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Grigoryan, Karen H.
GM🇦🇲FIDE 13301004· Male· Armenia· Born in 1995
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Karen H. Grigoryan, a 31-year-old Armenian Grandmaster, is rated 2464 and ranked 16th among Armenian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 102 rated games in the past year (≈109/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 86th Armenian Championship, Yerevan Open 2025 (A), and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 8 blitz events (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Blitz TB) recently. His peak of 2666 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2021); he also reached World #71 in Aug 2020 and spent 21 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2013 (age 18), IM in 2011 (age 16), FM in 2010 (age 15), and CM in 2007 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #8 in U20, World #5 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #32 in U14 and World #20 in U12.
Current rating
2464
Standard
Rpd2622·Blz2619
All-time high
2666
−202 pts below
Jan 2021 · age 26
Jan 2021 · age 26
Activity
133
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
102 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Armenian players · of 775
21 months in World top 100 (2020–2024)
21 months in World top 100 (2020–2024)
Career timeline
27 entries2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
Nov 2024
21 months in world top 100
longest streak 12 months · since Feb 2020
Jan 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2650
at age 26
Aug 2021
All-time peak 2666
at age 26 · −202 from today
Jan 2021
2020
Peak World rank: #71
at age 25 · rated 2665
Aug 2020
Peak Armenian rank: #2
at age 25 · rated 2665
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-56
2520 → 2464
Tournaments
11
83 games
Score
53.5/ 8364.5%
36W35D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #10 | 2388 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2390 | -8.6 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | R128 | 2589 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2429 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2437 | -1.7 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #7 | 2610 | +13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHovhannes GabuzyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2553
+3 −3 =12
18 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMarc Narciso DublanGM
🇪🇸ESP·2376
+10 −3 =4
17 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAndres Merario AlarconIM
🇪🇸ESP·2416
+10 −2 =2
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsManuel PetrosyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2574
+2 −1 =10
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlexei ShirovGM
🇪🇸ESP·2597
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2020
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Rankings
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Armenia
#16
out of 847 players
Europe
#525
in continent
World
#879
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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