories- Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian|url=http://sport.news.am/eng/news/18426/fighting-spirit-plays-a-crucial-role-in-armenian-chess-players-victories--krikor-sevag-mekhitarian.html|work=sport.news.am|date=30 January 2013}}
Career
Mekhitarian achieved his Grandmaster title within the space of eight months, securing his first norm at the 26th Brazilian Championships held in 2009, tying for third place with a score of 7.5/11. His second norm came with an eighth-place finish and a 6/9 score in the La Laguna tournament held in April 2010. His final GM norm came in June 2010, with a 9th-place finish in the International Chess Festival Eforie, held in Romania, where he scored 8/11.[http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/4499-international-chess-festival-eforie-june-17-to-27-2010.html International Chess Festival Eforie - June 17 to 27, 2010][http://chess-results.com/tnr35256.aspx?lan=10 International Chess Festival Eforie Nord 2010 - Ranking]
He took part in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament C Group 2013, finishing in 4th place with 8/13.
= Boycott of the 2016 Chess Olympiad =
The 2016 Chess Olympiad was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Armenia, which was involved in an armed conflict with the host country, boycotted the event, claiming that its delegation was at risk.{{Cite web |date=2016-07-25 |title=Armenian chess team not to participate in World Chess Olympiad in Baku |url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/855185/armenian-chess-team-not-to-participate-in-world-chess-olympiad-in-baku.html |access-date= |website=armenpress.am |language=en}} Being of Armenian descent, Krikor Mekhitarian, then the Brazilian chess champion, decided not to participate in the event as a way of supporting the Armenian team and protesting against the violence against Armenians in Azerbaijan.{{Cite web |last=Seto |first=Guilherme |date=2016-07-27 |title=Brasileiro larga Olimpíada de xadrez em repúdio à violência no Azerbaijão |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2016/07/1784381-brasileiro-larga-olimpiada-de-xadrez-em-repudio-a-violencia-no-azerbaijao.shtml |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Folha de S.Paulo}}{{Cite web |date=2016-03-30 |title=Campeão Brasileiro abre mão de compor equipe brasileira na Olimpíada de Xadrez no Azerbaijão |url=https://estacaoarmenia.com.br/45590/campeao-brasileiro-de-xadrez-desiste-de-defender-o-brasil-em-mundial-no-azerbaijao/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Estação Armênia |language=pt-BR}}
Team chess results
He has represented Brazil at five Chess Olympiads as follows:
[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/tvn9rdnp.html Krikor Mekhitarian] Olimpbase. Accessed 29 July 2014
- 39th Chess Olympiad: in Khanty-Mansiysk, 2010 - board 4, 3.5/8 (+1 =5 -2)
- 40th Chess Olympiad: in Istanbul, 2012 - reserve, 3/6 (+1 =4 -1)
- 41st Chess Olympiad: in Tromsø, 2014 - board 3, 6.5/10 (+5 =3 -2)
- 43rd Chess Olympiad: in Batumi, 2018 - board 4, 5.5/8 (+4 =3 -1)
- 44th Chess Olympiad: in Chennai, 2022 - board 3, 7.5/11 (+7 =1 -3)
References
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=96630}}
- [http://www.365chess.com/players/Krikor_Sevag_Mekhitarian Krikor Mekhitarian] player profile at 365Chess.com
- [http://www.chessdom.com/interview-with-krikor-sevag-mekhitarian Interview with Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian at Chessdom.com]
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