T. Petrosyan 4th Int. Youth Festival U18

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2025 to 27 Jun 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. 11 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2160, and top seed was Valter Gyurjinyan (🇦🇲 ARM, CM, 2208).

Menua Hakobyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2127) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Edgar Andreasyan (7.0) and Polina Kobak (7.0). Hakobyan shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Edvard Grigoryan (1691) beat Artem T Mamikonyan (CM, 2119), a +428-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

18 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲CMValter Gyurjinyan2208

Avg top 10

2,160

Participants

Titled players · 11

FM×4

CM×6

WFM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×70

🇷🇺Russia×2

Top 3

🥇
FMMenua Hakobyan
🇦🇲ARM·2127
8.0pts·2348perf+89.2
🥈
FMEdgar Andreasyan
🇦🇲ARM·2051
7.0pts·2195perf+68.4
🥉
WFMPolina Kobak
🇦🇲ARM·1990
7.0pts·2178perf+91.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Menua Hakobyan led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Hakobyan8Kobak7Andreasyan7Shahinyan6.5Baghdasaryan6.5Torosyan6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Menua Hakobyan never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Menua Hakobyan 7 wins (R2–R8)WFM Polina Kobak 4 wins (R6–R9)

R5 · LATE SURGE

WFM Polina Kobak was #16 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMenua Hakobyan	*	—	½	—
2WFMPolina Kobak	—	*	—	—
3FMEdgar Andreasyan	½	—	*	—
4CMVladimir Shahinyan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hakobyan, MenuaFM	2127	ARM	=42B	+58N	+20B	+21N	+4B	+7N	+8B	+11N	=2B	8.0	45.5	48.5	43.00	2348	+89.2
2	Andreasyan, EdgarFM	2051	ARM	+50N	+51B	=21N	=23B	+30N	=8B	+7B	+13N	=1N	7.0	44.5	48.0	36.00	2195	+68.4
3	Kobak, PolinaWFM	1990	ARM	+66B	+19N	=13B	−4N	=20B	+40N	+25B	+8N	+15B	7.0	43.0	45.5	33.75	2178	+91.6
4	Baghdasaryan, DavitFM	2180	ARM	+47N	=9B	+41N	+3B	−1N	=5B	+24N	=10B	+17N	6.5	48.0	52.0	34.75	2119	-14.1
5	Shahinyan, VladimirCM	2202	ARM	=34B	+35N	+40B	+14N	−7B	=4N	=16B	+26N	+25B	6.5	42.5	46.5	32.25	2121	-20.0
6	Torosyan, VolodyaCM	2186	ARM	=35B	−34N	+37B	+56N	+21B	=25N	+27B	=15N	+16B	6.5	39.5	43.0	31.00	2052	-39.2
7	Harutyunyan, Arman G.	2135	ARM	+33N	+30B	+10N	=8B	+5N	−1B	−2N	=9B	+22N	6.0	49.5	54.5	33.50	2095	-7.6
8	Davtyan, Davit M.FM	2178	ARM	+56B	+27N	+26B	=7N	+13B	=2N	−1N	−3B	+20B	6.0	48.5	52.0	30.50	2108	-22.4
9	Gasparov, Sergo G.	1845	ARM	+48B	=4N	+12B	+17B	−10N	=13N	+14B	=7N	=11B	6.0	47.0	51.0	33.00	2144	+136.0
10	Avagyan, Artush	1958	ARM	+44B	+29N	−7B	+27N	+9B	+16N	−11B	=4N	=12B	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.75	2059	+50.8
11	Gyurjinyan, ValterCM	2208	ARM	=22N	+65B	−31N	+34B	+32N	+24B	+10N	−1B	=9N	6.0	44.5	47.0	28.50	2035	-61.2
12	Avanesyan, AleksandrCM	1989	ARM	=41N	+22B	−9N	+29B	=28N	=51B	+18N	+21B	=10N	6.0	41.5	45.0	29.75	1950	-13.2
13	Navoyan, GagikCM	2186	ARM	+60N	+24B	=3N	+31B	−8N	=9B	+23N	−2B	=14N	5.5	46.5	49.5	27.25	2035	-58.4
14	Stepanyan, Ararat	1995	ARM	+57N	+28B	=23N	−5B	=22N	+30B	−9N	+29B	=13B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.25	1968	-7.6
15	Avetisyan, Ani	2080	ARM	=58B	=42N	+34B	−16N	+35B	+17B	+28N	=6B	−3N	5.5	42.5	45.5	26.25	1943	-49.6
16	Galstyan, Alen	1855	RUS	−65N	+55B	+46N	+15B	+23N	−10B	=5N	+32B	−6N	5.5	42.0	44.5	26.25	1965	+56.0
17	Stepanyan, Davit	2017	ARM	+37B	=20N	+36B	−9N	+26B	−15N	+39B	+51N	−4B	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.50	1975	-13.6
18	Sargsyan, Karo B.	1892	ARM	+64B	−40N	+45B	−19N	+42B	=20N	−12B	+37N	+36B	5.5	37.5	40.5	22.50	1821	-28.4
19	Dzhalalian, Nelli	1815	ARM	+72N	−3B	+53N	+18B	−24N	−23B	+52N	+58B	=21N	5.5	37.5	38.5	19.00	1834	+13.2
20	Isakhanyan, Avik	1832	ARM	+61N	=17B	−1N	+41B	=3N	=18B	=32N	+23B	−8N	5.0	46.0	49.0	23.50	1943	+53.2
21	Simonyan, Arman	1933	ARM	+68B	+45N	=2B	−1B	−6N	+48N	+36B	−12N	=19B	5.0	45.5	47.5	20.75	1904	-6.8
22	Tarzyan, Harutyun	1791	ARM	=11B	−12N	+38B	+44N	=14B	−26N	+40B	+27N	−7B	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.25	1908	+48.4
23	Arakelyan, Narek A.	1889	ARM	+55N	+53B	=14B	=2N	−16B	+19N	−13B	−20N	+35B	5.0	42.0	45.5	23.25	1885	+2.0
24	Karakhanyan, Vazgen	1880	ARM	+38B	−13N	+50B	+40N	+19B	−11N	−4B	=35N	=26B	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.75	1918	+15.2
25	Mamikonyan, Artem TCM	2119	ARM	−45N	=43B	+57N	+60B	+31N	=6B	−3N	+28B	−5N	5.0	41.5	44.5	21.75	1943	-66.4
26	Khachatryan, Mariam	1906	ARM	+59N	+46B	−8N	=28B	−17N	+22B	+34N	−5B	=24N	5.0	41.5	44.5	21.50	1917	+6.0
27	Arakelyan, Syuzanna	1845	ARM	+52N	−8B	+43N	−10B	+33N	+63B	−6N	−22B	+58N	5.0	39.0	42.0	18.50	1885	+17.2
28	Barseghyan, Georgi	1811	ARM	+71B	−14N	+49B	=26N	=12B	+62N	−15B	−25N	+40B	5.0	38.0	39.0	17.50	1913	+32.0
29	Vardanyan, Armen Art.	1791	ARM	+49B	−10B	+59N	−12N	−40B	+46N	+44B	−14N	+41B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.00	1742	-19.2
30	Mkrtchyan, Narek	1844	ARM	+70B	−7N	+54B	+62N	−2B	−14N	=37B	=42N	+46B	5.0	37.5	39.0	16.25	1849	+5.6
31	Hovhannisyan, Mikael	1984	ARM	+54B	=36N	+11B	−13N	−25B	F	=59N	+53B	+45N	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.75	1940	-5.2
32	Markosyan, Artur	1971	ARM	=43N	−41B	+66N	+47B	−11B	+54N	=20B	−16N	+42B	5.0	36.0	38.5	18.50	1780	-73.2
33	Yavryan, Arayik	1705	ARM	−7B	+70N	−62B	+68N	−27B	−44N	+61N	+59B	+43N	5.0	30.0	31.5	13.50	1725	+4.4
34	Ghazaryan, Armen	1772	ARM	=5N	+6B	−15N	−11N	+46B	F	−26B	+39N	+51B	4.5	43.0	46.5	21.75	2033	+97.2
35	Mkrtchyan, Anahit H.	1755	ARM	=6N	−5B	+52N	=63B	−15N	+41B	+49N	=24B	−23N	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.75	1863	+32.8
36	Hakobyan, Allen	1800	ARM	+69N	=31B	−17N	+65B	−63N	+59B	−21N	+55B	−18N	4.5	33.0	34.5	13.00	1760	-15.2
37	Hovakimyan, Khachik	1656	ARM	−17N	=52B	−6N	+73B	=65N	+71B	=30N	−18B	+55N	4.5	33.0	34.0	11.00	1685	+3.2
38	Bondarenko, Viktoria B.	1516	ARM	−24N	=60B	−22N	=52B	+69N	=47B	=43N	=61B	+57N	4.5	31.0	32.5	13.75	1625	+38.0
39	Nahapetyan, Ani	1949	ARM	−53N	−59B	=73N	+61B	+43N	+65B	−17N	−34B	+54N	4.5	29.5	30.5	13.50	1633	-122.0
40	Aslibekyan, Narine	1644	ARM	+63N	+18B	−5N	−24B	+29N	−3B	−22N	+49B	−28N	4.0	43.0	46.0	17.50	1815	+58.0
41	Hovakimyan, Nare	1581	ARM	=12B	+32N	−4B	−20N	=49B	−35N	+69B	+44N	−29N	4.0	40.0	41.5	15.50	1737	+41.6
42	Arzumanyan, Avetik	1701	ARM	=1N	=15B	=63N	=51B	−18N	=53B	+60N	=30B	−32N	4.0	39.0	42.0	17.25	1851	+61.2
43	Aloyan, Davit	1567	ARM	=32B	=25N	−27B	=49N	−39B	+68N	=38B	+48N	−33B	4.0	37.0	39.0	15.25	1708	+43.2
44	Adamyan, Raffi	1563	ARM	−10N	+69B	=51N	−22B	=47N	+33B	−29N	−41B	+60N	4.0	35.5	37.0	13.25	1683	+40.4
45	Grigoryan, Edvard	1691	ARM	+25B	−21B	−18N	+64N	−62B	−49N	+70B	+54N	−31B	4.0	34.0	35.5	13.00	1814	+42.4
46	Margaryan, Mark	1653	ARM	+62B	−26N	−16B	+70N	−34N	−29B	+65N	+52B	−30N	4.0	34.0	35.5	10.50	1696	+15.6
47	Mkhitaryan, Emma	1751	ARM	−4B	=48N	+71B	−32N	=44B	=38N	−54B	=66N	+64B	4.0	33.0	34.0	11.50	1587	-74.4
48	Hakobyan, Liana	1505	ARM	−9N	=47B	−60N	+57B	+66N	−21B	=53N	−43B	+59N	4.0	32.0	34.5	12.75	1641	+56.4
49	Tatoian, Azad Masis	0	ARM	−29N	+?B	−28N	=43B	=41N	+45B	−35B	−40N	+69B	4.0	32.0	32.0	9.50	1598	0.0
50	Khachatrian, Narek	1664	ARM	−2B	+67N	−24N	=59B	−55N	−52B	=71N	+72B	+61N	4.0	28.5	29.5	8.50	1526	-57.6
51	Hakobova, Alisa	1817	ARM	+67B	−2N	=44B	=42N	+58B	=12N	F	−17B	−34N	3.5	37.0	39.5	12.50	1732	-33.6
52	Mkrtchyan, Sargis M.	1488	ARM	−27B	=37N	−35B	=38N	+68B	+50N	−19B	−46N	=66B	3.5	34.5	36.5	11.75	1589	+36.8
53	Aghabekyan, Davit	1562	ARM	+39B	−23N	−19B	−58N	+70B	=42N	=48B	−31N	=56B	3.5	34.5	36.0	11.75	1663	+33.6
54	Aslanyan, Davit	1571	ARM	−31N	+72B	−30N	=55B	+60N	−32B	+47N	−45B	−39B	3.5	34.0	35.0	9.75	1669	+27.2
55	Avetisyan, Arman G.	1531	ARM	−23B	−16N	+69B	=54N	+50B	−58N	+56B	−36N	−37B	3.5	33.5	35.0	10.75	1586	+16.0
56	Tavakalyan, Ani	1706	ARM	−8N	+73B	=65N	−6B	−59N	+66B	−55N	=60B	=53N	3.5	30.5	31.5	8.00	1607	-57.6
57	Poghosyan, Hasmik	1636	ARM	−14B	=71N	−25B	−48N	+72N	−61B	+73N	+70B	−38B	3.5	25.5	26.5	4.00	1481	-65.2
58	Kasinyan, Lilit	1685	ARM	=15N	−1B	=61N	+53B	−51N	+55B	F	−19N	−27B	3.0	37.5	40.5	11.25	1687	-9.2
59	Chobanyan, Samvel	1553	ARM	−26B	+39N	−29B	=50N	+56B	−36N	=31B	−33N	−48B	3.0	37.0	40.5	12.50	1650	+32.0
60	Dermenjyan, Harutyun	1767	ARM	−13B	=38N	+48B	−25N	−54B	+64N	−42B	=56N	−44B	3.0	34.0	37.0	11.00	1586	-86.6
61	Gasparyan, Hayk	1467	ARM	−20B	=66N	=58B	−39N	=64B	+57N	−33B	=38N	−50B	3.0	32.5	35.0	10.00	1541	+31.2
62	Khachatryan, Gagik B.	2015	ARM	−46N	+68B	+33N	−30B	+45N	−28B	F	F	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	11.00	1721	-81.6
63	Askanazyan, Gor	2011	ARM	−40B	+64N	=42B	=35N	+36B	−27N	F	F	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	11.75	1726	-79.2
64	Apikyan, Sevak	1545	ARM	−18N	−63B	+72N	−45B	=61N	−60B	=67N	+71B	−47N	3.0	26.0	27.0	4.75	1395	-49.2
65	Hunanyan, Makich	1510	ARM	+16B	−11N	=56B	−36N	=37B	−39N	−46B	=69N	F	2.5	34.0	34.0	10.25	1621	+31.2
66	Baghmanyan, Hakob	1582	ARM	−3N	=61B	−32B	+71N	−48B	−56N	F	=47B	=52N	2.5	32.0	33.0	6.25	1462	-42.0
67	Prokhorova, Adelaida	1424	RUS	−51N	−50B	−68N	−72B	F	−69N	=64B	+73B	+71N	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.50	1465	+5.2
68	Abrahamyan, Sargis	1554	ARM	−21N	−62N	+67B	−33B	−52N	−43B	F	F	+72N	2.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	1408	-48.0
69	Hakobyan, Lina	0	ARM	−36B	−44N	−55N	F	−38B	+67B	−41N	=65B	−49N	1.5	29.5	29.5	3.75	1329	0.0
70	Julhakyan, Karen	1483	ARM	−30N	−33B	F	−46B	−53N	+72B	−45N	−57N	=73B	1.5	27.0	27.0	1.50	1233	-59.6
71	FIDE 39921166	0	—	−28N	=57B	−47N	−66B	F	−37N	=50B	−64N	−67B	1.0	29.0	30.0	3.75	1310	0.0
72	Hakobyan, Milena A.	0	ARM	−19B	−54N	−64B	+67N	−57B	−70N	F	−50N	−68B	1.0	25.5	25.5	2.50	1264	0.0
73	Melkumyan, Robert	1490	ARM	F	−56N	=39B	−37N	F	F	−57B	−67N	=70N	1.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	1358	-40.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gasparov, Sergo G.ARM
+136.0
6.0 pts · #7
2Ghazaryan, ArmenARM
+97.2
4.5 pts · #31
3Kobak, PolinaWFMARM
+91.6
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Nahapetyan, AniARM
-122.0
4.5 pts · #33
2Dermenjyan, HarutyunARM
-86.6
3.0 pts · #56
3Khachatryan, Gagik B.ARM
-81.6
3.0 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R1+428 Elo gap
Grigoryan, Edvard1691 beat CMMamikonyan, Artem T2119
R2+414 Elo gap
Ghazaryan, Armen1772 beat CMTorosyan, Volodya2186
R2+396 Elo gap
Chobanyan, Samvel1553 beat Nahapetyan, Ani1949