Hrant Melkumyan

Hrant is a 30-year-old Armenian chess player who earned his Grandmaster title in 2008. He took 2nd at the 2006 World Youth Championship under 18 and the 2015 European Rapid Championship. Hrant also won the European Blitz Championship in 2011, the London Chess Classic in 2013 and 2017, and many other open tournaments. He often competes on the Armenian national team, earning a silver medal at the European Team Championship and a bronze medal at the World Team Championship in 2015.