David Markosian

David Sergeevich Markosyan (born January 24, 1972, in Stepanakert, NKAO, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Armenian grandmaster.^[1] He taught at the Grandmaster Bareev School.

David Markosian
Country	Armenia
Born	(1972-01-24) January 24, 1972 (age 53) Stepanakert, Azerbaijan SSR
Title	Grandmaster (2008)
Peak rating	2501 (April 2008)

Biography

Markosyan earned the title of International Master in 2000 and the title of International Grandmaster in 2008. Until 2003, he taught in Tambov.^{[2][citation needed]}

He is the founder of the chess school-studio "Defeat the Giant" in Moscow.^{[citation needed]}

Markosyan won the international tournament in Davos in 2008. Since 2010, he has fully transitioned to coaching. His coaching work is influenced by psychotherapeutic techniques that help children overcome psychological difficulties.^[3]