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Rafael Vaganian

1951 - Today

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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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  • 54k

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  • 44.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Rafael Vaganian ranks 168 out of 374Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Rafael Vaganian ranks 399Before 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.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Rafael Vaganian ranks 71 out of 147Before 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).

Among CHESS PLAYERS In Armenia

Among chess players born in Armenia, Rafael Vaganian ranks 2Before 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).