Arman Mikaelyan

Arman Mikaelyan (; born 25 November 1996) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.

Career In 2011, he became the Vice-champion of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad. Arman Mikaelyan won silver medal in Armenian Chess Championship in 2015. In August 2019, he finished third in the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament. He tied for first place at the World Open in 2022.

In 2015, Arman Mikaelyan was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title two years later.

Achievements

Six time Armenian youth medalist (in 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

2009: Champion (U-14), Vice-champion (U-16) "Jermuk-2009" International Open Chess Tournament Under-16

2010: Tied for 3rd place at the European Youth Chess Championship

2011: Vice-champion of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad

2014: 3rd place at the 75th Armenian Ch. The 1st League 2014: 3rd place at the Armenian Club Championship 2015: Vice-champion of the Highest League of Armenia

2016: Bronze medal at the Nana Aleksandria Cup 2017: Bronze medal at the 2nd Yerevan Open 2019: Bronze medal at the Riga Technical University Open 2019: Bronze medal at the 4° International Festival Roma Città Aperta 2021: Tied for 1st place at the Yerevan Open 2022: Winner of the Lone Star Open 2022: 3rd place at the 14th Foxwoods Open 2022: Tied for 1st place at the World Open 2022: Winner of the 27th annual Pacific Coast Open 2022: Winner of the Hollywood Chess GM Norm Classic 2022: Winner of the Las Vegas Open 2022: Tied for 2nd place at the North American Open 2023: Winner of the 1000GM LA GM Norm Invitational 2023: 2nd place at the Western Class 2023: Tied for 2nd place at the World Open 2023: Winner of the 28th annual Pacific Coast Open 2023: Winner of the Las Vegas Open 2023: Winner of the Los Angeles Open 2023: Winner of the 58th American Open 2024: Tied for 1st place at the Western Class 2024: 2nd place at the 33rd Annual Chicago Open 2024: Tied for 1st place at the 1000GM Super Swiss