David Arutinian is an eminent Chess Grandmaster from Georgia. He was born on 17 February 1984 in Tbilisi. Arutinian became an International Master in 2001, achieving the title of Grandmaster in 2003. He has made significant strides in several championships. In the 2001 World Youth Chess Championship, he secured third position in the U20 category.
In 2005, Arutinian emerged victorious in the Georgian Chess Championship. He also achieved decent placings in the 2007 (9th place) and 2008 (3rd place) European Individual Chess Championship. He represented Georgia in the 2006 and 2008 Chess Olympiads. In 2006 he scored 5/8 points and in 2008 he scored a commendable 8.5/11 points, which played a major role in the Georgian team finishing ninth.