Jermuk, Armenia
June 9-18
2024
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Jermuk resort town will welcome “Jermuk-2024” Round Robin Chess Tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan which is organized under the auspices of Chess Academy of Armenia. The tournament is to take place on 9-18 June, 2024.
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2024-06-18 Arjun Erigaisi of India triumphed as the winner of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial 17th-category RR tournament.
Arjun Erigaisi of India triumphed as the winner of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial 17th-category RR tournament.
He secured the sole victory as the tournament came to a close.
Attendees at the closing ceremony included Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Karen Giloyan, First Deputy Head of Jermuk Community Vardan Sa... Read More
2024-06-18 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 9
Round 9. At the Finish Line – No Changes. Erigaisi – Champion!
Nine days of the captivating Stepan Avagyan Memorial have flown by, and the chess world bids farewell to Jermuk, at least until next year. The early winner, Erigaisi, was already crowned the day before, but even after securing first place, the Indian grandmaster was the last to leave the table, try... Read More
2024-06-17 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 8
Round 8: Witnesses of Erigaisi
The main question of the tournament in Jermuk has been answered: as expected, Erigaisi came, saw, and conquered. Without the slightest deviation from his master plan and without mercy for his opponents. In the 8th round, he defeated Murzin, reached a score of "+4", and secured the victory in the Avagyan Memorial ahead of schedule... Read More
2024-06-16 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 7
Round 7: Erigaisi - early champion? Tabatabaei disagrees!
With two rounds remaining in the Stepan Avagyan Memorial, it seems almost certain who the future winner will be. Tournament Elo favorite Erigaisi secured an easy draw with Deac, maintaining a "+3" score and a lead over his competitors. Neither Sevian nor Tabatabaei managed to win their games. It appears that... Read More
2024-06-15 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 6
Round 6: Erigaisi pulls ahead of competitors
The main news of the day is that Elo's favorite and tournament leader Erigaisi has strengthened his lead over his competitors. After three consecutive draws, the Indian managed to secure his third victory, pulling ahead by a full point. The number of his close pursuers has decreased: Tabatabaei, Sevian, and Deac mai... Read More
2024-06-14 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 5
Round 5: No One Went Beyond Equality
The participants in Jermuk enjoyed the perfectly balanced split of the tournament so much that they decided... not to change anything. Unanimously, they finished all five games of the 5th round in draws. Erigaisi remains in the lead, followed by Tabatabaei, Sevian, Dyach, and Martirosyan, with no one at 50%!
This is a fi... Read More
2024-06-14 The visit of the President of the Armenian Chess Federation to Jermuk
Today, the President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan and the First Vice-President Smbat Lputyan came to the tournament venue to follow the games of the 5th round of the 17th category RR tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan.
It should be noted that the tournament features chess players from abroad and Armenia who have already achieved... Read More
2024-06-13 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 4
Round 4. The Tournament Splits in Half!
Stability is a sign of mastery. For the third time in four starting rounds, the Stepan Avagyan Memorial saw two decisive games. These allowed Tabatabaei and Martirosyan to catch up with Sevian and join the chase after Erigaisi. The latter two drew their game.
The personal encounter between Samvel and Arjun was ea... Read More
2024-06-12 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 3
Round 3. Sevian Takes the Initiative
After the turbulent events of the first two rounds in Jermuk, an inevitable calm followed. Erigaisi couldn’t extend his winning streak, Murzin managed to halt his losing streak, and the only decisive game of the day saw Sevian defeating Martirosyan’s friend.
The Elo favorite’s early successes seemed rather routi... Read More
2024-06-11 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 2
Round 2. First Fork: Erigaisi Up, Murzin Down
When the world’s 4th-ranked player is in the tournament, always expect miracles... Arjun Erigaisi started in Jermuk with two consecutive victories. While his success in the first round was largely predictable, in the second round, he was practically handed the win! How long the Indian’s winning streak will last, we... Read More
2024-06-10 Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 17 Category Tournament ։ Round 1
Round 1: Erigaisi Starts and Wins!
The Stepan Avagyan Memorial has always been distinguished by the full commitment of the players and substantive struggle in all games without exception. The start of the 6th tournament was no exception: exactly half of the games ended decisively – with victories achieved by Erigaisi and Deac!
However, the round was incomplete. ... Read More
2024-06-09 Stepan Avagyan Memorial.Jermuk-2024 International RR 17 Category Tournament Kicked off
The Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament has commenced today in Jermuk.
This year, both the youth and the 17th category RR chess tournaments are taking place simultaneously.
It's worth noting that top chess players from Armenia, the USA, Germany, India, Romania, Russia, and Iran are participating in the 17th category RR tournament.
The youth tournament has around 9... Read More
2024-03-28 Stepan Avagyan Memorial "Jermuk-2024" International Chess Tournament
The Chess Academy of Armenia together with “Jermuk Ashkharh Health Centre” is organizing an International Chess Tournament: Stepan Avagyan Memorial from 9-18 of June, 2024 in Jermuk, Armenia. The tournament is held in a 10-player GM norm round-robin format, in 9 rounds and is a FIDE category 17 event.
Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for... Read More
2023-05-11 The RR tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan is concluded.
The RR tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan is concluded.
GM Samuel Sevian representing the USA took first place with 6 points.
Nodirbek Yakubboev, Amin Tabatabaei, Haik Martirosyan and Robert Hovhannisyan scored 5 points.
With extra indicators, Nodirbek Yakubboev representing Uzbekistan took the 2nd place.
Amin Tabatabaei representing Iran took ... Read More
2023-05-11 "Stepan Avagyan" Memorial: Round 8
The semi-final round of the 16 Category tournament devoted to the memory of Stepan Avagyan was also drawn to a close at Jermuk.
After a persistent battle, all the boards ended in a draw.
Artur Davtyan- Andrey Esipenko
Narayanan S.L. - Nguyen Thai Dai Van
Amin Tabatabaei- Robert Hovhannisyan
Samuel Sevian - Nodirbek Yakubboev
Haik Martirosyan- Svane Fr... Read More
2023-05-10 "Stepan Avagyan" Memorial: Round 7
The 7th round of the 16 Category tournament devoted to the memory of Stepan Avagyan was also drawn to close at Jermuk.
The sole leader of the tournament continues to remain the representative of the USA Samuel Sevian.
As for the results of the 7th round of the tournament:
Haik Martirosyan won over Artur Davtyan and Amin Tabatabaei won over Nodirbek Yakubboev.
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2023-05-09 The visit of the President of the Armenian Chess Federation to Jermuk
Today, the President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan, and the First Vice-President Smbat Lputyan and newly appointed Executive Director Armen Gevorgyan came to the tournament venue to follow the games of the sixth round of the 16th category RR tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan.
It should be noted that the tournament features c... Read More
2023-05-07 "Stepan Avagyan" Memorial: Round 5
Summarizing the 16 Category RR Tournament dedicated to Stepan Avagyan, after the 5th round, the sole leader of the tournament is Samuel Sevian representing USA.
who won against Artur Davtyan, Svane Frederik also played marevlously and won against Narayanan S.L.
The other games ended in a draw
Haik Martirosyan - Amin Tabatabaei
Nodirbek Yakubboev - Andrey Esipen... Read More
2023-05-07 "Stepan Avagyan" Memorial: Round 4
The fourth round took place in an interesting atmosphere, as four out of five games ended in a draw.
Nguyen Thai Dai Van - Nodirbek Yakubboev
Andrey Esipenko - Svane Frederik
Narayanan S.L. - Haik Martirosyan
Amin Tabatabaei - Samuel Sevian
Only Robert Hovhannisyan defeated Artur Davtyan with black pieces.
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2023-05-06 "Stepan Avagyan" Memorial: Round 3
The 16th category RR tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan continues in Jermuk.
As a result of the 3rd round:
Amin Tabatabaei and Nodirbek Yakubboev registered victories over Davtyan Artur and Robert Hovhannisyan, respectively.
Unfortunately, Haik Martirosyan failed to celebrate victory after a persistent struggle and the game ended in a draw a... Read More
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