Stepan Avagyan Memorial - Round Robin Tournament
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 May 2025 to 06 Jun 2025 in Jermuk, Armenia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2667, and top seed was Praggnanandhaa R (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2758).
Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2749) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Praggnanandhaa R (6.5) and Dmitrij Kollars (5.0). Aravindh shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇦🇲Jermuk, Armenia
Dates
28 May 2025 → 06 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×10
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇲Armenia×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE01 Jun
GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Aravindh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (36.0).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh drew with GM Praggnanandhaa R (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMChithambaram VR. Aravindh | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2GMPraggnanandhaa R | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMDmitrij Kollars | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4GMSamuel Sevian | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GM | 2749 | IND | =2B | =9N | +7B | +5B | =4N | =6B | =3N | +10B | +8N | 6.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 26.75 | 2824 | +8.7 |
| 2 | Praggnanandhaa RGM | 2758 | IND | =1N | =5B | =4N | +6B | =3N | +10B | +8N | =7N | +9B | 6.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 26.25 | 2823 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Kollars, DmitrijGM | 2625 | GER | =6N | =7N | +10B | =8N | =2B | =9N | =1B | =5N | =4B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 21.25 | 2715 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Sevian, SamuelGM | 2694 | USA | =10B | =8N | =2B | =9N | =1B | =5N | =7B | =6B | =3N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 20.25 | 2664 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Bjerre, Jonas BuhlGM | 2641 | DEN | =8B | =2N | =9B | −1N | +7B | =4B | =6N | =3B | =10N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 19.00 | 2670 | +3.5 |
| 6 | Yakubboev, NodirbekGM | 2665 | UZB | =3B | =10N | −8B | −2N | +9B | =1N | =5B | =4N | =7B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 17.00 | 2625 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Xu, XiangyuGM | 2623 | CHN | +9N | =3B | −1N | =10B | −5N | =8B | =4N | =2B | =6N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 16.75 | 2629 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Hakobyan, AramGM | 2620 | ARM | =5N | =4B | +6N | =3B | =10N | =7N | −2B | =9N | −1B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 16.00 | 2630 | +1.4 |
| 9 | Hovhannisyan, RobertGM | 2635 | ARM | −7B | =1B | =5N | =4B | −6N | =3B | +10N | =8B | −2N | 3.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 14.75 | 2591 | -5.5 |
| 10 | Gledura, BenjaminGM | 2663 | HUN | =4N | =6B | −3N | =7N | =8B | −2N | −9B | −1N | =5B | 2.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 10.50 | 2502 | -19.5 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kollars, DmitrijGMGER+10.85.0 pts · #3
- 2Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GMIND+8.76.5 pts · #1
- 3Praggnanandhaa RGMIND+7.66.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Gledura, BenjaminGMHUN-19.52.5 pts · #10
- 2Hovhannisyan, RobertGMARM-5.53.5 pts · #9
- 3Yakubboev, NodirbekGMUZB-4.64.0 pts · #7