GMMelik

Greetings!

Melikset Khachiyan ( Aka GM Melik is here).

Professional Chess Player ( haven't retired yet !) and Professional Coach since 1990.

FIDE Senior Trainer for Life ,The only Coach in US who holds such unique title .

FIDE Councilor since 2018.

US Women Coach since 2010,and Team Captain since 2014. 

US Senior Champion 2023.

Among my own early coaches was former world champion GM Tigran Petrosian.

Former student GM Levon Aronian says, "...it was Khachiyan who took me as a student and made me a proud grandmaster

Grandmaster Khachiyan's student roster has also included some of the best junior players in the US, including 2010 World Youth Champion IM Steven Zierk, 2012 World Youth Champion GM Kayden Troff .Little later among of  my students added great talents such as A.Hong,C.Yoo,C.Hilby.

Currently working with FM Ruiyang Yan  ( US Women 2022 4 th place, and 2nd place in 2023 US Girls Invitational. 

IM Annie Wang, WY under 16 Champion, 2017, Pan Am Champion ( boys under 20),2019 at age of 17. Runner up for 2018 US Women Championship at age of 16. 2021 US Girls Invitational Champion. 

 IM Vyom Vidyarthi . Winner of PanAm 2022,and NAY 2022. 2 GM norms.

Had raised over 40 NM in US.

Most recent one NM Jasmine Su ( Best at her age 12 in US).

Land multiple US national and state youth champions.

Since 2018 I'm member of FIDE Trainer Commission  https://trainers.fide.com/commission/

Check my website for some updated as well: http://www.gmkhachiyan.com/

Cheers,

GM Melik.