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Hakobyan, Menua
FM🇦🇲FIDE 13313274· Male· Armenia· Born in 2008
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Menua Hakobyan, a 18-year-old Armenian FIDE Master, is rated 2237 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 112 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Armenian Youth Chess Championship - U18 (2026), Aeroflot Open 2026, and Grand-Open in "Galeria", Final. Also played 1 rapid (including Armenian Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 5 blitz events (including Yerevan Open 2025 (blitz)) recently. He took a 16-month break between Jan 2018 and Jun 2019. His peak of 2387 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2025, Armenian #30 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #87 in U18, World #75 in U8 and #4, #8, #9 and #9 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2237
Standard
Rpd2068·Blz2319
All-time high
2387
−150 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 17
Sep 2025 · age 17
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#384 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
18 entries2026
500 career games
at age 18
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+291 Elo)
2070 → 2361
Oct 2025
Peak Armenian rank: #30
at age 17 · rated 2387
Sep 2025
87th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2387
Sep 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
2216 → 2237
Tournaments
12
103 games
Score
55.5/ 10353.9%
40W31D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/9 | #10 | 2138 | -31.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2240 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #124 | 2294 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #35 | 2211 | -23.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2279 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #98 | 2021 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 2285 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 2236 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2438 | +106.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2398 | +84.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRudolf PashikyanFM
🇦🇲ARM·2308
+1 −8 =4
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEdgar AndreasyanFM
🇦🇲ARM·2371
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVahe A. SukiasyanIM
🇦🇲ARM·2409
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsErik HakobyanIM
🇦🇲ARM·2415
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsNarek GhimoyanCM
🇦🇲ARM·2254
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Armenia
#69
out of 863 players
Europe
#4,363
in continent
World
#6,357
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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