Melikset Khachiyan

Melikset Khachiyan is an Armenian-American grandmaster originally from Baku, Azerbaijan. Khachiyan later moved to Armenia and represented the Armenian National Team at the 1996 Chess Olympiad and 1997 World Team Championship. In 2001, Khachiyan immigrated to the United States before earning the Grandmaster title in 2005. Along with his many tournament victories, Khachiyan has also served as a longtime trainer–he was the first coach of Levon Aronian, who he trained from 1990-1997, and has had a number of successful students in the United States. Additionally, Khachiyan has coached the U.S. Women’s National Team since 2010.