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Danielian, Elina
GM🇦🇲FIDE 13300210· Female· Armenia· Born in 1978
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Elina Danielian, a 48-year-old Armenian Grandmaster, is rated 2390 and ranked 30th among Armenian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is currently in the 2350–2400 range. 39 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Frauen Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 7-9, 1. Frauen Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 4-6, and 1. Frauen Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 1-3. Also played 3 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 2521 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2011); she also reached Armenian #14 in Oct 2008.
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 32), WGM in 2001 (age 23), and IM in 2004 (age 26).
Current rating
2390
Standard
Rpd2291·Blz2359
All-time high
2521
−131 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 33
Jul 2011 · age 33
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30
#30 · Armenian players · of 798
Career timeline
22 entries2025
83rd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2410
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 47
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 46
May 2024
2021
2nd Armenian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2450
Nov 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Mar 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2407 → returned at 2450
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2403 → 2390
Tournaments
8
50 games
Score
23/ 5046.0%
18W23D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #35 | 2068 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 2294 | -3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #23 | 2276 | -5.5 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2446 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #55 | 2325 | -8.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #44 | 2807 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #21 | 2433 | +4.7 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | R32 | 2406 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntoaneta StefanovaGM
🇧🇬BUL·2401
+3 −7 =14
24 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNana DzagnidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2478
+3 −10 =10
23 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsAnna MuzychukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2522
+4 −10 =8
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHumpy KoneruGM
🇮🇳IND·2535
+3 −11 =4
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAlexandra KosteniukGM
🇨🇭SUI·2496
+2 −8 =7
17 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
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Armenia
#30
out of 863 players
Europe
#1,181
in continent
World
#1,845
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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