Lessons

With my students, SOCAL Superstates Champion David Gasparyan (on the right) and Dreaming King Open winner (U2100) Seryozha Gasparyan (on the left)

American Chess Academy students David Duryan and David Avagyan

With Armen Ambartsoumian, the founder of the American Chess Academy, and my student, K-12 OPEN champion Mark Torosyan

Arman Mikaelyan has been working at the American Chess Academy as an Advanced Group Coach. He also provides individual lessons, helping his students reach their full potential.

Highlights of Some of His Students' Results

David Gasparyan improved rapidly, going from a 1700 to a 2260 FIDE rating (2127 to 2350 USCF) in just two years. He became the Southern California Super States Champion and didn't lose a single game against Grandmasters at the American Open.

Andrew Guo worked with him for almost three years. At just 13 years old, Andrew earned an International Master norm (2451 rating performance) proving his ability to compete with International Masters and Grandmasters.

Lohit Polisetti (USCF 2183) became the Champion of the San Antonio City Championship, gaining nearly 100 rating points in just a few months.

Ridhi Danduprolu made impressive progress, raising her rating from 1362 to 1920 USCF in one year. She became the Vice Champion of the KCF All-Girls National Championship, and recently took 3rd place at the 2024 KCF National All-Girls.

Veronique Joseph won the Bronze Medal at the 14th Annual World Open Women's Championship.

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