EP 505- GM Melik Khachiyan on Building a Winning Team and Developing Chess Talent

Podcast: Perpetual Chess Podcast · Ben Johnson

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

GM Melik Khachiyan is a California-based, award-winning chess trainer and the 2023 U.S. Senior Champion. Melik is also the captain of the U.S. Women's Olympiad team, so it was the perfect time to catch up with him following the team's fourth-place finish at the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan. We discussed: Melik's reflections on the Olympiad, including the difficult decisions and psychological challenges of captaining a national team. Why he is optimistic about the future of U.S. women's chess. Stories from OTB encounters with GMs Nakamura, Kamsky and Mickey Adams P...