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Hovhannisyan, Robert
GM🇦🇲FIDE 13302507· Male· Armenia· Born in 1991
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Robert Hovhannisyan, a 35-year-old Armenian Grandmaster, is rated 2629 — just 21 short of his peak of 2650 (Aug 2019, age 28) and ranked 4th among Armenian players, and 101st worldwide. He is currently in the 2625–2650 range. 45 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, FIDE World Cup 2025, and European Team Ch 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #94 in Oct 2025 and spent 26 months in Armenian top 3.
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 19) and IM in 2009 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #10 in U20, World #18 in U18, World #58 in U16 and World #25 in U14.
Current rating
2629
Standard
Rpd2530·Blz2557
All-time high
2650
−21 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 28
Aug 2019 · age 28
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Armenian players · of 775
26 months in National top 3 (2015–2026)
26 months in National top 3 (2015–2026)
Career timeline
27 entries2026
26 months in national top 3
since Sep 2015
Feb 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #94
at age 34 · rated 2633
Oct 2025
Peak Armenian rank: #2
at age 34 · rated 2629
Aug 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 32
Jul 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 31
Sep 2022
2021
1,000 career games
at age 30
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2635 → 2629
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
23.5/ 4552.2%
11W25D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8/11 | #15 | 2673 | +8.3 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | R64 | 2527 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #85 | 2594 | -4.3 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/11 | #54 | 2651 | +4.2 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2592 | -5.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamvel Ter-SahakyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2613
+8 −6 =13
27 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsZaven AndriasianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2549
+7 −1 =12
20 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsTigran L. PetrosianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2543
+5 −5 =7
17 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsArman PashikianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2594
+5 −4 =8
17 games·last met Feb 2021
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vsHovhannes GabuzyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2553
+6 −2 =7
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Armenia
#4
out of 847 players
Europe
#48
in continent
World
#101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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