YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS: On June 28 took place the wedding ceremony of famous Armenian chess player Gabriel Sargsyan. The godfather was the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. “Armenpress” was informed from facebook account of Ararat Patriarchal Diocese that the wedding ceremony was held by the Vicar of the Ararat Patriarchal Diocese Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan who blessed the ches player and his wife.

At the wedding ceremony were present famous Armenian chess players, including Levon Aronyan with his girlfriend from Philippines.

President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is also the head of Armenian chess federation.

Gabriel Sargissian is an Armenian chess player and International Grandmaster of Chess (2002). He was a member of the gold-medal winning Armenian team at the chess Olympiads in 2006, 2008 and 2012 and at the World Team Chess Championship in 2011. Sargissian was born in Yerevan on 3 September 1983 and was taught to play chess by his grandfather when he was 6. He won the World Youth Chess Championship (under 14) in 1996 and the European Youth Chess Championship (under 16) in 1998. In the same year he become an International Master.

Sargissian played for Armenia in the Chess Olympiads of 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. He took team bronze medal in 2002 and 2004 and team gold medal in 2006, 2008 and 2012. In the 2008 Chess Olympiad he won the gold medal for his individual performance on board three (+7 −0 =4 with an Elo performance rating of 2869). He was a member of the gold-medal winning Armenian team at the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo 2011. He also played for Armenia in the European Team Chess Championships of 2007, 2009 and 2011, winning team silver medal in 2007 and individual gold in 2009. Sargissian played for "MIKA Yerevan" in the European Chess Club Cup in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and played for "CA Linex Magic Mérida" (Spain) in the 23rd European Chess Club Cup in Kemer 2007, winning team gold medal.