Gabriel Sargissian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster, born on February 3, 1983. In 2002, he won the World Junior Chess Championship (under-20) in silver medal position and in 2008 and 2012 respectively, he won the Armenian championships. He has been a significant member of the Armenian Olympic team since 2004, contributing to their success in winning gold medals in 2006, 2008, and 2012.
Sargissian has performed as a prominent second for Levon Aronian in several World Championship Candidate tournaments and other major events. He achieved his Grandmaster title in 2002.
In 2009, in Aix-les-Bains he won the 10th European Individual Chess Championship. The following year, he won the 4th Karen Asrian Memorial tournament and in 2011, he shared first place in the Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona tournament. He also played in the Chess World Cup 2017.