81. Armenian Championship
In the last round of the tournament Gabuzyan had to play with Black against Tigran Petrosian but only needed a draw to win tournament and title. However, Gabuzyan still played energetically, and this approach brought him a win.
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.a4 Be7 9.Be2 0-0 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Nd2 b6 12.Nc4 Bb7 13.f3 Rfd8 14.Bf2 Nc5 15.Ne3 Ne6 16.Bc4 Nf4 17.Qd2 d5!? 18.Ncxd5 Bxd5 19.exd5?! 19.Bxd5 N6xd5 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.exd5 Rac8 22.c3 Qc4 23.Rfd1 b5 19...Bc5 20.Bb3 e4 21.Kh1 exf3 22.gxf3 Qc8 23.Ng2 N4xd5 24.Rad1 Qc7 25.Bg3 Qe7 26.Qe1 Qb7 27.Be5 Re8 28.Qg3 Nh5 29.Qg5 Ndf6 30.Bc3 Qc8?! 30...Rad8 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Qh4?! 31.Nf4 Nxf4 32.Qxf4 Qc6 33.a5 31...Qf5 32.Bd4 Rad8 33.Qf2 Rxd4! 34.Rxd4 h6 35.Rfd1? 35.Bc4 Qe5 36.c3 b5 37.axb5 axb5 38.Bd3 g6 39.Re1 35...Bxd4 36.Rxd4 Ne4! 37.Qh4 Qxf3 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Petrosian,T | 2601 | Gabuzyan,H | 2557 | 0–1 | 2021 | B90 | 81st ARM-ch 2021 | 11.4 |
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The final game: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (left, with Black) against Tigran Petrosian
Gabuzyan started the tournament as number 9 seed, but if one takes a look at the long list of his previous successes one should not be too surprised about his convincing win (7 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss) in this tournament. Gabuzyan has already won a number of silver medals in international youth championships, and once had an Elo-rating of more than 2600.
As a teenager Gabuzyan won a number of Armenian youth competitions, and in 2011, 2012 and 2013 he won silver at the European Youth Championships U16 and U18 respectively. He also won silver at the U20 World Championship in 2012.
In 2010, at the U16-Olympiad, Gabuzyan won gold with the Armenian team, and in 2011, he won silver with the team. In 2017, he played for Armenia in the European Team Championship, the first time that he played in the national team and not just in the national team for juniors. In 2016, Gabuzyan won gold in the World University Championships.
Gabuzyan studied chess at the Institute of Physical Education in Armenia, but then was invited to study at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on a chess scholarship. In 2018, while studying there, he won the President's Cup with the his team of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
In September 2012 Gabuzyan became a Grandmaster, and in 2016 he reached his peak rating: 2620.
Results of the 11th round
Final standings after 11 rounds
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