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Manvelyan, Hovik
🇺🇸FIDE 2037726· Male· United States of America· Born in 1964
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Hovik Manvelyan, a 62-year-old American player, is rated 1754. He has slipped back 187 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 24th Pafnutieff Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999, 2026 March BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - MXA, and 4th Falconer Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999. He took a 99-month break between Jan 2017 and May 2025. His peak of 1984 was reached at age 47 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1984
−230 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 47
Sep 2011 · age 47
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,237
#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
34th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1941
Jun 2025
2017
Inactive for 99 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1941
Jan 2017
2015
58th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1924
Sep 2015
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
1891 → 1924
Aug 2015
100 career games
at age 51
Jan 2015
2011
74th American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1984
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-182
1936 → 1754
Tournaments
12
49 games
Score
28/ 4957.1%
18W20D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #25 | 2390 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #26 | 1658 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1684 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 1588 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/7 | #29 | 1498 | -68.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #22 | 1987 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/3 | #5 | 2480 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1649 | -33.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #2 | 1800 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #30 | 853 | -16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSteven Gaffagan
🇺🇸USA·1841
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2013
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vsPeter Sherwood
🇺🇸USA·1771
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsOleg Shakhnazarov
🇺🇸USA·2126
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2011
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vsByambaa UyangaWFM
🇲🇳MGL·1960
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2013
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vsRomulo Fuentes
🇺🇸USA·2047
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2011
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Rankings
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United States of America
#2,711
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#10,717
in continent
World
#91,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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