Tigran Petrosian Chess House
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Constructed: 1967-1970
Architects: Zhanna Mescheryakova (architect) and David Yerevantsi (sculptor)
Alternative name: Central House of Chess-player named after Tigran Petrosian
Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR
Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984) was a Soviet Armenian Grandmaster who was credited with popularising chess in Armenia after becoming the World Chess Champion in 1963, a title he retained until 1969. The triangular shape structure is named in his honour. The facade of the building is decorated with copper bas-relief, which stylises seven chess pieces.
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