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Babayan, Gagik
🇺🇸FIDE 30924910· Male· United States of America· Born in 1946
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Gagik Babayan, a 80-year-old American player, is rated 1750. He has fluctuated between 1703 and 1767 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 5-7, 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-4, and 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 4-7. Also played 1 rapid (including 2nd Spy's Mate Rapid - Under 1800) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Spring Splash Blitz - Under 1800) recently. He took a 43-month break between Apr 2020 and Dec 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1853 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2016).
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1762·Blz1718
All-time high
1853
−103 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 70
Mar 2016 · age 70
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
13th American 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1728
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1694
Apr 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1704 → 1789
Apr 2019
100 career games
at age 73
Jan 2019
2017
19th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1797
Oct 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1757 → 1750
Tournaments
9
32 games
Score
16/ 3250.0%
15W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #13 | 1777 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2565 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1775 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 1906 | +18.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1808 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #12 | 1655 | -10.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #10 | 1615 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #22 | 1733 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #12 | 1685 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Chan
🇺🇸USA·1553
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNick Casares
🇺🇸USA
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFrederic Dutter
🇺🇸USA·1785
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSamuel Agdamag
🇺🇸USA·1530
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#2,751
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#10,894
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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