Tatev Abrahamyan

Tatev enters the U.S. Women’s Championship coming off the best result of her career – first place by a full point in the Budapest One Week 2025 August GM norm invitational tournament. Her performance was not only good for her first Grandmaster norm but also earned her the International Master title. Tatev made her third and final norm to become an IM eleven years ago, but it was only in Budapest that she completed the other requirement for the title – raising her FIDE rating over 2400.

Budapest was but the highlight of what has proven to be a highly successful year to date for Abrahamyan. She has seen her FIDE rating rise by over 100 points in 2025 and is currently the 37th rated woman in the world at 2406.

Tatev finished second or tied for second in 2004, 2010, 2011, 2014 (losing a playoff for first), 2016 and the 2019 U.S. Women’s Championships. Will 2025 be the year she wins it all?

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