Tag: Samvel Ter-Sahakyan
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Game of the Week XXVII: Vatsal Singhania (2371) – Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel (2643)
By Guest Contributor Grandmaster Peter Prohaszka: My choice this week fell upon an upset that happened at the Paracin Open. The very strong Armenian GM, Ter-Sahakyan Samvel, was defeated by his young opponent in a spectacular manner. Let’s see how it happened! Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed this article, please click the “Share” button, and…
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Game of the Week VII: Pashikian, Arman vs. Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel
Today, I read my friend FM Alper Efe Ataman’s Facebook post on The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov, Vol. 1 by Andrey Terekhov. The author provided an explanation in his book as to why Smyslov is overshadowed by other world champions, even though he played the candidates’ match final at the age of 63! Essentially, Alper…