Rudik Makarian (born July 30, 2004 in Alatuman, Georgia) is an Armenian-born Russian chess player.[1] He was awarded the title of International Master in 2019.[2]

Rudik Makarian
CountryRussia (until 2023)
FIDE (since 2023)
Born (2004-07-30) July 30, 2004 (age 19)
Alatuman, Akhalkalaki, Georgia
TitleInternational Master (2019)
FIDE rating2531 (May 2024)
Peak rating2562 (January 2023)

Chess career edit

Makarian won the U-16 World Youth Chess Championship in 2019[3] and the Russian Junior Chess Championship in 2020.[4]

He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021 where he was defeated 1½-½ by Kacper Piorun in the first round.[5]

Top 32 Juniors FIDE February 2024

References edit

  1. ^ "Юноша из села Алатуман покорил шахматный олимп России". JNEWS.ge (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. ^ "Makarian, Rudik". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. ^ "Praggnanandhaa and Polina dominate World Youth 2019". Chess News. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ "Rudik Makarian Wins Russian Junior Championship". Федерация шахмат России. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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