Gaguik Oganessian
Gaguik Oganessian (Armenian: Գագիկ Հովհաննիսյան; 1947-2015) was an Armenian chess FIDE Master, President of FIDE Zone 1.5, Chairman of FIDE Mass Media (CHIPS) Commission, FIDE Executive Board Member, General Secretary of Armenian Chess Federation, editor-in-chief of Chess in Armenia magazine, 6th World Amateur Chess Champion, International Chess Organizer, author of 36 chess books.[1]
In 2007 then-president of Armenia Robert Kocharian handed him a Governmental Award. In the same year Kirsan Ilyumzhinov rewarded him with FIDE Golden Sign for the "feverish activity in the chess field."[1]
Oganessian died in June 2015.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Gaguik Oganessian is awarded by two Presidents". FIDE. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ↑ "In Memoriam – Gaguik Oganessian". Chessdom. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
External links
- Gagik Hovhannisyan at Public TV Company
- Gaguik Oganessian rating card at FIDE
- Gaguik Oganessian - Articles - New In Chess
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