IM Anna M. Sargsyan

IM & WGM Anna Sargsyan
21 years old
I have been an Armenian Women's National Team member since 2018 and the SPICE team since 2022. I represented my country in many official events like European Championships, World Championships, and Olympiads. Currently, I study and live in St. Louis, MO, US. My current Elo is 2361 and the highest is 2405.

I started to play chess when I was 7.5 y/o. The beauty of the game caught my attention immediately and since then I never stop playing. Although, currently I focus more on my studies and coaching.

Here are some of my achievements:
Armenian Girl's Champion U16 2017
Within the team "Chessify" Armenian Club Cup Winner 2018
Nona Gaprindashvili Cup Winner Among Women 2019
Gold Medal Winner in European Women's Team Chess Championship 2019
World University Online Blitz Women’s Champion 2021
World University Online Rapid Women’s Vice-Champion 2021
U.S. Women’s Collegiate Rapid Championship 2nd place 2023
U.S. Women’s Collegiate Blitz Champion 2023

Creating opening repertoire
Tactical & Positional play
Better understanding of every type of endgame

Usually, my lessons consist of three parts: openings, middle games, and endgames. However, since 1 hour is not a big amount of time, we might not dedicate the exact same amount of time (20m) to each part. With openings, I also add games played with the same openings, which helps to have a deeper understanding of the position's ideas and helps to be better at positional and tactical play. I also give homework every time and expect my students to do them. The improvement can be achieved only thanks to joint work. This means doing the homework, reviewing the openings and endgames by yourself as well, playing training games, etc. I expect my students to show diligence and love toward chess.