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Akobian, Varuzhan

Akobian, Varuzhan

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#24

#24 · American players · of 4,931
20 months in National top 10 (2012–2018)

Career timeline

24 entries
2025
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

Top opponent
2026 Saint Louis Masters · Feb 2026 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
+1
25522553
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
6W6D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#172575+3.7
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/2#262000-3.4

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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United States of America
#24
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#38
in continent
World
#295
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,704
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
24🇺🇸Akobian, Varuzhan2,553
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,704
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
38🇺🇸Akobian, Varuzhan2,553
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
295🇺🇸Akobian, Varuzhan2,553