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Stepanyan, Ararat
🇦🇲FIDE 13317059· Male· Armenia· Born in 2009
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Ararat Stepanyan, a 17-year-old Armenian player, is rated 2120 — just 20 short of his peak of 2140 (Feb 2026, age 17) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +126 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, FE 6 Roma citta' aperta - A, and Goris Open 2025 - Tournament A. Also played 3 rapid (including Armenian Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Armenian Youth Blitz Chess Championship U18 (2026)) recently. He reached Armenian #89 in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #13, #10, #16, #16 and #11 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2120
Standard
Rpd2048·Blz1876
All-time high
2140
−20 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#778 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak Armenian rank: #89
at age 17 · rated 2140
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2140
at age 17 · −20 from today
Feb 2026
13th Armenian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2139
Jan 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
10th Armenian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2076
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+132
1988 → 2120
Tournaments
8
70 games
Score
38.5/ 7055.0%
26W25D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #100 | 2106 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #46 | 2223 | +80.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/8 | #37 | 2045 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #41 | 2110 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #25 | 2026 | -6.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #28 | 1996 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #42 | 2147 | +67.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 1967 | -7.6 |
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open (-19.2 Elo, finished #100).
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Rankings
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Europe
#9,855
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#13,621
out of 400,000+
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