Varuzhan Akobian
Akobian in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1983 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Armenia (until 2002) United States (since 2002) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2004) |
| FIDE rating | 2549 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2673 (June 2017) |
| Peak ranking | No. 76 (June 2017) |
Varuzhan Akobian (Armenian: Վարուժան Հակոբյան, born 19 November 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-born American chess Grandmaster. Originally from Armenia, he now resides in St. Louis. He played on the bronze medal-winning U.S. team in the 2006 and 2008 Chess Olympiads.