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So... the winner of Stepan Avagyan 6th Memorial is Aravindh Chithambaram with 6.5 points. In the last round, Aravind showed an excellent performance by defeating Aram Hakobyan. We congratulate him on his well-deserved victory and wish him success in upcoming tournaments. The remaining prize-holding places were distributed as follows: 2.Praggnanandhaa Rames...
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In the 9th round of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament, there were 3 draws and 2 victories. India's Aravindh Chithambaram and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu won their games against Aram Hakobyan and Robert Hovhannisyan, respectively. The games between Benjamin Gledura – Bjerre Jonas Buhl, Dmitrij Kollars – Samuel Sevian, and Nodirbek Yakubboev – Xu Xiangyu ended in d...
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The Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament is nearing its end. It was a successful round for Aravindh Chithambaram, who scored the only victory of the round in his game against Benjamin Gledura.  Robert Hovhannisyan - Aram Hakobyan Samuel Sevian - Nodirbek Yakubboev Bjerre Jonas Buhl - Dmitrij Kollars Xu Xiangyu - Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu - these games all en...
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Let’s summarize Round 7 of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament.   Robert Hovhannisyan scored a victory against Benjamin Gledura.   World No. 7 chess player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won his game against Aram Hakobyan.   Aravindh Chithambaram – Dmitrij Kollars  Bjerre Jonas Buhl – Nodirbek Yakubboev  Xu Xiangyu – Samuel Sevian — these games ended in a ...
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Round 6 of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial was a turning point for Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu.  By defeating Benjamin Gledura, he now tops the tournament standings with 4 points.   Xu Xiangyu - Aram Hakobyan  Robert Hovhannisyan - Dmitrij Kollars  Aravindh Chithambaram - Nodirbek Yakubboev  Bjerre Jonas Buhl - Samuel Sevian These games ended in a draw. ...
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Stepan Avagyan Memorial is becoming more and more exciting! In Round 5, Bjerre Jonas Buhl defeated Xu Xiangyu, while Nodirbek Yakubboev won against Robert Hovhannisyan. Samuel Sevian vs. Aravindh Chithambaram, Dmitrij Kollars vs. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and Benjamin Gledura vs. Aram Hakobyan all ended in a draw.  Despite the draw, Aravindh Chithambar...
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At the end of the 4th round of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament we have the following results: The game between Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Nodirbek Yakubboev ended with a victory for Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. The game between Aravindh Chithambaram and Bjerre Jonas Buhl ended with a victory for Aravindh Chithambaram. Xu Xiangyu-Benjamin Gledura Ar...
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At the end of Round 3 of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament, we have the following results: The game between Xu Xiangyu and Aravindh Chithambaram ended in a victory for the latter. The game between Aram Hakobyan and Nodirbek Yakubboev concluded with a win for Aram Hakobyan. Benjamin Gledura defeated Dmitrij Kollars in their match. The matches Robert Ho...
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The 2nd round of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament has concluded. All games ended in draws. Today's pairings were:      Xu Xiangyu – Dmitrij Kollars  Benjamin Gledura – Nodirbek Yakubboev  Aram Hakobyan – Samuel Sevian  Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa – Jonas Buhl Bjerre  Robert Hovhannisyan – Aravindh Chithambaram At the end of round 2, Chinese g...
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Let’s summarize the first day of the tournament: The game between Xu Xiangyu and Robert Hovhannisyan ended in a victory for Xu Xiangyu. The remaining games- Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu vs. Aravindh Chithambaram, Aram Hakobyan vs. Bjerre Jonas Buhl, Benjamin Gledura vs. Samuel Sevian, Dmitrij Kollars vs. Nodirbek Yakubboev -all ended in draws. The comp...
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On May 28, the opening ceremony of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament was held at the “Jermuk Ashkharh” Health Center in Jermuk. The event honored the life and legacy of Stepan Avagyan — a true chess lover, former president of the Vayots Dzor Chess Federation, and former director of the health center. A special documentary film, “A Bright Legacy,” was shown ...
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From May 28 to June 6, the annual Stepan Avagyan Memorial will be held in the town of Jermuk, organized by the Chess Academy of Armenia. 10 grandmasters from various countries will take part in the tournament. The participants are: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (IND) Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) Samuel Sevian (USA) Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) Benjamin Gledur...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia together with “Jermuk Ashkharh Health Centre” is organizing an International Chess Tournament: Stepan Avagyan Memorial from May 28 to June 6, 2025 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 mi...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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After the 2nd round of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial tournament, the standings are as follows: Samuel Sevian, representing the USA, celebrated a brilliant victory over Andrey Esipenko, representing FIDE, with black pieces. In a tense battle, Robert Hovhannisyan also won against Svane Frederik. A draw was recorded on the following boards. Davtyan Artur - Nodirbek ...
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The first round of the 16 Category RR Tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan took place today in Jermuk. The first round was quite a fascinating one. The tournament started successfully with Samuel Sevian representing the USA, Narayanan S. L. representing India and Andrey Esipenko representing FIDE, who celebrated victories over Nguyen Thai Dai Van, A...
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The opening ceremony of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial International RR 16 Category Tournament has been launched at Jermuk Ashxarh Hotel. The first vice-president of the Armenian Chess Federation, founder-president of the Chess Academy of Armenia Smbat Lputyan,  the director of Jermuk Ashkharh Health Center, and representatives of Jermuk Municipality were present at the ...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing an International Chess Tournament Stepan Avagyan Memorial from 2-12 of May, 2023 in Jermuk, Armenia. The tournament is held in a 10-player GM norm round-robin format, in 9 rounds and is a FIDE category 16 event. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game (with 30 seconds increment...
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The 16th category International RR tournament devoted to the memory of Stepan Avagyan is drawn to a close, full of emotions and vivid memories. The tournament table after the 9th round is as follows: The sole winner of the tournament is the representative of Iran - Amin Tabatabaei. Hayk Martirosyan (Armenia) took the second place and Shant Sargsyan (A...
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In Jermuk, the ninth and final round of the 16th category RR tournament honoring Stepan Avagyan is drawing to a close. The tournament table before the final round is as follows: Shant Sargsyan (Armenia) and Amin Tabatabaei (Iran) equally share the 1st and 2nd places with 5 points each. Haik Martirosyan (Armenia) and Alexander Donchenko (Germany) equally...
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Today the 5th round of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial tournament took place in Jermuk. Based on a persistent struggle the results are as follows:  Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (Armenia) triumphed over Manuel Petrosyan (Armenia), and Donchenko Alexander (Germany) triumphed over Mamikon Gharibyan (Armenia)․  Hayk Martirosyan (Armenia) and Amin Tabatabaei (Iran), Shant ...
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Today, the President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan, and the First Vice-President Smbat Lputyan, came to follow the games of the third round of the 16th 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 great success ...
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The 16th category Round Robin Tournament dedicated to Stepan Avagyan's memory began today in Jermuk. The first round was a fascinating battle. Nihal Sarin and Alexander Donchenko, India's and Germany's two strongest young chess players, successfully launched the event. Nihal Sarin triumphed against Manuel Petrosyan (Armenia's current champion), while Alexander Donc...
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The opening ceremony of Stepan Avagyan Memorial has been launched at Jermuk Ashxarh hotel.The first vice-president of Armenian Chess Federation, founder-president of Chess Academy of Armenia Smbat Lputyan,  the director of Jermuk Ashxarh hotel and representatives of Jermuk Municipality were present at the ceremony.  Smbat Lputyan mentioned that this is the third year...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing an International Chess Tournament Stepan Avagyan Memorial from 19-28 of June, 2022 in Jermuk, Armenia. The tournament is held in a 10-player GM norm round-robin format, in 9 rounds and is a FIDE category 16 event. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game (with 30 seconds increme...
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Thus, let's summarize Stepan Avagyan Memorial. Jermuk 2021, where 10 of the strongest young Armenian chess players took part and showed beautiful and interesting games. After 9 days Manuel Petrosyan celebrated a confident victory, respectively Shant Sargsyan, Aram Hakobyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Tigran Harutyunyan took the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th places. Chess A...
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The second round of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial took place in Jermuk Ashkharh. 4 of 5 games ended in a draw.  President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan and Vice President Smbat Lputyan come to Jermuk to follow the games and wish good luck to all chess players. ...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing an International Chess Tournament Stepan Avagyan Memorial from the 4th to the 14th of June, 2021 in Jermuk, Armenia. The tournament is held in a 10-player round-robin format and is a FIDE category 15 event with an average Elo of 2603.   Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 15 minutes for the rest of the gam...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing “Jermuk – 2021” Chess Tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan. The tournament will be held on 4-14 July, 2021, in Jermuk resort town. It is held in a 10-player Round-Robin system with 9 rounds. The tournament is a FIDE 15th category event with the average rating of 2602.4. Time control: 90 minutes for the firs...
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Thus, let's summarize Stepan Avagyan Memorial. Jermuk 2020. Despite all the difficulties, we successfully organized such a strong tournament, where 10 of the strongest young Armenian chess players took part and showed beautiful and interesting games. After 9 days Manuel Petrosyan celebrated a confident victory, respectively Hayk Martirosyan, Shant Sargsyan, and Tigran...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing “Jermuk – 2020” Chess Tournament dedicated to the memory of Stepan Avagyan. The tournament will be held on 7-15 July, 2020, in Jermuk resort town. It is held in a 10-player round-robin system with 9 rounds. The tournament is a FIDE 10th category event with the average rating of 2499.4. Time control: 90 minutes for the firs...
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