Smbat Lputian

Smbat Gariginovich Lputian (also transliterated as Lputyan; Armenian: Սմբատ Լպուտյան; born 14 February 1958) is an Armenian chess grandmaster.

[8] In 2006, he won a team gold medal (together with Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian, Gabriel Sargissian and Artashes Minasian) at the 37th Chess Olympiad.

[9] Smbat Lputyan has been the founder-president of Chess Academy of Armenia since 2002.

[3] In December 2009, he was awarded the title of "Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia".

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