Aram Hakobyan is an Armenian

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grandmaster.

Chess career

Hakobyan began playing chess at the age of 6. He has won the Armenian Youth Championship for the U10, U12, U14, and U18 sections. In December 2013, Hakobyan won the U12 section of the

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. He remained undefeated throughout the event, finishing with a final score of 9.5/11. In October 2019, Hakobyan won the bronze medal in the

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. In September 2023, Hakobyan won a

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-hosted Titled Tuesday tournament alongside Sergey Drygalov.

Personal life

He studied management at

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and played on their chess team.

References

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