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Airapetian, Chouchanik
WFM🇺🇸FIDE 2020564· Female· United States of America· Born in 1975
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Chouchanik Airapetian, a 51-year-old American Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1916. She is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Washington Senior Championship, 2026 Western States Regional Chess Championship for Girls and Women - Megan Lee Championship, and 2025 US Senior Women's Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 SPICE Cup Blitz Championship) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2004) and 15 months (2009–2011). Her peak of 2180 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2006).
Awarded WFM in 2005 (age 30).
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1840
All-time high
2180
−264 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 31
Oct 2006 · age 31
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,191
#44,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
41st American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1916
Jun 2026
2022
32nd American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1901
Apr 2022
2016
34th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2086
Jan 2016
2012
33rd American 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2127
Jan 2012
2009
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2127
Nov 2009
2008
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1894 → 1916
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
10W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/2 | #48 | 2522 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 1949 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2505 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #4 | 2028 | +17.8 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,228
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,842
in continent
World
#44,190
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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