Aram Hakobyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster.
| Aram Hakobyan | |
|---|---|
 Hakobyan in 2019 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Born | April 1, 2001 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2617 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2626 (January 2023) |
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
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b "ARAM HAKOBYAN".
- ^ "Armenian prodigy becomes world chess champion". December 28, 2013.
- ^ Shah, Sagar (October 26, 2019). "Evgeny Shtembuliak and Polina Shuvalova are World Junior Champions 2019".
- ^ Green, Nathaniel (September 27, 2023). "Warning: To Beat Magnus, Tiebreaks May Be Required".
- ^ Clancy, Sam; Hinson, Tracy (April 2, 2023). "Webster University wins collegiate chess national championship, SLU and Mizzou finish in top 4".