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Akopian, Vladimir
GM🇺🇸FIDE 13300032· Male· United States of America· Born in 1971
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Vladimir Akopian, a 55-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2551 and ranked 25th among American players, and 304th worldwide. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026, 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters, and 2025 US Senior Championship. Also played 7 rapid (including 2025 US Senior Championship - Rapid Playoff) and 3 blitz events (including UAE National Day Team Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2713 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2006); he also reached World #11 in Jan 2003 and spent 19 months in the world top 20.
Competes for United States of America since Jun 2021. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2551
Standard
Rpd2594·Blz2652
All-time high
2713
−162 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 35
Jul 2006 · age 35
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · American players · of 4,932
19 months in World top 20 (2002–2007)
19 months in World top 20 (2002–2007)
Career timeline
24 entries2022
4th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2622
Jun 2022
2021
Switched federation: ARM → USA
at age 50
Jun 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2638 → returned at 2625
Apr 2020
2017
5th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2667
Oct 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2650
at age 45
Jan 2016
2012
5th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2703
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
2594 → 2551
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
20/ 3262.5%
12W16D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2283 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #177 | 2261 | -28.9 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2533 | -4.3 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2499 | -8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2421
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsIvan SokolovGM
🇳🇱NED·2567
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2016
View head-to-head →
vsRauf MamedovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2636
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2015
View head-to-head →
vsIvan CheparinovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2627
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jun 2014
View head-to-head →
vsEvgeniy NajerGM
FID·2594
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2014
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#25
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#40
in continent
World
#304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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