| Haik M. Martirosyan | |
|---|---|
 Haik M. Martirosyan at the FIDE Grand Swiss Tourmament 2023 | |
| Full name | Haik Mikaeli Martirosyan |
| Country | Armenia |
| Born | (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 24) Byuravan, Ararat province |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2656 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2708 (November 2023) |
| Ranking | No. 70 (December 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 34 (November 2023) |
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, he is the highest rated Armenian player.
Career
Martirosyan won the World Youth Chess Championship in the Under 16 category in 2016. 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. In 2018, he won the Armenian Chess Championship and played for the Armenian team in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi with a performance rating of 2708. Later in the same year, he also won the Zurich Christmas Open edging out Rasmus Svane, S. L. Narayanan, Dennis Wagner and Andrei Istrățescu. In February 2019, Martirosyan shared first place with Kaido Külaots in the Aeroflot Open, finishing second on tiebreak. 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.
References
- "Martirosyan, Haik M. FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "World Youth Chess Championship 2016 O16". chess-results.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Armenian Teens Become World Chess Champions". Asbarez.com. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "The World Team wins the Match of the Millennials". FIDE. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- 78th "Armenian Ch. The Highest League". chess-results.com.
- "Hayk Martirosyan, Armenia's Chess Champion". haydzayn.com. 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- Schulz, André (2 January 2019). "Zurich: Haik Martirosyan tops five-way tie". ChessBase.
- "Kaido Kulaots Wins Main Tournament of Aeroflot Open 2019". Russian Chess Federation. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
External links
- Haik M. Martirosyan rating card at FIDE
- Haik M. Martirosyan player profile at Chess.com
- Haik M. Martirosyan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Haik M Martirosyan chess games at 365Chess.com
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