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Mkrtchyan, Simon
FM🇦🇲FIDE 13301888· Male· Armenia· Born in 1986
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Simon Mkrtchyan, a 40-year-old Armenian FIDE Master, is rated 2246 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2008), 14 months (2009–2010) and 94 months (2014–2022). Recent appearance: 31stAbuDhabiInternationalChess Festival-Open A. Also played 1 blitz event (including Yerevan Blitz Cup 2025) recently. His peak of 2339 was reached at age 36 (Aug 2022, Armenian #38 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 32). At junior level, he reached #5, #8 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2246
Standard
Rpd2334·Blz2097
All-time high
2339
−93 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 36
Aug 2022 · age 36
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,006 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 38
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 37
Aug 2023
2022
Peak Armenian rank: #38
at age 36 · rated 2339
Aug 2022
All-time peak 2339
at age 36 · −93 from today
Aug 2022
2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 32
Mar 2018
2014
Crossed 2300
at age 28
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2273 → 2246
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #22 | 2105 | -26.6 |
Rankings
/
Armenia
#65
out of 863 players
Europe
#4,098
in continent
World
#6,006
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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