Armen Grigoryan (Armen007): The Unstoppable Chess Marathoner
Who Is Armen Grigoryan?
Armen Grigoryan, known to his online rivals as Armen007, is one of the most durable figures in online chess. With more than 71,000 rated games analyzed, he has built a legacy on volume, grit, and an endless appetite for competition. Although his preferred time control is Rapid chess, his true home has been the Blitz board, where he has played over 48,000 games and climbed to a peak rating of 2438. He has also reached 2313 in Bullet and a Rapid peak of 2455 (2026-09-20), proving he can thrive at almost any speed.
The Blitz Grind
Armen's Blitz journey is a story of relentless progress. From his early skirmishes in 2011 to his current form in 2026, he has faced thousands of opponents and survived dizzying rating swings. The chart below traces his rise through the Blitz ranks.
Opening Identity
Armen is a creature of habit in the opening. As Black, he has played the Caro-Kann Defense more than 7,900 times in Blitz, and he frequently enters the King's Indian Defense against 1.d4. With White, he favors 1.d4 and regularly reaches structures from the Queen's Gambit Declined, along with a steady diet of the Australian Defense and London System setups. His Rapid results are especially sharp in the King's Indian Defense, where he has scored 75 percent. An overview of his results across openings is available here:
.Rivalries That Built Him
Every marathoner needs rivals, and Armen has them in abundance. No player has faced him more than cojle, who has played Armen 103 times. cojle leads the series with 61 wins, but Armen has taken 37 victories and 5 draws. The toughest test of all is Milan Franic, who has beaten Armen 66 times while losing only 10. Yet Armen never refuses the rematch, and that stubbornness is part of his charm.
Resilience and Madness
Armen's numbers are full of extremes. His longest winning streak is 23 games, an impressive burst of form. His longest losing streak is 48 games, a brutal stretch that would have driven most players away. He came back from that slump and is now enjoying a 7 game winning streak. His comeback rate sits at 85.82 percent, and even after losing a piece he still wins about 41 percent of the time. He also plays his best chess around 3 a.m., which may make him the ultimate night owl of the chess server.