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Sahakyan, Karen
🇫🇷FIDE 36015601· Male· France· Born in 1996
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Karen Sahakyan, a 30-year-old French player, is rated 1872. He has fluctuated between 1835 and 1905 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon fevrier 2026 Poule E, Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon novembre 2025 Poule D, and Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r1. Also played 27 rapid (including 4eme d'Echecs de Belley A) and 6 blitz events (including Trophee blitz Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes du dimanche 21 decembre 2025) recently. He took a 74-month break between Sep 2016 and Dec 2022. His peak of 1905 was reached at age 29 (Feb 2025).
Current rating
1872
Standard
Rpd1808·Blz1894
All-time high
1905
−33 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 29
Feb 2025 · age 29
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#55,305
#55,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1675 → 1905
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1905
at age 29 · −33 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 28
Jan 2024
2016
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 1676 → returned at 1678
Sep 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1871 → 1872
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
15/ 3148.4%
14W2D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/7 | #7 | 1732 | -32.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClarence Bernard
🇫🇷FRA·1950
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsImad Ouardi
🇫🇷FRA·2115
+5 −7 =0
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMatin Rahnama
🇫🇷FRA·1863
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPierre Roibet
🇫🇷FRA·1766
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsArmin Otari
🇫🇷FRA·1586
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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France
#3,361
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#40,606
in continent
World
#55,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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