Krikor Mekhitarian

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Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian 2008.jpg
Krikor Mekhitarian, 2008
Association BrazilBrazil Brazil
Born November 15, 1986
Sao Paulo
title International Master (2006)
Grand Master (2010)
Current  Elo rating 2554 (September 2020)
Best Elo rating 2589 (July 2015)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (born November 15, 1986 in São Paulo ) is a Brazilian chess player .

Mekhitarian is descended from Armenian parents. His mother was born in Brazil and his father in Lebanon . Mekhitarian attended an Armenian school in his native São Paulo. He learned chess from his father at the age of 7. He won the Brazilian championship twice: in 2012 and 2015. He played for Brazil in four Chess Olympiads : 2010 to 2014 and 2018 .

At the Chess World Cup 2019 in Khanty-Mansiysk , he failed in the first round to Dmitri Andreikin .

In 2006 he was awarded the title of International Master (IM). The title of Grand Master (GM) was awarded to him in 2010.

Elo development

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ News. On January 4, 2013, Fighting spirit plays a crucial role in Armenian chess players' victories- Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian, accessed July 11, 2020
  2. ↑ Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: fide.com (period since 2001), olimpbase.org (period 1971 to 2001)
personal data
SURNAME Mekhitarian, Krikor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian chess player
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH São Paulo