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Zakarian, David

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FIDEFIDE 13301276· Male· Armenia· Born in 1979

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David Zakarian, a 47-year-old Armenian FIDE Master, is rated 2305 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4 and 15th Annual Central California Open - Major. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. His peak of 2408 was reached at age 34 (Jun 2013); he also reached Armenian #30 in Oct 2013.

Awarded FM in 2012 (age 33).

Current rating

2305

Standard

Rpd2279·Blz2260

All-time high

2408

−103 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 34

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#3,914 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
4th Armenian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2305
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 45
Jun 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2301 → returned at 2300
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Apr 2023
2022
4th Armenian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2321
Mar 2022
2013
Peak Armenian rank: #30
at age 34 · rated 2408
Oct 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Max N TurnerCM 2,271
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
+4
2301 → 2305
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
5W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPatrick LiuFM2,262·15th Annual Central California Open - Major·R3·-5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#272475+4.6
15th Annual Central California Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/5#32267-0.5

Most-Played Opponents

vsAntonios HadzimanolisFM
🇬🇷GRE·2170
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2010
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vsNicholas PertGM
🇬🇧ENG·2493
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsNikoloz ShavtvaladzeIM
🇬🇪GEO·2380
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Apr 2009
View head-to-head →
vsPanayiotis Pambalos
🇬🇷GRE·2005
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2008
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Armenia
#53
out of 863 players
Europe
#2,595
in continent
World
#3,914
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Armenia
1
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2,651
2
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2,644
3
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2,635
4
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2,629
5
🇦🇲Ter-Sahakyan, SamvelFollow Samvel Ter-SahakyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,613
6
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2,610
7
🇦🇲Movsesian, SergeiFollow Sergei MovsesianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
8
🇦🇲Petrosyan, ManuelFollow Manuel PetrosyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
9
🇦🇲Andriasian, ZavenFollow Zaven AndriasianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
10
🇦🇲Petrosian, Tigran L.Follow Tigran L. PetrosianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,522
...
53🇦🇲Zakarian, David2,305
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
2595🇦🇲Zakarian, David2,305
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸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.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
3914🇦🇲Zakarian, David2,305