Abovyan Open 2025
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 12 Aug 2025 in Abovyan, Armenia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1950, and top seed was Aram Grigoryan (🇦🇲 ARM, 2107).
Aram Grigoryan (🇦🇲 ARM, 2107) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Gor Askanazyan (7.0) and Sergo G. Gasparov (6.5). Grigoryan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Armen Ghanadyan (1436) beat Artur Kojoyan (1816), a +380-point gap.
Location
🇦🇲Abovyan, Armenia
Dates
04 Aug 2025 → 12 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇲Armenia×41
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAram Grigoryan led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Aram Grigoryan never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aram Grigoryan drew with Gor Askanazyan (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aram Grigoryan 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Gor Askanazyan 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aram Grigoryan | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Gor Askanazyan | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Artur Markosyan | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Sergo G. Gasparov | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grigoryan, Aram | 2107 | ARM | +12B | +22N | +17B | +6N | +3B | =2N | +8B | +10N | +9B | 8.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 46.00 | 2319 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Askanazyan, Gor | 1932 | ARM | =25N | +15B | +18N | +24B | +5N | =1B | +7N | =4B | =6N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 38.00 | 1983 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Gasparov, Sergo G. | 1981 | ARM | +27N | +7B | =5N | +4B | −1N | =23B | +25N | =6B | +8N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 34.00 | 2001 | +20.0 |
| 4 | Markosyan, Artur | 1930 | ARM | +32B | +26N | =9B | −3N | =8B | +12N | +17B | =2N | +10B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 31.00 | 1974 | +28.4 |
| 5 | Arevyan, Araik | 1870 | RUS | +14B | +16N | =3B | +9N | −2B | −8N | +24B | =7N | +12B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 30.75 | 1877 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Dadasyan, Tigran | 1939 | ARM | +34B | +43N | +8B | −1B | +11N | −10N | +19B | =3N | =2B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 25.75 | 1964 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Botoyan, Hayk | 1746 | ARM | +35B | −3N | +34B | =10N | +9B | +17N | −2B | =5B | +23N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 24.75 | 1961 | +51.4 |
| 8 | Manucharian, Mark | 1758 | ARM | +20N | +23B | −6N | +40B | =4N | +5B | −1N | +11B | −3B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 49.5 | 25.25 | 1924 | +35.8 |
| 9 | Tovmasyan, Karen | 2031 | ARM | +36N | +11B | =4N | −5B | −7N | +20B | +13N | +25B | −1N | 5.5 | 46.0 | 48.5 | 24.75 | 1860 | -30.8 |
| 10 | Ananyan, Hrachya | 1871 | ARM | +30N | −38B | +15N | =7B | +13N | +6B | +23N | −1B | −4N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 26.50 | 1869 | +3.8 |
| 11 | Gevorgyan, Tigran I. | 1794 | ARM | +29B | −9N | +12B | +26N | −6B | =24N | +14B | −8N | +17B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 24.00 | 1827 | +17.6 |
| 12 | Ananyan, Aren | 1623 | ARM | −1N | +37B | −11N | +15B | +28N | −4B | +22B | +19N | −5N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 20.00 | 1795 | +73.6 |
| 13 | Hovhannisyan, Asatur | 1686 | ARM | =21B | −24N | +14B | +29N | −10B | +34N | −9B | +16N | =19B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 20.50 | 1807 | +23.2 |
| 14 | Voskanyan, Anahit | 1539 | ARM | −5N | +42B | −13N | +22B | =18N | +27B | −11N | +20B | =28N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 17.75 | 1667 | +49.6 |
| 15 | Diloyan, Angelina | 1463 | ARM | +19B | −2N | −10B | −12N | +32B | −22N | +29B | +31N | +26B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 18.00 | 1739 | +114.8 |
| 16 | Bazikyan, Artur | 1653 | ARM | +42N | −5B | =23N | =18B | −25N | +39B | +31N | −13B | +27N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 14.25 | 1656 | -4.4 |
| 17 | Yenokyan, Sergey | 1842 | ARM | +37N | +41B | −1N | =38B | +20N | −7B | −4N | +18B | −11N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 14.25 | 1692 | -61.2 |
| 18 | Muradyan, Alex | 1625 | ARM | =24B | +21N | −2B | =16N | =14B | +29N | −26B | −17N | +30N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 18.50 | 1611 | -8.8 |
| 19 | Tarposhyan, Vardan | 1815 | ARM | −15N | +25B | +39N | =20B | =24N | +31B | −6N | −12B | =13N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 1566 | -85.6 |
| 20 | Ghanadyan, Armen | 1436 | ARM | −8B | +31N | +22B | =19N | −17B | −9N | +30B | −14N | +39B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 14.75 | 1673 | +80.8 |
| 21 | Bayramyan, Arsen | 0 | ARM | =13N | −18B | +30N | −23B | −34B | +41N | +35B | −22N | +29B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 13.50 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kojoyan, Artur | 1816 | ARM | F | −1B | −20N | −14N | +33B | +15B | −12N | +21B | +25N | 4.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 16.50 | 1544 | -90.0 |
| 23 | Kocharyan, Hovik | 1996 | ARM | +31B | −8N | =16B | +21N | F | =3N | −10B | +26N | −7B | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 17.25 | 1705 | -49.2 |
| 24 | Vardanyan, Levon A. | 0 | ARM | =18N | +13B | +38N | −2N | =19B | =11B | −5N | −28B | =32N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 16.25 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Yenokyan, Henri | 1571 | ARM | =2B | −19N | =35B | +42N | +16B | +26N | −3B | −9N | −22B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 14.75 | 1695 | +35.2 |
| 26 | Ter-Mkrtchyan, Sargis A. | 1686 | ARM | +40N | −4B | +41N | −11B | +27N | −25B | +18N | −23B | −15N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 12.00 | 1553 | -26.4 |
| 27 | Hovhannisyan, Grigor | 1593 | ARM | −3B | =29N | =28B | +35N | −26B | −14N | +42B | +39N | −16B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 9.25 | 1445 | -61.2 |
| 28 | Verdyan, Artur A. | 1504 | ARM | F | =36B | =27N | F | −12B | =35N | +34B | +24N | =14B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 13.50 | 1561 | +14.4 |
| 29 | Petrosyan, Davit | 1439 | ARM | −11N | =27B | +36N | −13B | +41N | −18B | −15N | +33B | −21N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 9.00 | 1495 | +14.4 |
| 30 | Ohanyan, Ara | 1547 | ARM | −10B | =35N | −21B | =32N | =42B | +40B | −20N | +34N | −18B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 7.75 | 1455 | -28.4 |
| 31 | Sahakyan, Yasha S. | 1593 | ARM | −23N | −20B | +37N | +39B | +40N | −19N | −16B | −15B | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 6.50 | 1377 | -68.0 |
| 32 | Bondarenko, Viktoria B. | 1554 | ARM | −4N | −40B | =33N | =30B | −15N | =37B | F | +35N | =24B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 9.00 | 1489 | -26.4 |
| 33 | Baloyan, Gabriela | 1405 | ARM | −43B | −34N | =32B | +36B | −22N | =42N | +40B | −29N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1425 | +1.6 |
| 34 | Abgaryan, Gnel | 1590 | ARM | −6N | +33B | −7N | =41B | +21N | −13B | −28N | −30B | −36B | 2.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 8.25 | 1325 | -85.6 |
| 35 | Ghukasyan, Vahagn | 1412 | ARM | −7N | =30B | =25N | −27B | +36N | =28B | −21N | −32B | F | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.25 | 1489 | +24.4 |
| 36 | Gevorgyan, Artur | 1614 | ARM | −9B | =28N | −29B | −33N | −35B | F | −37N | +41B | +34N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 1328 | -104.8 |
| 37 | Mkrtchyan, Sargis M. | 1528 | ARM | −17B | −12N | −31B | F | −39N | =32N | +36B | +42N | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1498 | -11.6 |
| 38 | Avagyan, Suren G. | 1699 | ARM | +39B | +10N | −24B | =17N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 2051 | +18.6 |
| 39 | Smbatyan, Anna | 0 | ARM | −38N | F | −19B | −31N | +37B | −16N | +41B | −27B | −20N | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.00 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Bayramyan, Alex | 0 | ARM | −26B | +32N | +43B | −8N | −31B | −30N | −33N | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Hakobyan, Lilit | 0 | ARM | F | −17N | −26B | =34N | −29B | −21B | −39N | −36N | +42B | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.25 | 1268 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Hakobyan, Anzhelika | 0 | ARM | −16B | −14N | F | −25B | =30N | =33B | −27N | −37B | −41N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.25 | 1239 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Saroyan, Wiliam | 1711 | ESP | +33N | −6B | −40N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1670 | -2.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Diloyan, AngelinaARM+114.85.0 pts · #11
- 2Ghanadyan, ArmenARM+80.84.5 pts · #17
- 3Ananyan, ArenARM+73.65.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Gevorgyan, ArturARM-104.82.5 pts · #36
- 2Kojoyan, ArturARM-90.04.0 pts · #26
- 3Tarposhyan, VardanARM-85.64.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R3+380 Elo gap
- R1+352 Elo gap
- R5+285 Elo gap