Aram Hakobyan (chess player)

Aram Hakobyan
Hakobyan in 2019
Country	Armenia
Born	(2001-04-01) April 1, 2001 (age 23) Yerevan, Armenia
Title	Grandmaster (2018) [1]
FIDE   rating	2635 (February 2025)
Peak rating	2635 (February 2025)
Peak ranking	No. 99 (March 2025)

Aram Hakobyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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

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

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
2. "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".