Heartfelt congratulations to Padhya Saumil on his outstanding performance at the 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship! Scoring 5.5/9, his live FIDE rating surpassed 2300, earning him the FM title in the March 2026 rating list.

GM Melik has been coaching him for the past six months, and his hard work shows in the results.

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Registration is OPEN: Fill out the Google Form!

Get your FIDE Trainer Title by attending this official FIDE Trainer Seminar.

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GM Melik Khachiyan was the captain of the US Team at the FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2025, which started on November 18 in Linares, Spain!
More information on the event's website.

Team USA Qualifies for FIDE World Women's Team Championship Quarterfinals

Report by JJ Lang posted on Chess Life Online

Many thanks to Natalinel Green for featuring GM Melik in the October 2025 Coach of the Month article. Read the featured article here, and find out which game is featured as his best game of his career!

Congratulations to Coach GM Melik Khachiyan and the entire 2024 U.S. Women's Olympiad Team, who were named the recipients of the US Chess 2025 Outstanding Team Achievement Award. 

Read the announcement on US Chess' website.