On Sunday I hiked around 28km to see this ancient Armenian megalith known as Vishap (Dragonstone)! Near mount Tirinkatar there is a Valley of Vishaps which is full of Vishaps but arguably this is the most impressive one! Neolithic (c.a. 10.000 BC) to middle Bronze Age (3000 BC).1yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/MegalithPorn
Vishaps, Vishapakars (lit. “dragon stone) are prehistoric menhirs found in large quantities throughout the Armenian Highlands. So far c.a. 150 have been documented some of which are over 5 meters high and are usually situated in the mountains (2,000 - 3,000m), near the lakes and sources of rivers.3yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/MegalithPorn
On Sunday I hiked around 28km to see this ancient Armenian megalith known as Vishap (Dragonstone)! Near mount Tirinkatar there is a Valley of Vishaps which is full of Vishaps but arguably this is the most impressive one!1yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/armenia
During my recent search of Armenian frescoes, (soviet period) in a former factory, I found this amazing one of Komitas. Unfortunately no one knew who is the author!1yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/armenia
The following chess puzzle was composed by the 7th World Chess Champion Vasily Smyslov! White to draw! 😊 [3840x2160]3yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/chessporn
This will become Polina Shuvalova's Immortal Game! In this position Shuvalova found mate in 7 and went for series of sacrifices! Can you calculate up to the checkmate?4yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/chess
Love this puzzle by Sigurd Clausen a lot! Can you spot the winning move for White?? 👌3yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/chess
During his time as a PhD student at Cambridge, William Hartston became the first person to stack the pieces from an entire chess set on top of a single white rook! Here is an example of how it can be done!4yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/chess
FIDE Interzonal Tournament, Moscow, September 1982. The eighth world chess champion Mikhail Tal reaches across the board to give Guillermo Garcia Gonzalez a light before the game 🚭🚭4yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/chess
This position is from Huebner vs Miles game! Can you find the winning move for White? P.S. Check out the comments section to learn why is Miles's playing while lying on a massage table 😃3yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/chess
Black's last move was Qf8, but that steps into a checkmate in 3! Can you find the mating line for White?4yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/chess
This puzzle has already raised a huge noise in the Internet! White to move and win! Your answer??2yr ⋅ SurenAghabekyan ⋅ r/chess
