Sunny Chess 2025

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96 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Aug 2025 to 21 Aug 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1793, and top seed was Arman Ghevondyan (🇦🇲 ARM, CM, 2229).

Alexander Karapetyan (🇷🇺 RUS, 1767) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Hayk Botoyan (7.5) and Angelina Mirakyan (7.0). Karapetyan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Angelina Mirakyan (1726) beat Arman Ghevondyan (CM, 2229), a +503-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

12 Aug 2025 → 21 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲CMArman Ghevondyan2229

Avg top 10

1,793

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×92

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Alexander Karapetyan
🇷🇺RUS·1767
7.5pts·1945perf+37.8
🥈
Hayk Botoyan
🇦🇲ARM·1746
7.5pts·2050perf+39.0
🥉
Angelina Mirakyan
🇦🇲ARM·1726
7.0pts·1894perf+72.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Karapetyan7.5Botoyan7.5Mirakyan7Yavryan6.5Hayrapetyan6.5Bayramyan6— ex-leaders:Mkrtchyanled R4, #7

R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 Aug

Alexander Karapetyan takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Karapetyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Alexander Karapetyan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Hayk Botoyan 7 wins (R2–R8)Angelina Mirakyan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alexander Karapetyan	*	—	½	0
2Hayk Botoyan	—	*	1	½
3Angelina Mirakyan	½	0	*	1
4Arayik Yavryan	1	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Karapetyan, Alexander	1767	RUS	+73N	+42B	+5N	=3B	+19N	+7B	+65N	−4B	+6N	7.5	46.0	49.0	39.00	1945	+37.8
2	Botoyan, Hayk	1746	ARM	F	+54N	+72B	+9N	+26B	+6B	+3N	+38N	=4N	7.5	42.0	42.0	38.75	2050	+39.0
3	Mirakyan, Angelina	1726	ARM	+86B	+24N	+37B	=1N	+47B	+4N	−2B	=17N	+11B	7.0	47.0	49.5	35.50	1894	+72.8
4	Yavryan, Arayik	1709	ARM	F	+33B	+23N	+20B	+7N	−3B	+19N	+1N	=2B	6.5	49.0	49.0	38.25	1949	+96.4
5	Hayrapetyan, Anri	1621	ARM	+43N	+22B	−1B	=18N	+39B	−38N	+66B	+8N	+17B	6.5	43.0	46.5	31.75	1725	+47.5
6	Baghdasaryan, Arno	1684	ARM	+10B	+12N	−47B	+36N	+40B	−2N	+21B	+26N	−1B	6.0	46.5	51.0	31.50	1782	+38.0
7	Mkrtchyan, Narek	1849	ARM	+60B	+57N	+28B	+38N	−4B	−1N	+10B	−15N	+18B	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.00	1742	-40.4
8	Kudoyan, Rafael	1572	ARM	+31N	−19B	−22N	+43B	+29N	+27B	+14N	−5B	+51B	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.50	1465	-22.4
9	Margaryan, Lala	1508	ARM	+71N	−21B	+56N	−2B	+32N	+51B	−17B	+48N	+28B	6.0	40.5	44.0	25.50	1508	0.0
10	Hambardzumyan, Vilen	1536	ARM	−6N	+92B	+30N	=29B	+67N	=25B	−7N	+31B	+27N	6.0	40.5	41.5	24.50	1561	+4.0
11	Baldryan, Mikael	1455	ARM	=17B	+52N	−40B	=72N	+42N	+63B	+20N	+25B	−3N	6.0	40.0	43.0	27.25	1754	+124.4
12	Poghosyan, Vache	1485	ARM	+92N	−6B	+61N	−25B	+56N	=30B	=23N	+53B	+26B	6.0	38.0	39.0	23.00	1539	+14.0
13	Aloyan, Davit	1609	ARM	+74B	=72N	=18B	=39N	+48B	=17N	=22B	=24N	+55B	6.0	36.5	39.5	25.25	1569	-11.6
14	Bayramyan, Arsen	0	ARM	F	+89B	+46N	−23B	+73N	+37N	−8B	+49N	+24B	6.0	34.0	34.0	23.00	1600	0.0
15	Hayrapetyan, Stepan	1619	ARM	+55B	+48N	−38B	+49N	+22B	F	+34N	+7B	F	6.0	32.5	32.5	28.00	1840	+63.2
16	Diloyan, Angelina	1463	ARM	F	+87N	−65B	+94N	+50B	+28N	−26B	+23B	+25N	6.0	31.0	31.0	22.00	1745	+89.2
17	Aghekyan, Mark	1707	ARM	=11N	+62B	−27N	+41N	+18B	=13B	+9N	=3B	−5N	5.5	46.5	50.5	29.50	1653	-15.6
18	Baltayan, Mkrtich	1481	ARM	+93N	=20B	=13N	=5B	−17N	+68B	+40N	+36B	−7N	5.5	42.0	43.0	22.50	1636	+46.0
19	Sargsyan, Mikayel Sh.	1750	ARM	+49B	+8N	+50B	=47N	−1B	+24N	−4B	+39N	F	5.5	42.0	42.0	25.75	1794	+18.8
20	Himosyan, Aram	1694	ARM	+29B	=18N	+75B	−4N	+60B	−36N	−11B	+66N	+39B	5.5	39.5	42.5	22.75	1605	-14.0
21	Mejlumyan, Gurgen	1705	ARM	+39B	+9N	=36B	F	+27N	+23B	−6N	+22N	F	5.5	36.0	36.0	27.75	1772	+8.0
22	Martirosyan, Mikhail	1427	ARM	+65B	−5N	+8B	+37N	−15N	+76B	=13N	−21B	=30N	5.0	43.5	46.5	23.00	1641	+91.2
23	Shahbazyan, Zhora	1584	ARM	+41B	+94N	−4B	+14N	=38B	−21N	=12B	−16N	+45B	5.0	43.5	44.5	21.25	1461	-36.4
24	Atabekyan, Marat	1530	ARM	+88N	−3B	+32N	+35B	=25N	−19B	+85N	=13B	−14N	5.0	42.0	44.0	20.00	1565	0.0
25	Karapetyan, Suren	1638	ARM	+54B	−36N	+58B	+12N	=24B	=10N	+49B	−11N	−16B	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.50	1579	-25.6
26	Yesayan, Vahagn	1613	ARM	+68N	=27B	+67N	=81B	−2N	+55B	+16N	−6B	−12N	5.0	41.5	44.5	21.00	1533	-29.6
27	Soghomonyan, Elina	0	ARM	+78B	=26N	+17B	=40N	−21B	−8N	+81N	+33B	−10B	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.25	1605	0.0
28	Khachatryan, Armen E.	1646	ARM	+91N	+35B	−7N	+73B	−34N	−16B	+46N	+29B	−9N	5.0	40.5	42.0	19.00	1557	-42.8
29	Asatryan, Tigran	1452	ARM	−20N	+80B	+57B	=10N	−8B	=48N	+72B	−28N	+50B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.00	1564	+40.4
30	Afiyan, Natali	1544	ARM	+45B	−47N	−10B	+74N	+58B	=12N	−39B	+85N	=22B	5.0	37.5	40.0	19.50	1427	-42.0
31	Geghamyan, Gevorg	0	ARM	−8B	−49N	+90B	+52N	−66B	+69N	+37B	−10N	+58B	5.0	35.5	37.5	18.00	1530	0.0
32	Aghanikyan, Tigran	0	ARM	−50B	+76N	−24B	+44N	−9B	−52N	+80B	+70N	+59N	5.0	34.0	37.0	18.00	1543	0.0
33	Mnatsakanyan, Tigran G.	1486	ARM	+51B	−4N	=48B	+85N	−36B	=72N	+75B	−27N	+53B	5.0	34.0	36.5	17.00	909	-8.0
34	Sargsyan, Narek D.	1485	ARM	−94B	+83N	+79B	+50N	+28B	−47N	−15B	−51N	+48B	5.0	33.5	34.5	19.00	1678	+36.4
35	Muradyan, Tariel	1447	ARM	+96B	−28N	+44B	−24N	−37B	=45N	=84B	+72N	+52B	5.0	33.5	33.5	15.25	1587	+41.6
36	Babayan, Aleksandr	0	ARM	+77N	+25B	=21N	−6B	+33N	+20B	−38B	−18N	−40B	4.5	41.5	44.5	21.25	1616	0.0
37	Nikoyan, Aleksan	1527	ARM	+61N	+95B	−3N	−22B	+35N	−14B	−31N	+64N	=41B	4.5	40.5	41.5	16.25	1553	+6.0
38	Petrosyan, Sargis	1742	ARM	F	+46B	+15N	−7B	=23N	+5B	+36N	−2B	F	4.5	40.0	40.0	24.00	1709	-3.2
39	Elaryan, Hayk	1454	ARM	−21N	+93B	+95N	=13B	−5N	+67B	+30N	−19B	−20N	4.5	38.5	39.5	13.50	1561	+35.2
40	Hakobyan, Liana	1547	ARM	F	=67B	+11N	=27B	−6N	=66N	−18B	+68B	+36N	4.5	37.5	37.5	20.00	1503	-15.6
41	Konjarov, Gagik	1404	ARM	−23N	+63B	+42N	−17B	=59N	−46B	=44N	+78B	=37N	4.5	36.5	39.5	18.00	1560	+63.6
42	Mkrtchyan, Sargis M.	1535	ARM	+87B	−1N	−41B	+62N	−11B	=74N	−45B	+82B	+66N	4.5	36.0	38.0	14.00	1338	-42.0
43	Melkonyan, Artur	1407	ARM	−5B	−65N	+87B	−8N	+80B	−50N	+71B	+76N	=44B	4.5	34.5	36.5	13.75	1455	+12.4
44	Hajian, Sipan	1561	ARM	=62N	=53B	−35N	−32B	+83B	=54N	=41B	+74N	=43N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.50	1344	-48.0
45	Hakobyan, Alen A.	0	ARM	−30N	−73B	+91N	−69B	+70N	=35B	+42N	+46B	−23N	4.5	34.0	35.5	16.50	1506	0.0
46	Mkrtchyan, Vahe E.	1496	ARM	+79B	−38N	−14B	+92N	=72B	+41N	−28B	−45N	+85B	4.5	33.0	34.0	12.50	1475	-4.4
47	Ghevondyan, ArmanCM	2229	ARM	+89N	+30B	+6N	=19B	−3N	+34B	F	F	F	4.5	30.5	30.5	20.75	2022	-20.4
48	Khachatryan, Mari	0	ARM	+59N	−15B	=33N	+77B	−13N	=29B	+63N	−9B	−34N	4.0	41.0	44.0	16.00	1487	0.0
49	Aleksanyan, Armen A.	1472	ARM	−19N	+31B	+51N	−15B	+53N	+81B	−25N	−14B	−61N	4.0	39.5	42.5	16.00	1445	-8.8
50	Karapetyan, Edgar	1571	ARM	+32N	+56B	−19N	−34B	−16N	+43B	−55N	+54B	−29N	4.0	39.0	43.0	17.50	1328	-88.4
51	Muradyan, Boris	0	ARM	−33N	F	−49B	+54N	+57B	−9N	+52B	+34B	−8N	4.0	38.0	38.0	17.00	1502	0.0
52	Torosyan, Narek	1525	ARM	=53N	−11B	=69N	−31B	+87N	+32B	−51N	+56B	−35N	4.0	36.5	38.5	14.75	1203	-48.4
53	Tutkhalyan, Hovhannes	0	ARM	=52B	=44N	=60B	=66N	−49B	+86N	+58B	−12N	−33N	4.0	35.0	37.5	14.50	1446	0.0
54	Yeghjyan, Sargis	1427	ARM	−25N	−2B	+93N	−51B	+61N	=44B	=78N	−50N	+72B	4.0	35.0	36.0	11.75	1377	-12.0
55	Majumdar, Areg	1410	ARM	−15N	=77B	=70N	F	+69B	−26N	+50B	+59B	−13N	4.0	35.0	35.0	14.75	1568	+67.6
56	Karapetyan, Slava	0	ARM	+76B	−50N	−9B	+86N	−12B	−58N	+57B	−52N	+77B	4.0	34.0	36.5	12.50	1473	0.0
57	Ohanyan, Tomas	1562	ARM	+64N	−7B	−29N	=68B	−51N	=62B	−56N	+88B	+75N	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.75	1295	-41.2
58	Margaryan, Alex	1456	ARM	−95N	+71B	−25N	+61B	−30N	+56B	−53N	+79B	−31N	4.0	33.5	34.5	14.50	830	-33.2
59	Takhmizyan, Hayk	1514	ARM	−48B	+74N	+68B	−65N	=41B	=75N	+64B	−55N	−32B	4.0	32.0	35.0	14.25	1394	-34.0
60	Simonyan, Stepan	1479	ARM	−7N	+64B	=53N	+88B	−20N	−85B	=79N	−61B	+80N	4.0	32.0	34.0	12.50	1524	+2.8
61	Mkrtchyan, Ashkhen	0	ARM	−37B	+86N	−12B	−58N	−54B	F	+73N	+60N	+49B	4.0	32.0	32.0	13.50	1477	0.0
62	Avetisyan Gor A.	0	ARM	=44B	−17N	=78N	−42B	=92B	=57N	=69B	=77N	+76B	4.0	31.0	32.0	12.50	1524	0.0
63	Mnatsakanyan, Hayk G	1507	ARM	−72B	−41N	+83B	+79N	+64B	−11N	−48B	+75N	−84N	4.0	30.5	33.5	13.00	641	-48.0
64	Bayramyan, Alex	0	ARM	−57B	−60N	+89N	+70B	−63N	+73B	−59N	−37B	+78N	4.0	30.0	32.0	11.50	1480	0.0
65	Hayrapetyan, Arman R.	1686	ARM	−22N	+43B	+16N	+59B	+81N	F	−1B	F	F	4.0	30.0	30.0	17.50	1655	-7.2
66	Sukiasyan, Davit	1493	ARM	−67N	+84B	=88N	=53B	+31N	=40B	−5N	−20B	−42B	3.5	36.5	38.5	13.25	1282	-32.8
67	Kasbarian, Zhirayr	0	ARM	+66B	=40N	−26B	+75N	−10B	−39N	−70B	−69N	+86B	3.5	33.5	36.0	11.25	1376	0.0
68	Baloyan, Gabriela	1403	ARM	−26B	F	−59N	=57N	+82B	−18N	+77B	−40N	+69B	3.5	32.5	32.5	11.50	1450	+15.6
69	Mesropyan, Vasil	1515	ARM	=85B	−75N	=52B	+45N	−55N	−31B	=62N	+67B	−68N	3.5	31.5	34.0	13.25	1172	-52.0
70	Avagyan, Aren	1534	ARM	=82B	−85N	=55B	−64N	−45B	+93N	+67N	−32B	=71N	3.5	30.0	31.0	9.75	1408	-6.4
71	Abrahamyan, Alex S.	0	ARM	−9B	−58N	−86B	+90N	−74B	+91N	−43N	+73B	=70B	3.5	28.5	30.0	8.25	1433	0.0
72	Armenakyan, Vahe	0	ARM	+63N	=13B	−2N	=11B	=46N	=33B	−29N	−35B	−54N	3.0	43.0	47.0	14.75	1390	0.0
73	Enokyan, Hovhannes	1486	ARM	−1B	+45N	+94B	−28N	−14B	−64N	−61B	−71N	+87B	3.0	36.5	37.5	7.50	907	-18.0
74	Kocharyan, Hayk L.	0	ARM	−13N	−59B	+80N	−30B	+71N	=42B	=76N	−44B	F	3.0	33.5	33.5	10.25	1373	0.0
75	Chilingaryan, Razmik	0	ARM	=81N	+69B	−20N	−67B	+77N	=59B	−33N	−63B	−57B	3.0	32.5	35.5	10.00	1464	0.0
76	Khachatryan, Davit	1540	ARM	−56N	−32B	=84N	+78B	+88N	−22N	=74B	−43B	−62N	3.0	31.5	33.5	8.00	1354	-27.2
77	Eloyan, Rushan	1556	ARM	−36B	=55N	+82B	−48N	−75B	+92N	−68N	=62B	−56N	3.0	30.0	31.0	8.00	1212	-36.0
78	Kushkyan, Artyom	1579	ARM	−27N	F	=62B	−76N	+89B	+82N	=54B	−41N	−64B	3.0	29.5	29.5	9.00	1378	-44.4
79	Ghukasyan, Mavrik	0	ARM	−46N	+91B	−34N	−63B	=86B	+83N	=60B	−58N	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.75	1317	0.0
80	Manasyan, Mikayel	0	ARM	F	−29N	−74B	+91B	−43N	+87B	−32N	+83N	−60B	3.0	28.0	28.0	6.50	1250	-30.8
81	Mirakyan, Karen	1544	ARM	=75B	+82N	+85B	=26N	−65B	−49N	−27B	F	F	3.0	26.5	26.5	9.50	1323	-31.6
82	Nikoyan, Norayr	0	ARM	=70N	−81B	−77N	+84B	−68N	−78B	+86B	−42N	=90B	3.0	26.0	28.0	8.25	1323	0.0
83	Azatyan, Sargis	0	ARM	F	−34B	−63N	+93B	−44N	−79B	+87N	−80B	+92N	3.0	23.5	23.5	4.00	690	0.0
84	Avetisyan, Davit V.	0	ARM	F	−66N	=76B	−82N	F	+88B	=35N	F	+63B	3.0	20.5	20.5	10.00	1492	0.0
85	Vasilyan, Yuri	0	ARM	=69N	+70B	−81N	−33B	F	+60N	−24B	−30B	−46N	2.5	33.5	33.5	9.25	1376	0.0
86	Sahakyan, Mark	1463	ARM	−3N	−61B	+71N	−56B	=79N	−53B	−82N	+93B	−67N	2.5	32.0	33.0	6.00	927	-7.2
87	Minasyan, Gagik	0	ARM	−42N	−16B	−43N	+89B	−52B	−80N	−83B	+91N	−73N	2.0	30.0	31.5	3.50	1274	0.0
88	Margaryan, Nikita	0	ARM	−24B	+90N	=66B	−60N	−76B	−84N	=92B	−57N	−89B	2.0	26.5	27.5	4.25	1286	0.0
89	Talanyan, Arsen	1481	ARM	−47B	−14N	−64B	−87N	−78N	=90B	=91B	F	+88N	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.75	1411	-18.8
90	Ter-Vardanyan, Manvel	1471	ARM	F	−88B	−31N	−71B	=91N	=89N	=93B	F	=82N	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.75	1455	-8.0
91	Hovhannisyan, Eliza	1435	ARM	−28B	−79N	−45B	−80N	=90B	−71B	=89N	−87B	=93N	1.5	25.0	26.0	2.50	1321	-21.2
92	FIDE 13325019	0	—	−12B	−10N	F	−46B	=62N	−77B	=88N	F	−83B	1.0	28.5	28.5	3.00	718	0.0
93	FIDE 13325043	0	—	−18B	−39N	−54B	−83N	F	−70B	=90N	−86N	=91B	1.0	26.5	26.5	1.75	1165	0.0
94	Grigoryan, Vardan	0	FID	+34N	−23B	−73N	−16B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	19.0	19.0	5.00	1310	0.0
95	Gabrielyan, Mariya	1708	ARM	+58B	−37N	−39B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	4.00	1352	-54.8
96	Melkonyan, Saro	1702	ARM	−35N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	656	-16.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Baldryan, MikaelARM
+124.4
6.0 pts · #9
2Yavryan, ArayikARM
+96.4
6.5 pts · #4
3Martirosyan, MikhailARM
+91.2
5.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Karapetyan, EdgarARM
-88.4
4.0 pts · #59
2Gabrielyan, MariyaARM
-54.8
1.0 pts · #80
3Mesropyan, VasilARM
-52.0
3.5 pts · #84

Biggest upsets

R5+503 Elo gap
Mirakyan, Angelina1726 beat CMGhevondyan, Arman2229
R1+259 Elo gap
Martirosyan, Mikhail1427 beat Hayrapetyan, Arman R.1686
R1+255 Elo gap
Muradyan, Tariel1447 beat Melkonyan, Saro1702