Aram Hakobyan (chess player) explained

Country:	Armenia
Birth Date:	1 April 2001
Birth Place:	Yerevan, Armenia
Grandmaster (2018)^[1]
Peakrating:	2626 (January 2023)
Fideid:	13306677

Aram Hakobyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

Hakobyan began playing chess at the age of 6. He has won the Armenian Youth Championship for the U10, U12, U14, and U18 sections.^[2]

In December 2013, Hakobyan won the U12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship. He remained undefeated throughout the event, finishing with a final score of 9.5/11.^[3]

In October 2019, Hakobyan won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship.^[4]

In September 2023, Hakobyan won a Chess.com-hosted Titled Tuesday tournament alongside Sergey Drygalov.^[5]

Personal life

He studied management at Webster University and played on their chess team.^{[2] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
2. Web site: ARAM HAKOBYAN.
3. Web site: Armenian prodigy becomes world chess champion. December 28, 2013.
4. Web site: Evgeny Shtembuliak and Polina Shuvalova are World Junior Champions 2019. October 26, 2019. Sagar. Shah.
5. Web site: Warning: To Beat Magnus, Tiebreaks May Be Required. September 27, 2023. Nathaniel. Green.
6. Web site: Webster University wins collegiate chess national championship, SLU and Mizzou finish in top 4. April 2, 2023. Sam. Clancy. Tracy. Hinson.