1951 - Today
Rafael Artemovich Vaganian (Armenian: Ռաֆայել Արտյոմի Վահանյան, Rrafayel Artyomi Vahanyan, Russian: Рафаэль Артёмович Ваганян, Rafael Artemovich Vaganyan; born 15 October 1951) is an Armenian chess player holding the title of grandmaster (GM). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Vaganian has received more than 53,562 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Vaganian is the 168th most popular chess player, the 71st most popular biography from Armenia (down from 58th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Armenian Chess Player.
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Among chess players, Rafael Vaganian ranks 168 out of 374. Before her are Simen Agdestein, Vassily Ivanchuk, Juan Corzo, Isaac Kashdan, Giambattista Lolli, and Paul Felix Schmidt. After her are Ruslan Ponomariov, Amos Burn, Mir Sultan Khan, Artur Yusupov, Herman Steiner, and Chantal Chaudé de Silans.
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 162
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 163
1873 - 1941
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 164
1905 - 1985
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 165
1698 - 1769
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 166
1916 - 1984
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 167
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 168
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 169
1848 - 1925
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 170
1905 - 1966
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 171
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 172
1905 - 1955
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 173
1919 - 2001
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 174
Among people born in 1951, Rafael Vaganian ranks 399. Before her are Timothy Bottoms, Marvin Heemeyer, Lin Chuan, Kevin Whately, Alfonso Portillo, and Fyodor Konyukhov. After her are Silvi Vrait, Carl Lumbly, Bootsy Collins, Hans Schlegel, Marsha Ivins, and Nitish Kumar.
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 393
1951 - 2004
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 394
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 395
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 396
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 397
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 398
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 399
1951 - 2013
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 400
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 401
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 402
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 403
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 404
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 405
Among people born in Armenia, Rafael Vaganian ranks 71 out of 147. Before her are Hamo Sahyan (1914), Yurik Vardanyan (1956), Hasmik Papian (1961), Gevorg Emin (1919), Khoren Oganesian (1955), and Robert Emmiyan (1965). After her are Michel Der Zakarian (1963), Aram Sargsyan (1961), Anna Chicherova (1982), Eduard Nalbandyan (1956), Igor Tselovalnikov (1944), and Ashot Anastasian (1964).
1914 - 1993
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 65
1956 - 2018
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 66
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 67
1919 - 1998
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 68
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 69
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 70
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 71
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 72
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 73
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 74
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 75
1944 - 1986
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 76
1964 - 2016
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 77
Among chess players born in Armenia, Rafael Vaganian ranks 2. Before her are Levon Aronian (1982). After her are Ashot Anastasian (1964), Smbat Lputian (1958), Gabriel Sargissian (1983), Karen Asrian (1980), Lilit Mkrtchian (1982), Tigran L. Petrosian (1984), and Zaven Andriasian (1989).
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 1
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 2
1964 - 2016
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 3
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 4
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.64
Rank: 5
1980 - 2008
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 6
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.43
Rank: 7
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.55
Rank: 8
1989 - Present
HPI: 22.07
Rank: 9