Gabriel Sargissian

About

Armenian chess Grandmaster and member of the Armenian National Chess team.

Before Fame

He won the World Youth Chess Championship in 1996 and the European Youth Chess Championship (under 16) in 1998.

Trivia

He won team gold medals in 2006, 2008 and 2012 at the chess Olympiads.

Family Life

His grandfather taught him chess when he was six years old.

Associated With

He competed against the likes of grandmaster Bu Xiangzhi in international competition.