Young chess players dominated the 13th edition of the Karen Asrian Memorial which took place from 6th-16th June in Yerevan. 20-year-old Armenian grandmaster Shant Sargsyan won the event, scoring unbeaten 7.5/9 points for the sole first place. Two other youngsters, 20-year-old IM Artur Davtyan and 21-year-old GM Amin Tabatabaei tied for silver with 7/9 points, each, with tiebreak criteria determining Davtyan as second and Tabatabaei third. (scroll down for final rankings)
The event was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with the total prize fund of 14.000.000 AMD (around 27.000 EUR), with 5.800 euros reserved for the Winner of the event – Shant Sargsyan. The time control was: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with 30 seconds increment starting from the first move.


The Chess Academy of Armenia and the Armenian Chess Federation organize four international chess events from June 6th – July 16th, and the next event on the schedule will be 1st International Youth Chess Festival. Detailed information about all events can be found here.
Final rankings – 13th Karen Asrian Memorial:
Rk. | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
1 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2648 | 7.5 | 48 | 53 | 5 | ||
2 | IM | Davtyan Artur | ARM | 2488 | 7 | 49 | 51 | 4 | ||
3 | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | IRI | 2650 | 7 | 46 | 49 | 5 | ||
4 | GM | Babujian Levon | ARM | 2430 | 6.5 | 49 | 52 | 5 | ||
5 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L. | ARM | 2553 | 6.5 | 47 | 52 | 4 | ||
6 | GM | Ter-Sahakyan Samvel | ARM | 2640 | 6.5 | 46 | 50 | 4 | ||
7 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2638 | 6.5 | 46 | 49 | 4 | ||
8 | FM | Davtyan Arsen | U16 | ARM | 2287 | 6.5 | 44 | 46 | 5 | |
9 | FM | Dilanyan Grigor | ARM | 2293 | 6.5 | 40 | 44 | 4 | ||
10 | IM | Shahinyan David | ARM | 2479 | 6 | 51 | 55 | 5 | ||
11 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | ARM | 2584 | 6 | 48 | 53 | 5 | ||
12 | GM | Melkumyan Hrant | ARM | 2655 | 6 | 46 | 49 | 4 | ||
13 | IM | Gharibyan Mamikon | ARM | 2487 | 6 | 45 | 50 | 4 | ||
14 | Hakobyan Erik | U16 | ARM | 2106 | 6 | 45 | 49 | 4 | ||
15 | FM | Chaqryan Erik | ARM | 2326 | 6 | 44 | 49 | 4 | ||
16 | IM | Ohanyan Emin | U16 | ARM | 2366 | 6 | 44 | 47 | 4 | |
17 | FM | Mahdavi Reza | U14 | IRI | 2277 | 6 | 42 | 46 | 5 | |
18 | WIM | Mkrtchyan Mariam | w | ARM | 2300 | 6 | 41 | 44 | 4 | |
19 | Sahakyan Aleks | U16 | ARM | 2069 | 6 | 40 | 44 | 4 | ||
20 | GM | Hayrapetyan Hovik | ARM | 2484 | 5.5 | 51 | 55 | 4 | ||
21 | FM | Sargissyan Sargis | ARM | 2269 | 5.5 | 45 | 49 | 5 | ||
22 | IM | Zarubitski Viachaslau | FID | 2457 | 5.5 | 45 | 48 | 4 | ||
23 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | w | ARM | 2378 | 5.5 | 44 | 48 | 4 | |
24 | IM | Nadanian Ashot | ARM | 2319 | 5.5 | 43 | 44 | 5 | ||
25 | Sukiasyan Vahe A. | U14 | ARM | 1909 | 5.5 | 41 | 44 | 4 | ||
26 | CM | Manukyan Artyom | ARM | 2106 | 5.5 | 39 | 42 | 4 | ||
WFM | Petrukhina Olga | w | KAZ | 2006 | 5.5 | 39 | 42 | 4 | ||
28 | CM | Rostomyan Mikayel | U16 | ARM | 2013 | 5.5 | 39 | 41 | 4 | |
29 | IM | Derbenev Andrey | FID | 2376 | 5 | 49 | 52 | 5 | ||
30 | FM | Manukyan Sargis A. | ARM | 2113 | 5 | 45 | 47 | 5 | ||
31 | FM | Yeritsyan Hayk | ARM | 2291 | 5 | 44 | 47 | 4 | ||
32 | CM | Agasarov Benik | U14 | ARM | 2249 | 5 | 43 | 46 | 5 | |
33 | Tovmasyan Karen | U16 | ARM | 1857 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 5 | ||
34 | Sahakyan Arman K. | ARM | 2023 | 5 | 40 | 43 | 5 | |||
35 | Mokhtari Moghadam Taha | U14 | IRI | 1946 | 5 | 40 | 42 | 5 | ||
36 | Alikhanyan Artak | ARM | 1955 | 5 | 39 | 42 | 4 | |||
37 | Pashikyan Rudolf | U14 | ARM | 2004 | 5 | 39 | 42 | 5 | ||
38 | IM | Danielyan Vahe | ARM | 2324 | 5 | 39 | 42 | 4 | ||
39 | WFM | Khachatryan Anna | w | ARM | 2103 | 5 | 38 | 41 | 4 | |
Atoyan Alberto | U14 | ARM | 1740 | 5 | 38 | 41 | 4 | |||
Ghazaryan Narek E. | U12 | ARM | 1685 | 5 | 38 | 41 | 4 | |||
42 | AGM | Ghevondyan Arman | ARM | 1919 | 5 | 37 | 39 | 5 | ||
43 | Kobak Polina | U14 | w | FID | 1998 | 5 | 36 | 40 | 4 | |
44 | Avetisyan Ani | U14 | w | ARM | 1305 | 5 | 36 | 39 | 4 | |
45 | Khachatryan Veronika | w | ARM | 2029 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 4 | ||
46 | Manukyan Sevak N. | ARM | 1935 | 5 | 33 | 35 | 4 | |||
47 | Gharagyozyan Artur | ARM | 2138 | 4.5 | 40 | 44 | 4 | |||
48 | Navoyan Gagik | U14 | ARM | 1850 | 4.5 | 40 | 43 | 4 | ||
49 | Chatinyan Gagik | U16 | ARM | 1808 | 4.5 | 40 | 43 | 5 | ||
50 | Vardanyan Aram | ARM | 2035 | 4.5 | 39 | 42 | 4 | |||
51 | Hakobyan Menua | U14 | ARM | 1675 | 4.5 | 39 | 41 | 4 | ||
52 | Mohammadi Melika | U12 | w | IRI | 1891 | 4.5 | 38 | 40 | 4 | |
53 | Hayrapetyan Nvard | U14 | w | ARM | 1408 | 4.5 | 37 | 39 | 4 | |
54 | Abgaryan Harutyun V. | ARM | 1683 | 4.5 | 36 | 39 | 5 | |||
55 | Melkonyan Grigor | U14 | ARM | 1622 | 4.5 | 36 | 38 | 5 | ||
56 | Ambartsumian Tyhran | U12 | ARM | 1463 | 4.5 | 35 | 37 | 5 | ||
57 | Khachikyan Yervand | ARM | 1633 | 4 | 39 | 42 | 4 | |||
58 | Balyan Artur | U16 | FID | 1547 | 4 | 39 | 42 | 5 | ||
59 | Poghosyan Alen | U14 | ARM | 1672 | 4 | 39 | 41 | 5 | ||
Sargsyan Karo B. | U14 | ARM | 1391 | 4 | 39 | 41 | 5 | |||
61 | Barseghyan Narek | ARM | 1766 | 4 | 38 | 41 | 5 | |||
62 | Hakobyan Astghik | w | ARM | 2072 | 4 | 37 | 40 | 5 | ||
63 | Kocharyan Vache | U12 | ARM | 1509 | 4 | 36 | 39 | 4 | ||
64 | Hovakimyan Vache | U14 | ARM | 1728 | 4 | 35 | 38 | 5 | ||
65 | Akopov Roman | S60 | ARM | 2267 | 4 | 33 | 36 | 4 | ||
66 | Kabinazar Nurmukhammed | U12 | KAZ | 1451 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 5 | ||
67 | Gasparov Sergo G. | U12 | ARM | 1313 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 5 | ||
68 | Boyajyan Hayk | ARM | 1885 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 5 | |||
69 | Krkyasharyan Sona | U12 | w | ARM | 1436 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 5 | |
70 | Pogosian Vladimir | ARM | 2006 | 3.5 | 41 | 44 | 4 | |||
71 | Yedigaryan Asya | w | ARM | 1996 | 3.5 | 38 | 41 | 5 | ||
72 | Martirosyan Mamikon | S60 | ARM | 1881 | 3.5 | 35 | 38 | 5 | ||
73 | WIM | Hamedi Nia Vesal | w | IRI | 1910 | 3.5 | 35 | 36 | 4 | |
74 | Hovhannisyan Hmayak | S60 | ARM | 1907 | 3.5 | 34 | 36 | 5 | ||
75 | Karapetyan Alexander | FID | 1639 | 3.5 | 34 | 34 | 4 | |||
76 | Shahinyan Vladimir | U14 | ARM | 1752 | 3.5 | 33 | 35 | 4 | ||
77 | Sharajyan Garik | U12 | ARM | 1382 | 3.5 | 33 | 35 | 5 | ||
78 | Arakelyan Manvel | U12 | ARM | 1519 | 3.5 | 32 | 35 | 4 | ||
79 | Sklokin Sergey | U12 | FID | 0 | 3.5 | 32 | 34 | 4 | ||
80 | Margaryan Mikayel | U16 | ARM | 1403 | 3.5 | 31 | 34 | 4 | ||
81 | Arzumanyan Avetik | U12 | ARM | 1388 | 3.5 | 31 | 33 | 4 | ||
82 | Badalyan Seda | U16 | w | ARM | 1503 | 3.5 | 25 | 26 | 5 | |
83 | Ferreira Da Silva Edimilson | BRA | 0 | 3 | 38 | 42 | 4 | |||
84 | Maghakyan Hayk | U12 | ARM | 1368 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 5 | ||
85 | Budhy Samuel Dave Abraham | U14 | INA | 1471 | 3 | 33 | 35 | 5 | ||
86 | Kuandykuly Danis | U12 | KAZ | 1516 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 4 | ||
87 | Margaryan Aram | U12 | ARM | 1268 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 5 | ||
88 | Gasparyan Beniamin | U12 | ARM | 1242 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 4 | ||
89 | Askaryan Aneta | U16 | w | ARM | 1439 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 5 | |
90 | Hakobyan Allen | U14 | ARM | 1406 | 2.5 | 37 | 41 | 5 | ||
91 | Nadanyan Kiti | w | ARM | 1475 | 2.5 | 32 | 34 | 5 | ||
92 | Kurghinyan Gagik | U14 | ARM | 1259 | 2.5 | 31 | 33 | 4 | ||
93 | Julhakyan Vania | S60 | ARM | 1815 | 2.5 | 27 | 28 | 4 | ||
94 | Harutyunyan Gor E. | U12 | ARM | 1042 | 2.5 | 26 | 27 | 4 | ||
95 | Hovhannisyan Asatur | S60 | ARM | 1551 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 5 | ||
96 | Gharibyan Mane | w | ARM | 1640 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 4 | ||
97 | Saakyan Karen | U12 | FID | 0 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 4 | ||
98 | Ter-Petrosyan Harutyun | S60 | ARM | 1785 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 0 |
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