| Date |
Event |
Score |
Location |
Notes |
| 2017 |
Spring Chess Classic |
6/9 |
Saint Louis, MO |
Champion |
| 2017 |
US Championship |
6.5/11 |
Saint Louis, MO |
3rd Place |
| 2017 |
Pro Chess League |
3/4 |
Saint Louis, MO |
Champion with Saint Louis Arch Bishops |
| 2017 |
Gibraltar Open |
7/10 |
Gibraltar, UK |
3rd Place |
| 2016 |
Chicago Open |
7/9 |
Wheeling, IL |
2nd Place |
| 2015 |
World Open |
6.5/9 |
Arlington, VA |
2nd Place |
| 2014 |
US Chess League |
4/4 |
St. Louis, MO |
Champion |
| 2014 |
Temecula Fall Open |
6/6 |
Temecula, CA |
Champion |
| 2014 |
Castle Grand Prix |
4/5 |
Atlanta, GA |
Champion |
| 2014 |
US Chess Championship |
7/11 |
St. Louis, MO |
2nd Place |
| 2014 |
UT Dallas Spring FIDE Open |
7/9 |
Dallas, TX |
1st Place |
| 2013 |
North American Open |
6.5/9 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1st Place |
| 2013 |
World Team Championship |
4/6 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Individual Gold Medal |
| 2013 |
World Open |
6.5/9 |
Arlington, VA |
Champion |
| 2013 |
National Open |
5/6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1st Place |
| 2013 |
9th Pan American Team Championship |
3/5 |
Campinas, Brazil |
Gold Medal |
| 2012 |
US Chess League |
4.5/6 |
Seattle, WA |
Champion |
| 2012 |
40th Chess Olympiad |
3.5/6 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
4th Place |
| 2012 |
US Chess Championship |
6.5/11 |
St. Louis, MO |
4th Place |
| 2011 |
North American Open |
5.5/7 |
Las Vegas, NV |
2nd Place |
| 2011 |
American Open |
7/8 |
Orange, CA |
Champion |
| 2011 |
Southern California Open |
5.5/6 |
San Diego, CA |
Champion |
| 2011 |
National Open |
5/6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Champion |
| 2010 |
North American Open |
5.5/7 |
Las Vegas, NV |
3rd Place |
| 2010 |
US Open |
7.5/9 |
Irvine, CA |
2nd Place |
| 2010 |
Castle Grand Prix |
4.5/5 |
Atlanta, GA |
Champion |
| 2010 |
World Team Championship |
4.5/8 |
Bursa, Turkey |
Silver Medal |
| 2009 |
North American Open |
5.5/7 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Champion |
| 2009 |
World Open |
6.5/9 |
Philadelphia, PA |
2nd Place |
| 2009 |
National Open |
5/6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Champion |
| 2009 |
Chicago Open |
5/7 |
Chicago, IL |
3rd Place |
| 2009 |
US Championship |
6/9 |
St Louis, MO |
4th Place – Qualified for World Cup |
| 2009 |
Gibtelcom Masters |
7.5/10 |
Gibraltar, UK |
3rd Place |
| 2008 |
Carlos Torre Memorial |
5/8 |
Merida, Mexico |
3rd Place |
| 2008 |
38th Chess Olympiad |
4/6 |
Dresden, Germany |
Bronze Medal with USA Team |
| 2008 |
2nd Spice Cup |
5.5/9 |
Lubbock, TX |
1st place |
| 2008 |
Montreal Invitational |
5.5/9 |
Montreal, Canada |
2nd Place |
| 2008 |
Chicago Open |
5.5/7 |
Chicago, IL |
Champion |
| 2008 |
Doeberl Cup |
7.5/9 |
Canberra, Australia |
Champion |
| 2007 |
Miami Open |
6.5/9 |
Miami, FL |
1st Place |
| 2007 |
World Open |
6.5/9 |
Philadelphia,PA |
Champion |
| 2007 |
Absolute Americas Continental Chess Championship |
8/11 |
Cali, Colombia |
1st Place – qualified for World Cup |
| 2007 |
2nd Chess Festival |
6.5/9 |
Ciudad-Real, Spain |
Draw versus former World Champion GM Anatoly Karpov |
| 2007 |
Morelia Open |
5.5/7 |
Morelia, Mexico |
2nd Place |
| 2006 |
GMA Cup |
6.5/9 |
Manila, Philippines |
3rd Place |
| 2006 |
GM Slugfest |
4/6 |
Seattle, WA |
2nd Place |
| 2006 |
Las Vegas International Festival |
5/6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1st Place |
| 2006 |
2nd San Marino Open |
7.5/9 |
San Marino |
1st place, wins vs GMs Tiviakov 2669,Areshchenko 2660,Torre 2543: 2800 Fide Rating Performance |
| 2006 |
37th Chess Olympiad |
4.5/7 |
Turino, Italy |
Bronze Medal with USA team |
| 2006 |
Foxwoods Open |
6/9 |
Ledyard, CT |
3rd Place |
| 2005 |
Continental Championship |
7.5/11 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Broke 2600 FIDE |
| 2005 |
Alajuela Open |
8/9 |
Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Champion |
| 2005 |
Glendale Open Blitz Champion! |
9.5/10 |
Glendale, CA |
Champion – Defeated GM Bareev (FIDE 2688) – Former 4th rated player in the world in 2003 behind Kasparov, Kramnik, and Anand |
| 2005 |
World Open |
7/9 |
Philadelphia, PA |
2nd place |
| 2005 |
National Open |
4.5/6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
2nd Place |
| 2005 |
National Open (Blitz) |
12.5/14 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1st Place |
| 2005 |
8th L.A Masters |
3.5/4 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place |
| 2005 |
7th L.A Masters |
3.5/4 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place |
| 2005 |
6th L.A Masters |
3/4 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place |
| 2005 |
Chicago Spring Invitational |
8/11 |
Chicago, IL |
1st Place |
| 2005 |
2nd L.A Masters Los Angeles |
3.5/4 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place |
| 2004 |
North American Open |
5/6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1st Place |
| 2004 |
World Open |
7.5/9 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Champion |
| 2004 |
Pacific Coast Open |
4.5/6 |
Agoura Hills, CA |
1st Place |
| 2004 |
National Open |
5.6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1st Place |
| 2004 |
Chicago Open |
5.5/7 |
Chicago, IL |
2st Place |
| 2004 |
Foxwoods Open |
6.5/9 |
Ledyard,CT |
2nd Place |
| 2003 |
American Open |
6/8 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place |
| 2003 |
Gufeld Memorial Blitz |
8/9 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Champion – 2.5 points ahead of 2nd place |
| 2003 |
Gufeld Memorial |
6.5/9 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place – Final GM Norm |
| 2003 |
Los Angeles Open (Blitz) |
10/10 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place |
| 2003 |
US Junior’s Championship |
8/9 |
Miami, FL |
Champion – 2 points ahead of the second place |
| 2003 |
Continental International |
7/10 |
Stratton Mountain, VT |
2nd Place |
| 2002 |
World Open |
7/9 |
Philadelphia, PA |
1st Place |
| 2002 |
Imre Konig Memorial (GM Invitational) |
5.5/9 |
San Francisco, CA |
Champion – 2nd GM Norm, wins vs GMs Wojtkiewicz, Shulman, Browne and Nakamura |
| 2002 |
Foothills Open |
4.5/5 |
Pasadena, CA |
1st Place |
| 2002 |
Western Class Championship |
5.5/7 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place |
| 2001 |
John Rowell Invitational IM Norm Tournament |
6.5/9 |
Century City, CA |
Champion |
| 2001 |
U.S. Amateur Team Championship |
5.5/6 |
Los Angeles, CA |
1st Place |
| 2001 |
California State Chess Championship |
4.5/7 |
Century City, CA |
2nd Place |
| 2000 |
King’s Cup |
6.5/9 |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
2nd Place – final IM norm (age 16) |
| 2000 |
Yerevan Rapid Chess Open |
7.5/9 |
Yerevan, Armenia |
1st Place |
| 1999 |
European Youth Chess Championship |
6.5/9 |
Litohoro,Greece |
Bronze Medal |
| 1999 |
Armenian Junior Chess Championship |
7/9 |
Yerevan, Armenia |
1st Place |
| 1998 |
World Children’s Team Chess Olympiad |
6.5/9 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Gold Medal |
| 1998 |
Armenian Junior Chess Championship |
7/9 |
Yerevan, Armenia |
1st Place |
| 1997 |
Kasparov Cup |
6.5/9 |
Moscow, Russia |
2nd Place |
| 1996 |
European Youth Chess Championship |
6.5/9 |
Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia |
4th Place |
| 1995 |
World Rapid Chess Championship |
6.5/9 |
Paris, France |
Bronze Medal |
| 1995 |
Armenian Junior Chess Championship |
7.5/9 |
Yerevan, Armenia |
1st Place |
| 1994 |
European Youth Chess Championship |
6.5/9 |
Baile Herculane, Romania |
4th Place |
| 1993 |
World Juniors Chess Championship |
7.5/11 |
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
8th Place |
| 1993 |
Armenian Junior Chess Championship |
7/9 |
Yerevan, Armenia |
1st Place |
