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
651 2017-07-24 50th Biel GM 2017 Biel SUI 1.2 Rafael A Vaganian Pentala Harikrishna Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
652 2017-07-23 50th Biel ACCENTUS Rapid Biel SUI 1.2 Rafael A Vaganian Yannick Pelletier Lost: 0-1 49 Open
653 2017-07-23 50th Biel ACCENTUS Rapid Biel SUI 1.1 Yannick Pelletier Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 33 Open
654 2017-05-02 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 9.2 Rafael A Vaganian Joachim Wallner Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
655 2017-05-01 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 8.2 Brigitte Burchardt Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 38 Open
656 2017-04-30 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 7.2 Rafael A Vaganian 500038 Won: 1-0 36 Open
657 2017-04-29 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 6.2 Boris Kantsler Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
658 2017-04-28 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 5.2 Alexander Huzman Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
659 2017-04-27 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 4.1 Rafael A Vaganian Alexander Khalifman Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
660 2017-04-26 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 3.1 Rafael A Vaganian Nigel D Short Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
661 2017-04-25 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 2.4 Hans-Joerg, Dr. Cordes Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 32 Open
662 2017-04-24 World Senior Teams +50 Hersonissos GRE 1.4 Rafael A Vaganian Loukas Papadimitriou Won: 1-0 40 Open
663 2016-10-10 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 9.1 Rafael A Vaganian Davit G. Petrosian Won: 1-0 38 Open
664 2016-10-09 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 8.9 David Kalashian Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
665 2016-10-08 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 7.12 Rafael A Vaganian Pouyan Doostkam Won: 1-0 38 Open
666 2016-10-07 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 6.4 Tamir Nabaty Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 28 Open
667 2016-10-06 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 5.12 Rafael A Vaganian David Karatorossian Won: 1-0 41 Open
668 2016-10-05 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 4.4 Hovik Hayrapetyan Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 56 Open
669 2016-10-04 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 3.9 Rafael A Vaganian Grigor Dilanyan Won: 1-0 39 Open
670 2016-10-03 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 2.12 Vardan Movsisyan Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 49 Open
671 2016-10-02 1st Yerevan Open 2016 Yerevan ARM 1.12 Rafael A Vaganian Amirmorteza Nassajtorshizi Won: 1-0 24 Open
672 2016-07-04 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 9.1 Artur Jussupow Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
673 2016-07-03 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 8.2 H James Plaskett Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 29 Open
674 2016-07-02 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 7.1 Rafael A Vaganian Uwe Boensch Lost: 0-1 37 Open
675 2016-07-01 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 6.1 Rafael A Vaganian John D M Nunn Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
676 2016-06-30 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 5.1 Johann Hjartarson Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 53 Open
677 2016-06-29 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 4.4 Jean Hebert Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 77 Open
678 2016-06-28 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 3.4 Rafael A Vaganian Manfred Heidrich Draw: 1/2-1/2 104 Open
679 2016-06-27 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 2.4 Thomas Gempe Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 51 Open
680 2016-06-26 World Senior Teams +50 Radebeul GER 1.4 Rafael A Vaganian Matthias Nake Won: 1-0 51 Open
681 2016-06-13 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 9.1 Giorgi Bagaturov Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
682 2016-06-12 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 8.1 Rafael A Vaganian Zurab Sturua Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
683 2016-06-11 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 7.1 Rafael A Vaganian Evgenij Kalegin Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
684 2016-06-10 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 6.2 Oleg Yuferev Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 42 Open
685 2016-06-09 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 5.2 Rafael A Vaganian Nikolay A Legky Won: 1-0 17 Open
686 2016-06-08 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 4.5 Peter M Gayson Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 47 Open
687 2016-06-07 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 3.4 Rafael A Vaganian Galina Strutinskaia Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
688 2016-06-06 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 2.7 Alexey B. Sergeev Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 38 Open
689 2016-06-06 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 2.1 Alexey B. Sergeev Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 38 Open
690 2016-06-05 16th ch-Euro Seniors 2016 Yerevan ARM 1.1 Rafael A Vaganian Mikhail A. Yachmenev Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
691 2014-11-16 Mayor Cup Yerevan 2014 Yerevan ARM 3.1 Robert Hovhannisyan Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 46 Open
692 2014-11-16 Mayor Cup Yerevan 2014 Yerevan ARM 2.2 Rafael A Vaganian Hrant Melkumyan Won: 1-0 67 Open
693 2014-11-16 Mayor Cup Yerevan 2014 Yerevan ARM 2.1 Hrant Melkumyan Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
694 2014-03-11 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 Yerevan ARM 8.23 Sergei Zhigalko Rafael A Vaganian Lost: 1-0 35 Open
695 2014-03-10 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 Yerevan ARM 7.25 Rafael A Vaganian Vadim Zvjaginsev Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
696 2014-03-08 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 Yerevan ARM 6.23 Aleksandr Shimanov Rafael A Vaganian Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
697 2014-03-07 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 Yerevan ARM 5.24 Rafael A Vaganian Markus Ragger Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
698 2014-03-06 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 Yerevan ARM 4.53 Giorgi Sibashvili Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 41 Open
699 2014-03-05 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 Yerevan ARM 3.63 Ido Ben Artzi Rafael A Vaganian Won: 0-1 35 Open
700 2014-03-04 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 Yerevan ARM 2.9 Rafael A Vaganian Yuriy Kryvoruchko Lost: 0-1 53 Open
  1. vs Pentala HarikrishnaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-07-24 · Round 1.250th Biel GM 2017
  2. vs Yannick PelletierLost · 0-1White · 2017-07-23 · Round 1.250th Biel ACCENTUS Rapid
  3. vs Yannick PelletierLost · 1-0Black · 2017-07-23 · Round 1.150th Biel ACCENTUS Rapid
  4. vs Joachim WallnerDraw · ½–½White · 2017-05-02 · Round 9.2World Senior Teams +50
  5. vs Brigitte BurchardtWon · 0-1Black · 2017-05-01 · Round 8.2World Senior Teams +50
  6. vs 500038Won · 1-0White · 2017-04-30 · Round 7.2World Senior Teams +50
  7. vs Boris KantslerDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-29 · Round 6.2World Senior Teams +50
  8. vs Alexander HuzmanDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-28 · Round 5.2World Senior Teams +50
  9. vs Alexander KhalifmanDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-27 · Round 4.1World Senior Teams +50
  10. vs Nigel D ShortDraw · ½–½White · 2017-04-26 · Round 3.1World Senior Teams +50
  11. vs Hans-Joerg, Dr. CordesWon · 0-1Black · 2017-04-25 · Round 2.4World Senior Teams +50
  12. vs Loukas PapadimitriouWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-24 · Round 1.4World Senior Teams +50
  13. vs Davit G. PetrosianWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-10 · Round 9.11st Yerevan Open 2016
  14. vs David KalashianDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-10-09 · Round 8.91st Yerevan Open 2016
  15. vs Pouyan DoostkamWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-08 · Round 7.121st Yerevan Open 2016
  16. vs Tamir NabatyLost · 1-0Black · 2016-10-07 · Round 6.41st Yerevan Open 2016
  17. vs David KaratorossianWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-06 · Round 5.121st Yerevan Open 2016
  18. vs Hovik HayrapetyanLost · 1-0Black · 2016-10-05 · Round 4.41st Yerevan Open 2016
  19. vs Grigor DilanyanWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-04 · Round 3.91st Yerevan Open 2016
  20. vs Vardan MovsisyanWon · 0-1Black · 2016-10-03 · Round 2.121st Yerevan Open 2016
  21. vs Amirmorteza NassajtorshiziWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-02 · Round 1.121st Yerevan Open 2016
  22. vs Artur JussupowDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-07-04 · Round 9.1World Senior Teams +50
  23. vs H James PlaskettLost · 1-0Black · 2016-07-03 · Round 8.2World Senior Teams +50
  24. vs Uwe BoenschLost · 0-1White · 2016-07-02 · Round 7.1World Senior Teams +50
  25. vs John D M NunnDraw · ½–½White · 2016-07-01 · Round 6.1World Senior Teams +50
  26. vs Johann HjartarsonWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-30 · Round 5.1World Senior Teams +50
  27. vs Jean HebertWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-29 · Round 4.4World Senior Teams +50
  28. vs Manfred HeidrichDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-28 · Round 3.4World Senior Teams +50
  29. vs Thomas GempeWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-27 · Round 2.4World Senior Teams +50
  30. vs Matthias NakeWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-26 · Round 1.4World Senior Teams +50
  31. vs Giorgi BagaturovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-13 · Round 9.116th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  32. vs Zurab SturuaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-12 · Round 8.116th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  33. vs Evgenij KaleginDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-11 · Round 7.116th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  34. vs Oleg YuferevWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-10 · Round 6.216th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  35. vs Nikolay A LegkyWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-09 · Round 5.216th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  36. vs Peter M GaysonWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-08 · Round 4.516th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  37. vs Galina StrutinskaiaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-07 · Round 3.416th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  38. vs Alexey B. SergeevWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-06 · Round 2.716th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  39. vs Alexey B. SergeevWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-06 · Round 2.116th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  40. vs Mikhail A. YachmenevDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-05 · Round 1.116th ch-Euro Seniors 2016
  41. vs Robert HovhannisyanLost · 1-0Black · 2014-11-16 · Round 3.1Mayor Cup Yerevan 2014
  42. vs Hrant MelkumyanWon · 1-0White · 2014-11-16 · Round 2.2Mayor Cup Yerevan 2014
  43. vs Hrant MelkumyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-11-16 · Round 2.1Mayor Cup Yerevan 2014
  44. vs Sergei ZhigalkoLost · 1-0Black · 2014-03-11 · Round 8.2315th ch-EUR Indiv 2014
  45. vs Vadim ZvjaginsevDraw · ½–½White · 2014-03-10 · Round 7.2515th ch-EUR Indiv 2014
  46. vs Aleksandr ShimanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-03-08 · Round 6.2315th ch-EUR Indiv 2014
  47. vs Markus RaggerDraw · ½–½White · 2014-03-07 · Round 5.2415th ch-EUR Indiv 2014
  48. vs Giorgi SibashviliWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-06 · Round 4.5315th ch-EUR Indiv 2014
  49. vs Ido Ben ArtziWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-05 · Round 3.6315th ch-EUR Indiv 2014
  50. vs Yuriy KryvoruchkoLost · 0-1White · 2014-03-04 · Round 2.915th ch-EUR Indiv 2014