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Simonian, Hrair
GM🇦🇲FIDE 13302337· Male· Armenia· Born in 1991
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Hrair Simonian, a 35-year-old Armenian Grandmaster, is rated 2382 and ranked 34th among Armenian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 10 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent appearances: Golden Autumn A 2025 and Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (MASTERS). Also played 1 rapid (including Astra chess Cup - 6 stage) and 10 blitz events (including ALMATY BLITZ CUP 2nd stage) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2013–2014), 31 months (2014–2017), 55 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2521 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2010); he also reached Armenian #14 in Jul 2009.
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 18) and IM in 2007 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #25 in U20, World #10 in U18, World #21 in U16, World #36 in U14 and World #8 in U12.
Current rating
2382
Standard
Rpd2420·Blz2292
All-time high
2521
−139 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 19
Jan 2010 · age 19
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34
#34 · Armenian players · of 798
Career timeline
23 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Aug 2024
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2429 → returned at 2431
Nov 2021
2017
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 2430 → returned at 2429
Mar 2017
2014
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2445 → returned at 2430
Jul 2014
2013
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2454 → returned at 2445
Jan 2013
2010
25th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2521
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2404 → 2382
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
5W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2327 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGevorg HarutjunyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2342
+1 −4 =9
14 games·last met Sep 2012
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vsAlikhan KhazhatulyFM
🇰🇿KAZ·2203
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsLevon BabujianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2337
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDavit G. PetrosianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2437
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsVahe BaghdasaryanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2263
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Armenia
#34
out of 863 players
Europe
#1,285
in continent
World
#1,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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