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Hovakimyan, Vache
FM🇦🇲FIDE 13317288· Male· Armenia· Born in 2009
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Vache Hovakimyan, a 17-year-old Armenian FIDE Master, is rated 2334 — just 17 short of his peak of 2351 (Oct 2024, age 15) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Armenian Youth Chess Championship - U18 (2026), Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, and Andranik Margaryan Memorial - Round Robin (IM norm). Also played 3 rapid (including Armenian Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 6 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 4) recently. He reached Armenian #36 in Oct 2024.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 15) and CM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #74 in U16, World #100 in U10 and #4, #2 and #3 nationally in U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2334
Standard
Rpd2327·Blz2185
All-time high
2351
−17 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 15
Oct 2024 · age 15
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#158 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
Career timeline
19 entries2026
4th Armenian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2334
May 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
Peak Armenian rank: #36
at age 15 · rated 2351
Oct 2024
74th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2351
Oct 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
2288 → 2334
Tournaments
9
92 games
Score
51.5/ 9256.0%
36W40D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2403 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #17 | 2379 | +23.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2320 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #33 | 2252 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2299 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #29 | 2212 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #24 | 2260 | -8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2468 | +41.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #70 | 2208 | -16.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErik HakobyanIM
🇦🇲ARM·2415
+2 −9 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsValter GyurjinyanCM
🇦🇲ARM·2185
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNvard HayrapetyanWFM
🇦🇲ARM·2057
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVahe A. SukiasyanIM
🇦🇲ARM·2409
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMenua HakobyanFM
🇦🇲ARM·2269
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Armenia
#47
out of 847 players
Europe
#2,005
in continent
World
#3,099
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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