Tatev moved from the Armenia to the L.A area in 2001 at the age of fourteen and since then she has become one of America's top women players. She's also happy to slug it out with the boys. She was the youngest and only female participant in the 2003 U.S. Junior Championship.

Tatev combines an aggressive style with a well-prepared opening repertoire. If you should happen into a line in which she is well versed, like the French, she can play well above her rating. Tatev wins most of her games from tactics, but says that she's proudest of her positional victories.

In her first two tries for the U.S. women's crown, Tatev came close, finishing second in 2005 and tying for third in 2006. At eighteen years old, her future prospects depend on how much time she has for chess during her college years at Cal State Long Beach, where she plans to major in Psychology (Class of 2010).