| Lilit Mkrtchian | |
| Country: | Armenia |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| International Master (2003) Woman Grandmaster (1998) | |
| Peakrating: | 2503 (January 2010) |
| Fideid: | 13300601 |
Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenian: Լիլիթ Մկրտչյան; born 9 August 1982) is an Armenian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2003 and 1998 respectively. Mkrtchian is a four-time Armenian women's chess champion.[1]
In 2002, Mkrtchian won the silver medal in the European Individual Women's Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, scoring 8½/11 points. She participated in the Women's European Team Chess Championship 2003 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, helping Armenia to win the gold medal.[2] Mkrtchian took the bronze medal at the 7th European Women's Individual Championship 2006 held in Kuşadası, Turkey, scoring 7½/11 points.[3] In the 2009 edition she tied with Tatiana Kosintseva for first place scoring 8½/11 and took silver after losing the playoff.[4]
In December 2009, she took tenth position in the list of best sportspeople of Armenia in 2009.[5]
In 2013, she came third at the European Women's Individual Championship.[6] In the 2015 Women's World Team Chess Championship in Chengdu (China) Mkrtchian won the individual gold medal on the second board.[7]