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Karakhanyan, Vazgen
🇦🇲FIDE 13316451· Male· Armenia· Born in 2011
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Vazgen Karakhanyan, a 15-year-old Armenian player, is rated 2039 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He is on a breakout run, having gained +159 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Abovyan Spring 2026, Andranik Margaryan Memorial: Under 18, and T. Petrosyan Chess House Ch. 2025 Final. Also played 3 rapid (including Armenian Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 5 blitz events (including Tsaghkadzor Open 2025 (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #14, #10, #11 and #4 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2039
Standard
Rpd2102·Blz2043
All-time high
2039
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#959 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
10 entries2026
14th Armenian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2039
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2039
at age 15
Jun 2026
2025
10th Armenian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1869
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 13
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+144
1895 → 2039
Tournaments
7
63 games
Score
45.5/ 6372.2%
38W15D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1988 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2147 | +94.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #32 | 1728 | -105.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 1945 | +13.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2069 | +55.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 1955 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #25 | 1914 | +15.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGor Askanazyan
🇦🇲ARM·2048
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAvik Isakhanyan
🇦🇲ARM·2024
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHayk Boyajyan
🇦🇲ARM·1830
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsDavit M. DavtyanFM
🇦🇲ARM·2254
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsSamvel Chobanyan
🇦🇲ARM·1692
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Armenia
#129
out of 863 players
Europe
#16,252
in continent
World
#22,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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