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

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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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
601 2018-11-23 19th Puhajarve Rapid Puhajarve EST 1.6 Arthur Kogan Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
602 2018-08-13 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 6.4 Rafael A Vaganian Alina Mihailova Won: 1-0 56 Open
603 2018-08-13 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 6.3 Rostislav Keller Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
604 2018-08-13 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 6.2 Rafael A Vaganian Daniel Chiriac Won: 1-0 29 Open
605 2018-08-13 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 6.1 Dragos Ceres Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 36 Open
606 2018-08-12 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 5.8 Leya Garifullina Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
607 2018-08-12 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 5.7 Rafael A Vaganian Dmitry Kirillov Lost: 0-1 31 Open
608 2018-08-12 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 5.6 Andrey Tsvetkov Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
609 2018-08-12 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 5.5 Rafael A Vaganian Valery Skatchkov Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
610 2018-08-11 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 3.4 Rafael A Vaganian Ayan Allahverdiyeva Won: 1-0 107 Open
611 2018-08-11 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 3.3 Elmar Atakishiyev Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
612 2018-08-11 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 3.2 Rafael A Vaganian Khazar Babazada Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
613 2018-08-11 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 3.1 Ahmad Ahmadzada Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
614 2018-08-10 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 2.8 Kseniya Zeliantsova Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
615 2018-08-10 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 2.7 Rafael A Vaganian Gleb Galkin Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
616 2018-08-10 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 2.6 Maksim Tsaruk Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
617 2018-08-10 ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup Moscow RUS 2.5 Rafael A Vaganian Denis Lazavik Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
618 2018-06-23 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 13.4 Rafael A Vaganian Valerij Smirnov Lost: 0-1 34 Open
619 2018-06-23 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 12.2 Andrei Kovalev Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
620 2018-06-23 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 11.5 Rafael A Vaganian Vladimir Oblamski Won: 1-0 24 Open
621 2018-06-22 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 9.6 Rafael A Vaganian 4100638 Won: 1-0 55 Open
622 2018-06-22 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 7.6 Vladimir Veremeichik Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
623 2018-06-22 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 6.1 Rafael A Vaganian Vladimir B Tukmakov Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
624 2018-06-22 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 10.1 Valery A Chekhov Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
625 2018-06-21 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 5.5 4100603 Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
626 2018-06-21 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 4.2 Rafael A Vaganian Valery S Zhidkov Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
627 2018-06-21 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 3.4 Viacheslav Dydyshko Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 64 Open
628 2018-06-21 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 2.3 Rafael A Vaganian Yuri S Balashov Lost: 0-1 25 Open
629 2018-06-21 Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 Minsk BLR 1.3 Evgeny V Mochalov Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 51 Open
630 2018-06-12 Armenian Clubs 2018 Yerevan ARM 5.4 Robert Hovhannisyan Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 41 Open
631 2018-06-11 Armenian Clubs 2018 Yerevan ARM 4.2 Rafael A Vaganian Aram Hakobyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
632 2018-06-10 Armenian Clubs 2018 Yerevan ARM 3.3 Manuel Petrosyan Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
633 2018-06-09 Armenian Clubs 2018 Yerevan ARM 2.3 Rafael A Vaganian Haik M. Martirosyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
634 2017-12-01 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 9.1 Javokhir Sindarov Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 42 Open
635 2017-11-30 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 8.7 Rafael A Vaganian Hovhannes Gabuzyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
636 2017-11-29 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 7.6 Sergey Pavlov Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
637 2017-11-28 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 6.6 Rafael A Vaganian Hovik Hayrapetyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
638 2017-11-27 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 5.3 Rinat Jumabayev Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 53 Open
639 2017-11-26 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 4.1 Rafael A Vaganian Marin Bosiocic Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
640 2017-11-25 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 3.5 Eduard Hakobyan Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 70 Open
641 2017-11-24 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 2.9 Rafael A Vaganian Nino Maisuradze Won: 1-0 37 Open
642 2017-11-23 Tsaghkadzor Open 2017 Tsaghkadzor ARM 1.12 Armen Ar. Barseghyan Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 47 Open
643 2017-08-02 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 9.4 David Navara Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 42 Open
644 2017-08-01 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 8.3 Rafael A Vaganian Yifan Hou Lost: 0-1 33 Open
645 2017-07-31 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 7.3 Peter Leko Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 65 Open
646 2017-07-30 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 6.4 Rafael A Vaganian Noel Studer Won: 1-0 55 Open
647 2017-07-28 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 5.2 Alexander Morozevich Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 43 Open
648 2017-07-27 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 4.5 Rafael A Vaganian Nico Georgiadis Lost: 0-1 39 Open
649 2017-07-26 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 3.1 Rafael A Vaganian Ruslan Ponomariov Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
650 2017-07-25 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 2.1 Etienne Bacrot Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 33 Open
  1. vs Arthur KoganDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-11-23 · Round 1.619th Puhajarve Rapid
  2. vs Alina MihailovaWon · 1-0White · 2018-08-13 · Round 6.4ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  3. vs Rostislav KellerDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-13 · Round 6.3ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  4. vs Daniel ChiriacWon · 1-0White · 2018-08-13 · Round 6.2ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  5. vs Dragos CeresWon · 0-1Black · 2018-08-13 · Round 6.1ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  6. vs Leya GarifullinaDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-12 · Round 5.8ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  7. vs Dmitry KirillovLost · 0-1White · 2018-08-12 · Round 5.7ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  8. vs Andrey TsvetkovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-12 · Round 5.6ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  9. vs Valery SkatchkovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-12 · Round 5.5ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  10. vs Ayan AllahverdiyevaWon · 1-0White · 2018-08-11 · Round 3.4ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  11. vs Elmar AtakishiyevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-11 · Round 3.3ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  12. vs Khazar BabazadaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-11 · Round 3.2ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  13. vs Ahmad AhmadzadaDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-11 · Round 3.1ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  14. vs Kseniya ZeliantsovaDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-10 · Round 2.8ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  15. vs Gleb GalkinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-10 · Round 2.7ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  16. vs Maksim TsarukDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-10 · Round 2.6ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  17. vs Denis LazavikDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-10 · Round 2.5ACF Botvinnik Mem Cup
  18. vs Valerij SmirnovLost · 0-1White · 2018-06-23 · Round 13.4Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  19. vs Andrei KovalevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-23 · Round 12.2Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  20. vs Vladimir OblamskiWon · 1-0White · 2018-06-23 · Round 11.5Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  21. vs 4100638Won · 1-0White · 2018-06-22 · Round 9.6Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  22. vs Vladimir VeremeichikDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-22 · Round 7.6Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  23. vs Vladimir B TukmakovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-06-22 · Round 6.1Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  24. vs Valery A ChekhovDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-22 · Round 10.1Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  25. vs 4100603Draw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-21 · Round 5.5Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  26. vs Valery S ZhidkovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-06-21 · Round 4.2Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  27. vs Viacheslav DydyshkoLost · 1-0Black · 2018-06-21 · Round 3.4Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  28. vs Yuri S BalashovLost · 0-1White · 2018-06-21 · Round 2.3Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  29. vs Evgeny V MochalovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-06-21 · Round 1.3Kupreichik Mem GM 2018
  30. vs Robert HovhannisyanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-06-12 · Round 5.4Armenian Clubs 2018
  31. vs Aram HakobyanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-06-11 · Round 4.2Armenian Clubs 2018
  32. vs Manuel PetrosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-06-10 · Round 3.3Armenian Clubs 2018
  33. vs Haik M. MartirosyanDraw · ½–½White · 2018-06-09 · Round 2.3Armenian Clubs 2018
  34. vs Javokhir SindarovWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-01 · Round 9.1Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  35. vs Hovhannes GabuzyanDraw · ½–½White · 2017-11-30 · Round 8.7Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  36. vs Sergey PavlovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-11-29 · Round 7.6Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  37. vs Hovik HayrapetyanDraw · ½–½White · 2017-11-28 · Round 6.6Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  38. vs Rinat JumabayevLost · 1-0Black · 2017-11-27 · Round 5.3Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  39. vs Marin BosiocicDraw · ½–½White · 2017-11-26 · Round 4.1Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  40. vs Eduard HakobyanWon · 0-1Black · 2017-11-25 · Round 3.5Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  41. vs Nino MaisuradzeWon · 1-0White · 2017-11-24 · Round 2.9Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  42. vs Armen Ar. BarseghyanWon · 0-1Black · 2017-11-23 · Round 1.12Tsaghkadzor Open 2017
  43. vs David NavaraLost · 1-0Black · 2017-08-02 · Round 9.450th Biel GM 2017
  44. vs Yifan HouLost · 0-1White · 2017-08-01 · Round 8.350th Biel GM 2017
  45. vs Peter LekoLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-31 · Round 7.350th Biel GM 2017
  46. vs Noel StuderWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-30 · Round 6.450th Biel GM 2017
  47. vs Alexander MorozevichLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-28 · Round 5.250th Biel GM 2017
  48. vs Nico GeorgiadisLost · 0-1White · 2017-07-27 · Round 4.550th Biel GM 2017
  49. vs Ruslan PonomariovDraw · ½–½White · 2017-07-26 · Round 3.150th Biel GM 2017
  50. vs Etienne BacrotLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-25 · Round 2.150th Biel GM 2017