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Ghazarian, Kirk
GM🇺🇸FIDE 30908604· Male· United States of America· Born in 2006
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Kirk Ghazarian, a 20-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2546 and ranked 2nd among American players under 20, and 333rd worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 46th Annual Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic, 2026 Dreaming King Open, and 2025 December Irvine FIDE Master - Top (1800 and Over). He reached World #341 in Feb 2026.
Awarded GM in 2024 (age 18), IM in 2022 (age 16), and FM in 2021 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #15 in U20, World #20 in U18, World #15 in U16, World #27 in U14, World #15 in U12 and World #15 in U10.
Current rating
2546
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2377
All-time high
2546
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · American players under 20 · of 294
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Peak American rank: #27
at age 20 · rated 2544
Apr 2026
Peak World rank: #341
at age 20 · rated 2544
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2544
at age 20
Feb 2026
15th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2537
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 19
May 2025
2024
20th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2501
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
2511 → 2546
Tournaments
8
49 games
Score
38/ 4977.6%
31W14D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #37 | 2677 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #4 | 3036 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2716 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #32 | 2616 | +8.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #74 | 2561 | +7.3 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #26 | 2574 | +4.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #17 | 2434 | -4.9 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2565 | +7.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#26
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#41
in continent
World
#333
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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