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 42,706 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Rafael Vaganian is the 169th most popular chess player (down from 133rd in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Armenia and the 2nd most popular Armenian Chess Player.
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Among chess players, Rafael Vaganian ranks 169 out of 376. Before her are Győző Forintos, Isaac Kashdan, Kira Zvorykina, Xie Jun, Fred Yates, and Carl Mayet. After her are Vassily Ivanchuk, Artur Yusupov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Lubomir Kavalek, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, and Robert Byrne.
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 163
1905 - 1985
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 164
1919 - 2014
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 165
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 166
1884 - 1932
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 167
1810 - 1868
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 168
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 169
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 170
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 171
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 172
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 173
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 174
1928 - 2013
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 175
Among people born in 1951, Rafael Vaganian ranks 401. Before her are Brian Grazer, Alfonso Portillo, Dominique Dropsy, Marvin Heemeyer, Carl Lumbly, and Jean-Louis Borloo. After her are Jared Taylor, Hans-Jürgen Dörner, Yury Chaika, Rino Fisichella, Bootsy Collins, and Roger Pontare.
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 395
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 396
1951 - 2015
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 397
1951 - 2004
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 398
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 399
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 400
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 401
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 402
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 403
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 404
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 405
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 406
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 407
Among people born in Armenia, Rafael Vaganian ranks 58 out of 124. Before her are Hrant Shahinyan (1923), Yurik Vardanyan (1956), Khoren Oganesian (1955), Hasmik Papian (1961), Robert Emmiyan (1965), and Michel Der Zakarian (1963). After her are Igor Tselovalnikov (1944), Aram Sargsyan (1961), Eduard Nalbandyan (1956), Armen Nazaryan (1974), Sirusho (1987), and Smbat Lputian (1958).
1923 - 1996
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 52
1956 - 2018
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 53
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 54
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 55
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 56
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 57
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 58
1944 - 1986
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 59
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 60
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 61
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 62
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 63
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 64
Among chess players born in Armenia, Rafael Vaganian ranks 2. Before her are Levon Aronian (1982). After her are Smbat Lputian (1958), Ashot Anastasian (1964), Gabriel Sargissian (1983), Karen Asrian (1980), Tigran L. Petrosian (1984), and Lilit Mkrtchian (1982).
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 1
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 2
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 3
1964 - 2016
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 4
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 5
1980 - 2008
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 6
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 7
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 8