Kirk Ghazarian | |
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Country | United States |
Born | 2006 (age 17–18) Irvine, California |
Title | International Master (2022) |
FIDE rating | 2480 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2480 (July 2024) |
Kirk Vagho Ghazarian is an American chess player.
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.
Kirk Ghazarian | |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Born | 2006 (age 17–18) Irvine, California |
Title | International Master (2022) |
FIDE rating | 2480 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2480 (July 2024) |
Kirk Vagho Ghazarian is an American chess player.
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.