The 76th Armenian Championship will take place from January 12 to January 23 in the capital city of Yerevan. It features 12 of the greatest Armenian chess minds battling it out Round Robin style in 11 rounds with time control of 90’/40+30’+30″ per move. 9 of the competitors are GMs and 2 are IMs. 5 of the players are 2600 ELO and above. The top seed is GM Tigran Petrosian (2625).
Live games will be daily online with computer analysis by Stockfish, Komodo, and Houdini in the broadcast section of Chessdom.com
Replay the 2015 Armenian Championship
2016 Participant’s List by ELO
| Name | FED | RTG | |
| GM | Petrosian Tigran L. | ARM | 2625 |
| GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | ARM | 2624 |
| GM | Pashikian Arman | ARM | 2606 |
| GM | Ter-Sahakyan Samvel | ARM | 2604 |
| GM | Grigoryan Karen H. | ARM | 2602 |
| GM | Andriasian Zaven | ARM | 2594 |
| GM | Gabuzyan Hovhannes | ARM | 2585 |
| GM | Hayrapetyan Hovik | ARM | 2489 |
| IM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2466 |
| GM | Babujian Levon | ARM | 2465 |
| IM | Mikaelyan Arman | ARM | 2448 |
| Torosyan Norayr | ARM | 2365 |
