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Coach Tigran Reunites with His Former Student from Armenia

Life has a way of bringing people back together — sometimes in the most unexpected places. For Coach Tigran Gyozalyan, a journey that began in Vanadzor, Armenia, has now come full circle in Singapore, where he has reunited with one of his earliest students, Grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan. From Vanadzor to the World Stage Years ago, […]

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Ashwath Kaushik: From World Champion to Defeating a Grandmaster

Ashwath Kaushik began his chess journey at just 4 years old. Coach Tigran was his very first coach, laying the foundations that would shape Ashwath into one of the brightest young stars in the chess world. At 6 years old, Ashwath won gold in the World Cadet Rapid Chess U-8 event, becoming Coach Tigran’s third

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Derek Lim Becomes Singapore’s First World Champion

At just 6 years old, Derek Lim from Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) made history by becoming Singapore’s youngest world chess champion, clinching the Under-7 title at the World Schools Chess Championships in Halkidiki, Greece (2006). This victory wasn’t just a personal milestone — it was also a national first. As World Chess Federation General Secretary Ignatius

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