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Akobian, Varuzhan
GM🇺🇸FIDE 13300580· Male· United States of America· Born in 1983
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Varuzhan Akobian, a 43-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2553 and ranked 24th among American players, and 295th worldwide. He is currently in the 2550–2575 range. 24 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Saint Louis Masters, 2025 Beckstead Family Open, and 2025 Akobian versus Nyzhnyk Match - Classical. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 14 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2673 was reached at age 34 (Jun 2017, World #76 at the time); he spent 20 months in American top 10.
Competes for United States of America since Apr 2002. Awarded GM in 2004 (age 21) and IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #13 in U20 and World #23 in U18.
Current rating
2553
Standard
Rpd2542·Blz2524
All-time high
2673
−120 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 34
Jun 2017 · age 34
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24
#24 · American players · of 4,931
20 months in National top 10 (2012–2018)
20 months in National top 10 (2012–2018)
Career timeline
24 entries2025
23rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2564
Mar 2025
2019
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2614 → returned at 2611
Dec 2019
2018
20 months in national top 10
since Sep 2012
Jul 2018
Re-crossed 2650
at age 35
Jun 2018
2017
Peak American rank: #8
at age 34 · rated 2673
Jun 2017
Peak World rank: #76
at age 34 · rated 2673
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2552 → 2553
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
6W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 2575 | +3.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2000 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIllya NyzhnykGM
🇺🇦UKR·2527
+14 −20 =49
83 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRay RobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2653
+12 −16 =11
39 games·last met May 2025
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vsAkshat ChandraGM
🇺🇸USA·2463
+10 −13 =9
32 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDariusz SwierczGM
🇺🇸USA·2579
+9 −11 =11
31 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2788
+5 −21 =4
30 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#24
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#38
in continent
World
#295
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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Europe
World
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