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Haik Martirosyan

Haik Martirosyan
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World rank
No. 54 (October 2026)
Rating
2661 (−3 this month)
Peak rating
2708 (November 2023)
Title
Grandmaster (2017)
Federation
Armenia
Born
July 14, 2000, Byuravan, Armenia (age 26)
FIDE ID
13306553

An Armenian grandmaster and former youth champion, winning two European under-12 titles and the 2016 World Under-16 Championship. He became a grandmaster in 2017 and won the Armenian championship in 2018.

He took bronze at the 2022 World Blitz Championship, and reached a peak of 2708 in November 2023. At the 2024 Olympiad he played board one for Armenia.

In March 2026 he won the Agzamov Memorial in Tashkent unbeaten, on tiebreak.

Career highlights

  • Bronze at the 2022 World Blitz Championship
  • Won the 2026 Agzamov Memorial, unbeaten
  • 2016 World Under-16 Champion
  • 2018 Armenian Champion
  • Peak rating 2708 (November 2023)

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.