Siranush Ghukasyan Explained

Siranush Ghukasyan
Country:	Armenia
Birth Date:	25 November 1998
Birth Place:	Yerevan, Armenia
Peakrating:	2261 (September 2019)
Fideid:	13300946

Siranush Ghukasyan (born 25 November 1998) is an Armenian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2017). She is a three-time Armenian Women's Chess Championship medalist (2017, 2018, 2019).

Biography

Ghukasyan won Armenian Youth Chess Championship in various girl's age groups: 2008 (U10),^[1] 2010 (U12),^[2] 2012 (U14),^[3] 2014 (U16).^[4] In 2013, she also won silver medal in U16 age group.^[5] Siranush Ghukasyan participated in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships. She won medals in Armenian Women's Chess Championship: 2 silver (2017,^[6] 2018^[7]) and bronze (2019^[8]).

She played for Armenia in the Women's Chess Olympiad:

• In 2018, at reserve board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+2, =4, -0).^[9]

Ghukasyan played for Armenia in the World Women's Team Chess Championship:

• In 2019, at reserve board in the 7th Women's World Team Chess Championship in Astana (+1, =0, -4).^[10]

She played for Armenia in the European Women's Team Chess Championships:

• In 2019, at second board in the 22nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+1, =1, -3);^[11]
• In 2021, at reserve board in the 23rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Čatež ob Savi (+1, =4, -2).^[12]

In 2017, Ghukasyan received the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Armenian Boy's and Girl's Championship . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
2. Web site: Armenian Girl's Championship U-12 . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
3. Web site: ARM B&G Ch-2012. Girls U-14 . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
4. Web site: Armenian Youth Championship-2014. G-16 . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
5. Web site: Armenian Youth Chess Championship-2013 . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
6. Web site: 72nd Armenian Women's Ch. The Highest League . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
7. Web site: 73rd Armenian Women's Ch. The Highest League . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
8. Web site: 74-th Armenian Women's CH . The Highest League . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
9. Web site: 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
10. Web site: FIDE Women's World Team Championship 2019 . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
11. Web site: 22nd European Team Chess Championship 2019 Women Section . Chess-Results.com . 13 November 2019.
12. https://chess-results.com/tnr583986.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=ARM&turdet=YES&flag=30 14th European Team Chess Championship 2021 - Women
13. Web site: Title Applications approved by the Presidential Board - Woman International Master (WIM) - Ghukasyan, Siranush . ratings.FIDE.com . 13 November 2019.