Rafael Vaganian

Rafael Vaganian
Full nameRafael Artemovich Vaganian
CountrySoviet Union → Armenia
Born (1951-10-15) 15 October 1951 (age 73)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1971)
FIDE rating2449 (November 2024)
Peak rating2670 (January 2005)
Peak rankingNo. 4 (January 1985)

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). He was Soviet champion in 1989.