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Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel
GM🇦🇲FIDE 13302531· Male· Armenia· Born in 1993
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Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, a 33-year-old Armenian Grandmaster, is rated 2613 and ranked 5th among Armenian players, and 126th worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Japan Open 2025(Master Category). Also played 1 rapid event (including ChessLab Youth Day Rapid 2025- FIDE RATED) recently. His peak of 2650 was reached at age 31 (May 2024, World #86 at the time); he has been in Armenian top 5 for 23 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 16) and FM in 2004 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #10 in U20, World #7 in U18, World #6 in U16, World #8 in U14 and World #20 in U12.
Current rating
2613
Standard
Rpd2553·Blz2553
All-time high
2650
−37 pts below
May 2024 · age 31
May 2024 · age 31
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Armenian players · of 798
National top 5 since May 2026
National top 5 since May 2026
Career timeline
25 entries2026
23 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since Jun 2016
Jun 2026
2024
Peak World rank: #86
at age 31 · rated 2650
May 2024
Crossed 2650
at age 31
May 2024
All-time peak 2650
at age 31 · −37 from today
May 2024
2023
Peak Armenian rank: #3
at age 30 · rated 2643
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 30
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2611 → 2613
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 | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2613 | +1.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert HovhannisyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2629
+6 −8 =13
27 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsZaven AndriasianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2549
+3 −7 =15
25 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsManuel PetrosyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2574
+4 −2 =17
23 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsArman PashikianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2594
+4 −8 =8
20 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsTigran L. PetrosianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2522
+7 −4 =8
19 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Armenia
#5
out of 863 players
Europe
#66
in continent
World
#126
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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