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Vaganian, Rafael A
GM🇦🇲FIDE 13300016· Male· Armenia· Born in 1951
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Rafael A Vaganian, a 75-year-old Armenian player. currently rated 2442 in Standard, career peak of 2670 (Jan 2005). He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2012–2014), 23 months (2014–2016), 34 months (2019–2022).
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd2416·Blz2439
All-time high
2670
−228 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 54
Jan 2005 · age 54
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#18
in Armenia · of 775
17 months in World top 100 (2001–2005)
17 months in World top 100 (2001–2005)
Career timeline
15 entries2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2516 → returned at 2493
Dec 2019
2014
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2577 → returned at 2570
Jul 2014
2012
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2570 → returned at 2571
May 2012
2007
Re-crossed 2600
at age 56
Oct 2007
2006
Re-crossed 2600
at age 55
Apr 2006
2005
17 months in world top 100
longest streak 17 months · since Jan 2001
Apr 2005
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-7
2449 → 2442
Score
8/ 1361.5%
5W6D2L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Armenia
#18
out of 849 players
Europe
#773
in continent
World
#1,113
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
13 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDAeroflot Open 2026_LegendsElo 2442
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gMakarichev, SergeyRUS | 2520 | 1 | +6.1 | ♔ |
| gTorre, EugenioPHI | 2417 | ½ | -0.3 | ♚ |
| gVaisser, AnatolyFRA | 2417 | ½ | -0.3 | ♔ |
| gBalashov, Yuri SRUS | 2382 | ½ | -0.8 | ♚ |
2025-09STDSparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-OpenElo 2437
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters, AlexGER | 2128 | ½ | -3.7 | ♔ |
| fStrugnell, CarlWLS | 2179 | ½ | -3.3 | ♚ |
| Darrigrand, MathieuFRA | 2164 | 1 | +1.6 | ♔ |
| fGolis, WiktorPOL | 2281 | 1 | +2.8 | ♚ |
| Panjer, SidneyGER | 2197 | 1 | +1.9 | ♔ |
| gGavrilescu, DavidROU | 2531 | 0 | -3.9 | ♔ |
| cSydykov, BayastanKGZ | 2322 | 0 | -6.7 | ♚ |
| fBurcu, CagatayTUR | 2256 | 1 | +2.5 | ♚ |
| mSoumya, SwaminathanIND | 2216 | ½ | -2.9 | ♔ |