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Ghimoyan, Narek
CM🇦🇲FIDE 13315412· Male· Armenia· Born in 2007
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Narek Ghimoyan, a 19-year-old Armenian Candidate Master, is rated 2254 — just 26 short of his peak of 2280 (Jan 2026, age 19) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2134 and 2280 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Grand-Open in "Galeria", Final, Yerevan Open 2025 (A), and Goris Open 2025 - Tournament A. Also played 2 rapid (including Armenian Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 8 blitz events (including Yerevan Open 2025 (blitz)) recently. He reached Armenian #51 in Aug 2025.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #10, #6, #6, #11, #28 and #23 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2254
Standard
Rpd2053·Blz2147
All-time high
2280
−26 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#327 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,035
Career timeline
19 entries2026
10th Armenian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2280
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2280
at age 19 · −26 from today
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Dec 2025
Peak Armenian rank: #51
at age 18 · rated 2273
Aug 2025
6th Armenian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2273
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2273 → 2254
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
27.5/ 5450.9%
17W21D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #44 | 2183 | -26.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #38 | 2355 | +70.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #13 | 2238 | +40.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #47 | 2215 | +35.3 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #38 | 2101 | -60.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2050 | -77.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErik R. GasparyanIM
🇦🇲ARM·2447
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMenua HakobyanFM
🇦🇲ARM·2237
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAnna KhachatryanWFM
🇦🇲ARM·2154
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsManvel ArakelyanFM
🇦🇲ARM·2315
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEdgar HayrapetyanFM
🇦🇲ARM·2360
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Armenia
#63
out of 863 players
Europe
#3,882
in continent
World
#5,699
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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