Rudik Makarian

Rudik Makarian
Personal information
BornRudik Yurikovich Makarian
(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004
Alatumani, Akhalkalaki, Georgia
Chess career
Country
  • Russia (until 2022)
  • FIDE (since 2022)
TitleGrandmaster (2025)
FIDE rating2524 (December 2025)
Peak rating2562 (January 2023)

Rudik Yurikovich Makarian (Russian: Рудик Юрикович Макарян; born 30 July 2004) is a Russian chess grandmaster.[1][2]

Chess career

Makarian was born on 30 July 2004 in the village of Alatumani in the municipality of Akhalkalaki, Georgia.[3]

He won the U-16 World Youth Chess Championship in 2019[4] and the Russian Junior Chess Championship in 2020.[5]

He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021 where he was defeated 1½-½ by Kacper Piorun in the first round.[6]

Top 32 Juniors FIDE February 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Юноша из села Алатуман покорил шахматный олимп России". JNEWS.ge (in Russian). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Makarian, Rudik". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Рудик Макарян" (in Russian). Chess Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Praggnanandhaa and Polina dominate World Youth 2019". Chess News. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Rudik Makarian Wins Russian Junior Championship". Федерация шахмат России. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.