Aram Hakobyan (chess player)

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Aram Hakobyan
Hakobyan in 2019
CountryArmenia
Born (2001-04-01) April 1, 2001 (age 23)
Yerevan, Armenia
TitleGrandmaster (2018)[1]
FIDE rating2619 (April 2024)
Peak rating2626 (January 2023)

Aram Hakobyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster.

Chess career[edit]

Hakobyan began playing chess at the age of 6. He has won the Armenian Youth Championship for the U10, U12, U14, and U18 sections.[2]

In December 2013, Hakobyan won the U12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship. He remained undefeated throughout the event, finishing with a final score of 9.5/11.[3]

In October 2019, Hakobyan won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship.[4]

In September 2023, Hakobyan won a Chess.com-hosted Titled Tuesday tournament alongside Sergey Drygalov.[5]

Personal life[edit]

He studied management at Webster University and played on their chess team.[2][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "ARAM HAKOBYAN".
  3. ^ "Armenian prodigy becomes world chess champion". December 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Shah, Sagar (October 26, 2019). "Evgeny Shtembuliak and Polina Shuvalova are World Junior Champions 2019".
  5. ^ Green, Nathaniel (September 27, 2023). "Warning: To Beat Magnus, Tiebreaks May Be Required".
  6. ^ Clancy, Sam; Hinson, Tracy (April 2, 2023). "Webster University wins collegiate chess national championship, SLU and Mizzou finish in top 4".