Krikor Mekhitarian

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (Armenian: Գրիգոր Սևակ Մխիթարեան; born 15 November 1986) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster, streamer, and the current Director of Portuguese Content for Chess.com.

Born to a Brazilian mother and a Lebanese father, both of Armenian descent, he learned to play chess aged seven.

[1] Mekhitarian achieved his Grandmaster title within the space of eight months, securing his first norm at the 26th Brazilian Championships held in 2009, tying for third place with a score of 7.5/11.

His final GM norm came in June 2010, with a 9th-place finish in the International Chess Festival Eforie, held in Romania, where he scored 8/11.

Armenia, which was involved in an armed conflict with the host country, boycotted the event, claiming that its delegation was at risk.