Manuel Petrosyan
 Manuel Petrosyan at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1998 |
| Chess career | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2574 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2638 (May 2022) |
Manuel Sureni Petrosyan (Armenian: Մանուէլ Սուրենի Պետրոսյան; born May 6, 1998) is an Armenian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. He won the Armenian Chess Championship in 2022[1] and 2026.[2]
He won the Under-18 World Youth Chess Championship in 2016[3] and finished second in the World Junior Chess Championship of 2017.[4]
In August 2018, he finished second in the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.[5]
He won the Stepan Avagyan Memorial in both 2020 and 2021.[6][7]
On May 31 and June 1 2025, Petrosyan competed in the strongest chess tournament in Nebraska history, an event commemorating of the 50th anniversary of the 1975 U.S. Open.[8][9] Four grandmasters were present at the anniversary event, including Zhou Jiangchao, Karen Grigoryan, Vojtech Plat, and Petrosyan.
References
- ↑ Manuel Petrosyan becomes Armenia chess champion, news.am.
- ↑ {{https://rossaprimavera.ru/news/d7893b82 The Armenian Chess Championship has concluded.], rossaprimavera.ru (in Russian}}
- ↑ "World Youth Chess Championship 2016 O18". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "World Junior under 20 Championship 2017". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Herzog, Heinz. "Riga Technical University Open 2018 - Tournament A". Chess-Results.com.
- ↑ "The Week in Chess 1341". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ Crowther, Mark. "The Week in Chess 1388". theweekinchess.com. The Week in Chess. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Lang, J. J. (2025-06-06). "Nebraska Hall of Fame Tournament Celebrates Past, Present, and Future of Midwest Chess | US Chess.org". new.uschess.org. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ↑ "US Chess MSA - Cross Table for 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1975 US OPEN (Event 202506019522)". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
External links
- Manuel Petrosyan rating card at FIDE
- Manuel Petrosyan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Manuel Petrosyan chess games at 365Chess.com