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Sahakyan, Aleks
IM🇦🇲FIDE 13316338· Male· Armenia· Born in 2006
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Aleks Sahakyan, a 20-year-old Armenian International Master, is rated 2391 — just 25 short of his peak of 2416 (Dec 2024, age 18) and ranked 28th among Armenian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2267 and 2416 over the past 2 years. 63 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial (IM-norm), Andranik Margaryan Memorial - Round Robin (GM norm), and Yerevan Open 2025 (A). Also played 1 rapid (including Abovyan Autumn Rapid-2025) and 5 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached Armenian #25 in Dec 2024.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 19) and FM in 2022 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #74 in U20, World #62 in U18, World #77 in U16, World #96 in U12 and #5 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2391
Standard
Rpd2263·Blz2282
All-time high
2416
−25 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 18
Dec 2024 · age 18
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Armenian players · of 775
Career timeline
22 entries2026
500 career games
at age 20
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 20
Jan 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
74th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2409
Jan 2025
2024
Peak Armenian rank: #25
at age 18 · rated 2416
Dec 2024
62nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2416
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2405 → 2391
Tournaments
7
63 games
Score
34.5/ 6354.8%
22W25D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2474 | +9.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/9 | #10 | 2233 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2487 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2468 | +11.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2468 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #153 | 2139 | -32.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #119 | 2375 | -4.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErik HakobyanIM
🇦🇲ARM·2415
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsArsen DavtyanIM
🇦🇲ARM·2458
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEmin OhanyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2508
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBenik AgasarovIM
🇦🇲ARM·2404
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKaren Tovmasyan
🇦🇲ARM·2024
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Armenia
#28
out of 847 players
Europe
#1,158
in continent
World
#1,828
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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