board four. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Armenian team at the World Team Chess Championship 2011. He also played for Armenia in the European Team Chess Championships of 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015, winning team silver medal in 2007 and 2015, and individual gold in 2009. Sargissian played for "CA Linex Magic Mérida" (Spain) in the 23rd European Chess Club Cup in Kemer 2007, winning team gold medal. He played for "MIKA Yerevan" in the European Chess Club Cup in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Awards In June 2006 Sargissian was awarded the Movses Khorenatsi medal, in December 2009 the Medal For Services Contributed to the Motherland and in July 2012 the Order of Honor of the Republic of Armenia. Chess school In 2012, together with Levon Aronian, Sargissian founded a chess school in Yerevan, where the most talented chess players between the ages of 10 and 18 can study. Personal life Sargissian is married to Liana Avoyan, an alumna of Armenian National Agrarian University. The wedding took place on 28 June 2013 at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Yerevan, with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in attendance. Notable chess games Gabriel Sargissian vs Etienne Bacrot, Ch World (under 14) 1996, Modern Defense: Two Knights, Suttles Variation (B06), 1-0 Gabriel Sargissian vs Melikset Khachian, Panormo zt 1998, Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack (D85) 1-0 Igor Kurnosov vs Gabriel Sargissian, 6th European Individual Championship 2005, Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack (C52) 0-1 Gabriel Sargissian vs Marko Tratar, European Team Chess Championships 2007, King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense (E60), 1-0 Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Gabriel Sargissian, 6th Aeroflot Festival 2007, Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation (C22), 0-1 Martin Neubauer vs Gabriel Sargissian, European Team Chess Championships 2007, Spanish Game: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted (C67), 0-1 Gabriel Sargissian vs Alexander Grischuk, 2008 Ol. 2008, Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation (E15), 1-0 Gabriel Sargissian vs Sergey Karjakin, FIDE World Team Championship 2015, Queen's Gambit Declined: Hastings Variation (D30), 1-0 References External links 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Yerevan Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors World Youth Chess Champions Armenian chess players