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Melkumyan, Hrant

GM🇦🇲INACTIVE · since August 2024

FIDEFIDE 13302485· Male· Armenia· Born in 1989

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Hrant Melkumyan, a 37-year-old Armenian Grandmaster, is rated 2636 and ranked 2nd among Armenian players, and 89th worldwide. He plays around 65 rated games per year. His peak of 2678 was reached at age 25 (Sep 2014, World #60 at the time); he has been in the world top 100 for 88 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2008 (age 19) and IM in 2007 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #18 in U20, World #31 in U18, World #29 in U16 and World #21 in U14.

Current rating

2636

Standard

Rpd2686·Blz2604

All-time high

2678

−42 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 25

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Armenian players · of 775
World top 100 since Jan 2025

Career timeline

29 entries
2026
88 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 32 months · since Jan 2013
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2636 → still inactive
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2650
at age 34
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2650
at age 33
May 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2650
at age 29
Jan 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2650
at age 27
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2636 → 2636

Most-Played Opponents

vsZaven AndriasianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2549
+2 −1 =13
16 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsTigran L. PetrosianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2543
+2 −6 =6
14 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsArman PashikianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2594
+4 −3 =7
14 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsRobert HovhannisyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2629
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsAvetik GrigoryanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2561
+1 −4 =8
13 games·last met Jan 2014
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Rankings

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Armenia
#2
out of 847 players
Europe
#54
in continent
World
#92
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Armenia
1
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2,644
2
🇦🇲Martirosyan, Haik M.Follow Haik M. MartirosyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,636
3
🇦🇲Hakobyan, AramFollow Aram HakobyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,635
4
🇦🇲Hovhannisyan, RobertFollow Robert HovhannisyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,629
5
🇦🇲Ter-Sahakyan, SamvelFollow Samvel Ter-SahakyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,613
6
🇦🇲Sargissian, GabrielFollow Gabriel SargissianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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.
2,543
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack 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.
2,708
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753