FM David Zakarian Full name David Zakarian Born 1979 (age 47) Place of birth Federation Armenia Profiles # World Ranking 2305 Classical 2279 Rapid 2260 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation (11 games) French Defense: Chigorin Variation (9 games) French Defense: Knight Variation, Wing Gambit (9 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (6 games) Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (5 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (11 games) Nimzowitsch Defense Declined: Williams Variation (8 games) Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (7 games) English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (4 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (4 games) Games Players Result Moves Year David Zakarian (2300) Max N Turner (2271) 1-0 36 2026 Richard A Bates (2297) David Zakarian (2300) ½-½ 41 2026 David Zakarian (2286) Nicholas Pert (2536) 1-0 66 2025 David Zakarian (2570) Hrayr Hovhannisyan (2393) 1-0 32 2025 David Zakarian (2552) Ilan Schnaider (2902) 1-0 44 2025 David Zakarian (2522) Aljoscha Feuerstack (2666) 1-0 69 2025 David Zakarian (2502) Kaan Ozcan (2641) 1-0 30 2025 David Zakarian (2277) Tom O'Gorman (2257) 0-1 60 2025 David Zakarian (2277) Ilja Schneider (2429) 0-1 53 2025 David Zakarian (2277) Marco Gallana (2232) 0-1 38 2025 Show All Games