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Petrosyan, Armen
IM🇫🇷FIDE 637491· Male· France· Born in 1968
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Armen Petrosyan, a 58-year-old French International Master, is rated 2309 and sitting in the top 1% of French players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, 3eme Open de Marseille - Principal, and 1er Tournoi Open de Toussaint 2025 de Hyeres (-2400). Also played 5 rapid events (including Salon rapide 11 25 Tournoi A) recently. His peak of 2462 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2011, French #41 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 55) and FM in 2007 (age 39).
Current rating
2309
Standard
Rpd2271·Blz2264
All-time high
2462
−153 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 43
Mar 2011 · age 43
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#155 · French players · of 17,591
Career timeline
18 entries2024
6th French 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2369
Jan 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 55 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 54
Oct 2022
2021
99th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2418
Sep 2021
2017
7th French 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2425
Dec 2017
500 career games
at age 49
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
3eme Festival International de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open A p1800 Eloperf 2385 (+76) · 5/7 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
2321 → 2309
Tournaments
12
58 games
Score
38/ 5865.5%
31W14D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJean-Marc DegraeveGM2,504·3eme Festival International de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open A p1800 Elo·R5·+7.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 2385 | +9.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #457 | 2145 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #450 | 2838 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #373 | 2926 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2220 | -7.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #135 | 2863 | +3.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #242 | 2866 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2081 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #603 | 2024 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2280 | +1.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandre Bacrot
🇫🇷FRA·2459
+9 −10 =6
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsMichel Bonnafous
🇫🇷FRA·1897
+17 −1 =5
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsJean-Marc DegraeveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2494
+3 −9 =8
20 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsGlenn C FlearGM
🇬🇧ENG·2334
+5 −5 =10
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRemy DegraeveIM
🇫🇷FRA·2463
+2 −13 =4
19 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
France
#155
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#2,511
in continent
World
#3,789
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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