Stepan Avagyan Memorial International 17 Category RR Tournament - Round 8

The final round of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial concluded with one decisive result and four hard-fought draws.

Samuel Sevian finished the tournament on a high note, defeating Aravindh Chithambaram with the white pieces. Meanwhile, the games Hakobyan–Hovhannisyan, Artemiev–Nihal Sarin, Sargsyan–Donchenko, and Gumularz–Robson all ended in draws after balanced battles.

With the last moves played and the final scores recorded, the tournament came to a close after nine days of intense competition.

Round 9 results:
Aram Hakobyan – Robert Hovhannisyan ½–½
Vladislav Artemiev – Nihal Sarin ½–½
Samuel Sevian – Aravindh Chithambaram 1–0
Shant Sargsyan – Alexander Donchenko ½–½
Szymon Gumularz – Ray Robson 0–1