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Harutyunyan, Axel
🇧🇪FIDE 235474· Male· Belgium· Born in 1995
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Axel Harutyunyan, a 31-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2001 — just 16 short of his peak of 2017 (Jul 2019, age 24). He has fluctuated between 1937 and 2003 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 2 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23, #13 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd1980·Blz1972
All-time high
2017
−16 pts below
Jul 2019 · age 24
Jul 2019 · age 24
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,349
#27,349 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Jun 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 30
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Jan 2025
2023
95th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 1996
Mar 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Oct 2021
2019
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1990 → 2001
Tournaments
14
40 games
Score
24.5/ 4061.3%
23W3D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/3 | #32 | 2046 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #9 | 2177 | +31.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2558 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2749 | +20.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1131 | 1239 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #122 | 2689 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1347 | 1062 | -12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1115 | 1448 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1440 | 977 | -14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #967 | 1209 | -9.6 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi B (-25.8 Elo, finished #13).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJelle Pepermans
🇧🇪BEL·1879
+17 −3 =2
22 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMohamed Mechkor
🇧🇪BEL·1808
+9 −4 =2
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsNicolae Atanasiu
🇧🇪BEL·1822
+9 −3 =1
13 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsFrank Deneyer
🇧🇪BEL·1869
+10 −0 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsArman SarkisianCM
🇧🇪BEL·2163
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#353
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#20,211
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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