Haik M. Martirosyan
Armenian chess grandmaster (born 2000)
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Haik Mikaeli Martirosyan (Armenian: Հայկ Միքայելի Մարտիրոսյան; born 14 July 2000) is an Armenian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2017. As of September 2024,[update] he is the highest rated Armenian player.[1]
Haik M. Martirosyan at the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Haik Mikaeli Martirosyan 14 July 2000 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2636 (May 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2708 (November 2023) |
| Ranking | No. 89 (May 2026) |
| Peak ranking | No. 34 (November 2023) |
Career
Martirosyan won the World Youth Chess Championship in the Under 16 category in 2016.[2][3] In 2017 he played for the World team that won the Match of the Millennials in St. Louis, US scoring 4 points from 7 games.[4] In 2018, he won the Armenian Chess Championship[5][6] and played for the Armenian team in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi with a performance rating of 2708.[7] Later in the same year, he also won the Zurich Christmas Open edging out Rasmus Svane, S. L. Narayanan, Dennis Wagner and Andrei Istrățescu.[8] In February 2019, Martirosyan shared first place with Kaido Külaots in the Aeroflot Open, finishing second on tiebreak.[9] Martirosyan entered the Chess World Cup 2021 as the 59th seed. He defeated GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the rapid tiebreaks for round 3, and advanced to round 5 after defeating GM Ante Brkić in round 4. He was eliminated in round five by GM Amin Tabatabaei.
