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Movsziszian, Karen
GM🇦🇲FIDE 13301152· Male· Armenia· Born in 1963
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Karen Movsziszian, a 63-year-old Armenian Grandmaster, is rated 2386 and ranked 33rd among Armenian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Play-Off Descens, Tancat GM C.E. Pardinyes Setmana Santa 2026, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup Descens Rondas 1-3. Also played 4 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 4 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently. His peak of 2570 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2009, World #292 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
2386
Standard
Rpd2424·Blz2397
All-time high
2570
−184 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 46
Jul 2009 · age 46
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Armenian players · of 798
Career timeline
28 entries2024
26th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2439
Dec 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2500
at age 58
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2471 → returned at 2474
Apr 2020
2019
19th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2514
Jan 2019
2018
14th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2541
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 54
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 1-2finished #1 (seeded #17 of 100)
Evolution
+6
2380 → 2386
Tournaments
12
67 games
Score
38.5/ 6757.5%
26W25D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 3107 | +3.9 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2343 | -6.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #33 | — | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | — | -1.1 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #45 | — | -4.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | — | +4.7 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | — | +12.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #5 | 2355 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/10 | #53 | 2413 | +5.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/10 | #26 | 2278 | -7.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiguel MunozGM
🇵🇪PER·2316
+6 −8 =13
27 games·last met May 2025
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vsJorge A. Gonzalez RodriguezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2178
+12 −3 =4
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsFilemon CruzIM
🇵🇪PER·2284
+9 −3 =2
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsJonathan CruzIM
🇵🇪PER·2323
+2 −5 =7
14 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsTomas SosaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2546
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Armenia
#33
out of 863 players
Europe
#1,233
in continent
World
#1,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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