Makarian, Arian

Arian Makarian, a 20-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1903 — just 5 short of his peak of 1908 (Sep 2025, age 19). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 9 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tehran Men's Chess League 1404 Round 6-9, Tehran Men's Chess League 1404 Round 3-5, and Tehran Men's Chess League 1404 Round 1-2. Also played 19 rapid (including The Aftab Alborz Cup Father's Day Grand Prize, 13 Dey 1404) and 14 blitz events (including IRCF Blitz 11 Dey 1404) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2022–2024).

At junior level, he reached #44, #31, #35, #59, #33 and #79 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.