GMRafael A Vaganian

ARM Born 1951 Male
FIDE ID
13300016

About Rafael A Vaganian

Rafael Vaganian was born in Armenia in 1951 and became a GM in 1971 after winning at Vrnjačka Banja ahead of Leonid Stein and Ljubomir Ljubojević. His tournament victories included Hastings in 1982-83 and the 1985 Biel Interzonal. He reached the Candidates matches in 1986 and 1988. Show more

Rafael Vaganian was born in Armenia in 1951 and became a GM in 1971 after winning at Vrnjačka Banja ahead of Leonid Stein and Ljubomir Ljubojević. His tournament victories included Hastings in 1982-83 and the 1985 Biel Interzonal. He reached the Candidates matches in 1986 and 1988. In 1989 he won the Soviet championship in Odesa.

Vaganian represented both the Soviet Union and Armenia in international team events. At the 2004 Olympiad he earned third-board gold and helped Armenia win team bronze. His later career included the 2019 World Senior Championship title in the over-sixty-five section and coaching junior players in Armenia. He is married to WIM Irina Vaganian.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2431

Published FIDE

Rapid

2416

Published FIDE

Blitz

2439

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1221
National rank · ARM
#20

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2670 Jan 2005
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
823

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
451 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 8 Rafael A Vaganian Wojciech Smieszek Won: 1-0 59 Open
452 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 7 Slobodan J Filipovic Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 51 Open
453 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 7 Alexei Shirov Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 28 Open
454 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 6 Rafael A Vaganian Jacorey Bynum Won: 1-0 32 Open
455 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 6 Rafael A Vaganian Ratko Novak Won: 1-0 27 Open
456 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 5 Aman Hambleton Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 82 Open
457 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 5 Swara Lakshmi S Nair Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 57 Open
458 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 4 Rafael A Vaganian Tyrell Harriott Won: 1-0 61 Open
459 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 4 Rafael A Vaganian Craig Clawitter Won: 1-0 23 Open
460 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 3 Ugur Doga Yazici Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 36 Open
461 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 3 Rafael A Vaganian Sergei Zhigalko Lost: 0-1 45 Open
462 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 2 Matias Mingo Fernandez Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 37 Open
463 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 2 Harold Wanyama Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 63 Open
464 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 1 Rafael A Vaganian Rasmus Svane Lost: 0-1 60 Open
465 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 1 Rafael A Vaganian Magnus Carlsen Lost: 0-1 39 Open
466 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 11 Rafael A Vaganian Alejandro Cuellar Montes Won: 1-0 55 Open
467 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 11 Rafael A Vaganian Sargis Sargissyan Won: 1-0 42 Open
468 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Early chess.com INT 10 Matfey Rogov Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 28 Open
469 2024-09-10 Titled Tue 10th Sep Late chess.com INT 10 Roman Kozelov Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
470 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 9 Anastasios Mihailidis Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 74 Open
471 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 9 Rafael A Vaganian Anastasios Mihailidis Won: 1-0 48 Open
472 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 8 Niccolo` Casadio Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 77 Open
473 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 8 Rafael A Vaganian Reinis Paikens Lost: 0-1 90 Open
474 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 7 Rafael A Vaganian Marcelo Playa Won: 1-0 42 Open
475 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 7 Vitaliy Garbuz Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 28 Open
476 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 6 Nikolaos Koutlas Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
477 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 6 Rafael A Vaganian Huseyin Said Deveci Lost: 0-1 33 Open
478 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 5 Sergei Zhigalko Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 16 Open
479 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 5 Rafael A Vaganian Dmitrij Kollars Lost: 0-1 37 Open
480 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 4 Dimitry Korol Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 31 Open
481 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 4 Rafael A Vaganian Michal Provaznik Won: 1-0 51 Open
482 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
483 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 3 Rafael A Vaganian Leonardo Tristan Lost: 0-1 50 Open
484 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 2 Velimir Ivic Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
485 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 2 Matvey Galchenko Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
486 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 1 Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 23 Open
487 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 1 Rafael A Vaganian Lazaro Lorenzo De La Riva Won: 1-0 47 Open
488 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 11 Rafael A Vaganian Indy Southcott-Moyers Lost: 0-1 55 Open
489 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 11 Rafael A Vaganian Itay Sitbon Won: 1-0 26 Open
490 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 10 Alex Villa Tornero Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 32 Open
491 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early chess.com INT 10 Timur Kocharin Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
492 2024-08-18 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 9.7 Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 27 Open
493 2024-08-17 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 8.5 Rafael A Vaganian David Gavrilescu Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
494 2024-08-16 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 7.11 Enis Zuferi Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 47 Open
495 2024-08-15 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 6.12 Rafael A Vaganian Simon Knudsen Won: 1-0 31 Open
496 2024-08-14 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 5.12 Ethan Song Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
497 2024-08-13 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 4.16 Rafael A Vaganian Arnold Riemland Won: 1-0 59 Open
498 2024-08-12 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 3.17 Philipp Leon Klaska Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
499 2024-08-11 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 2.11 Rafael A Vaganian Jan-Louis Wichtrup Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
500 2024-08-10 51st Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER 1.12 Jona Bungarten Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 23 Open
  1. vs Wojciech SmieszekWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-10 · Round 8Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  2. vs Slobodan J FilipovicWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 7Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  3. vs Alexei ShirovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 7Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  4. vs Jacorey BynumWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-10 · Round 6Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  5. vs Ratko NovakWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-10 · Round 6Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  6. vs Aman HambletonLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 5Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  7. vs Swara Lakshmi S NairWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 5Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  8. vs Tyrell HarriottWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-10 · Round 4Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  9. vs Craig ClawitterWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-10 · Round 4Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  10. vs Ugur Doga YaziciLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 3Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  11. vs Sergei ZhigalkoLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-10 · Round 3Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  12. vs Matias Mingo FernandezWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 2Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  13. vs Harold WanyamaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 2Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  14. vs Rasmus SvaneLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-10 · Round 1Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  15. vs Magnus CarlsenLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-10 · Round 1Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  16. vs Alejandro Cuellar MontesWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-10 · Round 11Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  17. vs Sargis SargissyanWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-10 · Round 11Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  18. vs Matfey RogovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 10Titled Tue 10th Sep Early
  19. vs Roman KozelovDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-09-10 · Round 10Titled Tue 10th Sep Late
  20. vs Anastasios MihailidisWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 9Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  21. vs Anastasios MihailidisWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 9Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  22. vs Niccolo` CasadioLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 8Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  23. vs Reinis PaikensLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-03 · Round 8Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  24. vs Marcelo PlayaWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 7Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  25. vs Vitaliy GarbuzWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 7Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  26. vs Nikolaos KoutlasDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 6Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  27. vs Huseyin Said DeveciLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-03 · Round 6Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  28. vs Sergei ZhigalkoLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 5Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  29. vs Dmitrij KollarsLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-03 · Round 5Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  30. vs Dimitry KorolWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 4Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  31. vs Michal ProvaznikWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 4Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  32. vs Denis LazavikDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 3Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  33. vs Leonardo TristanLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-03 · Round 3Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  34. vs Velimir IvicDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 2Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  35. vs Matvey GalchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 2Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  36. vs Lilia Ivonne Fuentes GodoyWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 1Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  37. vs Lazaro Lorenzo De La RivaWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 1Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  38. vs Indy Southcott-MoyersLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-03 · Round 11Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  39. vs Itay SitbonWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 11Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  40. vs Alex Villa TorneroLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 10Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  41. vs Timur KocharinDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 10Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
  42. vs Luis Ernesto Quesada PerezLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-18 · Round 9.751st Sparkassen Open A
  43. vs David GavrilescuDraw · ½–½White · 2024-08-17 · Round 8.551st Sparkassen Open A
  44. vs Enis ZuferiWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-16 · Round 7.1151st Sparkassen Open A
  45. vs Simon KnudsenWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-15 · Round 6.1251st Sparkassen Open A
  46. vs Ethan SongDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-14 · Round 5.1251st Sparkassen Open A
  47. vs Arnold RiemlandWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-13 · Round 4.1651st Sparkassen Open A
  48. vs Philipp Leon KlaskaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-12 · Round 3.1751st Sparkassen Open A
  49. vs Jan-Louis WichtrupDraw · ½–½White · 2024-08-11 · Round 2.1151st Sparkassen Open A
  50. vs Jona BungartenWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-10 · Round 1.1251st Sparkassen Open A