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Melkumyan, David
🇫🇷FIDE 651017628· Male· France· Born in 2012
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David Melkumyan, a 14-year-old French player, is rated 1958 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of French players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +150 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open A (elo p1800). Also played 5 rapid events (including Rapide de la Metropole de Lyon 2025 Open A p1500 Elo) recently.
At junior level, he reached #45, #41 and #52 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1958
Standard
Rpd2025·Blz—
All-time high
1958
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#45 · French players under 14 · of 1,204
Career timeline
9 entries2026
45th French U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1958
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1958
at age 14
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 13
Apr 2025
2024
41st French U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1805
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 12
May 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+367 Elo)
1211 → 1578
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+152
1806 → 1958
Tournaments
11
39 games
Score
23.5/ 3960.3%
20W7D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #14 | 2041 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #20 | 2005 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #33 | 1947 | +20.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #80 | 2052 | +28.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #144 | 2677 | +21.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #258 | 1960 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/8 | #26 | 1822 | -15.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #27 | 2536 | +31.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #178 | 2457 | +10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #331 | 1801 | -1.6 |
Worst Elo result: XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open A (elo p1800) (-15.6 Elo, finished #26).
Most-Played Opponents
vsEnzo Lequang
🇫🇷FRA·2077
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlex Gong
🇫🇷FRA·1876
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMael Bourlois
🇫🇷FRA·1992
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAlban Herve
🇫🇷FRA·1631
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsCharles Caillot
🇫🇷FRA·2020
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#2,000
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#25,904
in continent
World
#35,051
out of 400,000+
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