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Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag
GM🇧🇷FIDE 2107660· Male· Brazil· Born in 1986
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Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian, a 40-year-old Brazilian Grandmaster, is rated 2544 and ranked 5th among Brazilian players, and 348th worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 10 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026, FIDE World Cup 2025, and I Brasilia Mais TI Chess Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 4 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently. His peak of 2589 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2015, World #262 at the time); he spent 57 months in Brazilian top 3.
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 24) and IM in 2006 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #65 in U20 and #2 and #2 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2544
Standard
Rpd2581·Blz2561
All-time high
2589
−45 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 29
Jul 2015 · age 29
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Brazilian players · of 3,099
57 months in National top 3 (2014–2025)
57 months in National top 3 (2014–2025)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
57 months in national top 3
longest streak 16 months · since Mar 2014
Jul 2025
2024
Peak Brazilian rank: #1
at age 38 · rated 2562
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2554 → returned at 2560
Apr 2020
2015
Peak World rank: #262
at age 29 · rated 2589
Jul 2015
All-time peak 2589
at age 29 · −45 from today
Jul 2015
2013
1,000 career games
at age 27
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2564 → 2544
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
20/ 2871.4%
16W8D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNathan Felipe FilgueirasIM2,370·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R7·+2.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLicael Roderick Ticona RocabadoIM2,359·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R9·-7.5
3.[L]vsYago De Moura SantiagoGM2,482·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R8·-6.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/10 | #7 | 2516 | +4.3 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2357 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2324 | -3.9 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #19 | 2352 | -15.0 |
Worst Elo result: 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico (-15.0 Elo, finished #19).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandr FierGM
🇧🇷BRA·2578
+7 −15 =20
42 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsEveraldo MatsuuraGM
🇧🇷BRA·2341
+10 −5 =19
34 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsRoberto Junio Brito MolinaIM
🇧🇷BRA·2396
+19 −2 =11
32 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsDiego Rafael Di BerardinoIM
🇧🇷BRA·2465
+14 −4 =13
31 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsEvandro Amorim BarbosaGM
🇧🇷BRA·2483
+11 −3 =14
28 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
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Brazil
#5
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#46
in continent
World
#348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Brazil
| 1 | 🇧🇷Follow Rafael LeitaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,588 |
| 2 | 🇧🇷Follow Luis Paulo SupiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇧🇷Follow Alexandr FierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,578 |
| 4 | 🇧🇷Follow Giovanni VescoviTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,549 |
| 5 | 2,544 | |
| 6 | 🇧🇷Follow Andre DiamantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,499 |
| 7 | 🇧🇷Follow Renato R. QuintilianoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,491 |
| 8 | 🇧🇷Follow Yago De Moura SantiagoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,479 |
| 9 | 🇧🇷Follow Diego Rafael Di BerardinoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,465 |
| 10 | 🇧🇷Follow Nathan Felipe FilgueirasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,410 |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
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| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
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| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,718 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 46 | 2,544 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 348 | 2,544 | |