Kirk Ghazarian Explained

Country:United States
Birth Place:Irvine, California
International Master (2022)
Peakrating:2490 (August 2024)
Fideid:30908604

Kirk Vagho Ghazarian is an American chess player.

Chess career

In June 2020, he finished second at the Pan-Armenian Chess Tournament.[1]

In January 2023, he was named to the All-America Chess Team.[2]

In February 2023, he finished tied for second place at the Rochefort Chess Festival Masters 2023, and secured the runner-up position ahead of Harsha Bharathakoti, Momchil Nikolov, and Peio Duboue due to better tiebreaks.[3]

He qualified to play at the Chess World Cup 2023, but was unable to attend the event and was replaced by Gianmarco Leiva.[4]

In January 2024, he earned his final GM norm by defeating Miklos Galyas at the NYC Chess Norms event.[5] He will be awarded the Grandmaster title once his rating surpasses 2500.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Pan-Armenian Chess Tournament Triumphally Concludes with Online Ceremony. June 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: 2023 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced. January 5, 2023.
  3. Web site: Diptayan Ghosh wins 21st Rochefort Chess Festival Masters 2023, Harsha Bharathakoti third. February 20, 2023. Shahid. Ahmed.
  4. Web site: Mr. President, SeƱor Presidente! Three Americans Qualify for World Cup. May 31, 2023. Max. Lu.
  5. Web site: NYC Norms: Ghazarian and Hardaway Lead Quartet of MLK Weekend Norm Earners. January 19, 2024. JJ. Lang.