86th Armenian Championship (Semifinal)

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69 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 30 Aug 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. 9 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2194, and top seed was Narek Ghimoyan (🇦🇲 ARM, CM, 2273).

David Tiraturyan (🇦🇲 ARM, 2259) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Davit M. Davtyan (7.0) and Arman K. Sahakyan (7.0). Tiraturyan shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Rafayel Iskandaryan (1574) beat Karo B. Sargsyan (1909), a +335-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

22 Aug 2025 → 30 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲CMNarek Ghimoyan2273

Avg top 10

2,194

Participants

Titled players · 9

FM×3

CM×5

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×69

Top 3

🥇
David Tiraturyan
🇦🇲ARM·2259
7.0pts·2285perf+8.4
🥈
FMDavit M. Davtyan
🇦🇲ARM·2157
7.0pts·2280perf+59.3
🥉
Arman K. Sahakyan
🇦🇲ARM·2041
7.0pts·2216perf+40.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Tiraturyan7Sahakyan7Davtyan7Navoyan6.5Gyurjinyan6.5Manukyan6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Tiraturyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

David Tiraturyan lost to Arman K. Sahakyan (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

David Tiraturyan 4 wins (R2–R5)Arman K. Sahakyan 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Davit M. Davtyan 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1David Tiraturyan	*	0	½	—
2Arman K. Sahakyan	1	*	0	—
3FMDavit M. Davtyan	½	1	*	½
4CMGagik Navoyan	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tiraturyan, David	2259	ARM	=22B	+24N	+7B	+10N	+12B	−3N	+20B	+4B	=2N	7.0	48.0	53.0	40.00	2285	+8.4
2	Davtyan, Davit M.FM	2157	ARM	+59N	+42B	+58B	+6N	=4B	=20N	+3B	=5N	=1B	7.0	45.0	47.5	35.00	2280	+59.3
3	Sahakyan, Arman K.	2041	ARM	+68B	=23N	=41B	+16N	+40B	+1B	−2N	+14N	+8B	7.0	43.5	43.5	32.25	2216	+40.2
4	Gyurjinyan, ValterCM	2147	ARM	+32N	+46B	=20N	+5B	=2N	+8B	+10B	−1N	=7B	6.5	48.0	51.5	35.25	2253	+50.5
5	Navoyan, GagikCM	2075	ARM	+19B	=21N	+14B	−4N	+18B	+12N	=7B	=2B	+10N	6.5	47.5	52.5	36.75	2233	+72.6
6	Manukyan, Sevak N.	2171	ARM	+60N	+17B	+9N	−2B	−8N	=23B	+33N	+29B	+20N	6.5	43.5	46.0	30.50	2166	+2.6
7	Harutyunyan, Arman G.	2127	ARM	=44N	+52B	−1N	+31B	+35N	+13B	=5N	+20B	=4N	6.5	42.5	45.5	30.25	2171	+32.3
8	Dadasyan, Tigran	1937	ARM	−11B	+51N	+67B	+64N	+6B	−4N	+43B	+9B	−3N	6.0	40.0	40.5	21.50	2134	+94.0
9	Hayrapetyan, EdgarFM	2170	ARM	+49B	+67N	−6B	+41N	=13B	=14N	+40B	−8N	+21N	6.0	39.5	40.0	22.00	2123	-5.6
10	Alikhanyan, Artak	2159	ARM	+37B	+45N	=12B	−1B	+17N	+21B	−4N	+41N	−5B	5.5	43.5	47.0	24.25	2101	-11.2
11	Ghimoyan, NarekCM	2273	ARM	+8N	=29B	=21B	+33N	−20N	=16B	=15N	+23B	=17N	5.5	42.0	46.5	28.50	2053	-77.9
12	Stepanyan, Davit	2004	ARM	+34N	+38B	=10N	+63B	−1N	−5B	=16N	=45B	+33N	5.5	41.0	43.5	22.75	2031	+19.6
13	Nalbandyan, VahanCM	2194	ARM	=24B	=36N	+60B	+29B	=9N	−7N	−22B	+25N	+30B	5.5	40.5	43.0	24.00	1991	-36.6
14	Avagyan, Artush	2009	ARM	=54N	+47B	−5N	+39B	+63N	=9B	+23N	−3B	=15N	5.5	40.5	43.0	22.25	2010	+6.8
15	Stepanyan, Hamayak	1964	ARM	=36B	+22N	+31B	−20B	−23N	+49N	=11B	+24N	=14B	5.5	39.5	43.0	25.50	2015	+12.0
16	Melkonyan, Davit	1913	ARM	=35N	=53B	+50N	−3B	+32B	=11N	=12B	=18N	+41B	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.75	1968	+31.2
17	Arakelyan, Andranik	1962	ARM	+55B	−6N	+56B	=32N	−10B	=36N	+37B	+28N	=11B	5.5	38.0	41.0	22.00	2006	+9.2
18	Hayrapetyan, NvardWFM	2055	ARM	=47N	=54B	=42N	+22B	−5N	=25B	+51N	=16B	+45N	5.5	35.5	38.5	21.75	1906	-54.0
19	Harutyunyan, Meline	1893	ARM	−5N	=57B	=47N	−51B	+50N	=42B	+32N	+52B	+29N	5.5	31.5	34.5	20.00	1875	-2.4
20	Manukyan, Aleks	2224	ARM	+30B	+62N	=4B	+15N	+11B	=2B	−1N	−7N	−6B	5.0	49.0	51.5	24.75	2138	-17.4
21	Stepanyan, Ararat	2055	ARM	+28B	=5B	=11N	=30N	+43B	−10N	=24B	+22N	−9B	5.0	43.0	46.5	24.25	2031	-6.5
22	Santrosyan, Ashot	1869	ARM	=1N	−15B	+59N	−18N	+44B	+32B	+13N	−21B	=26N	5.0	41.5	44.0	22.00	2046	+75.2
23	Avetisyan, Suren	1901	ARM	+61N	=3B	−63N	+42B	+15B	=6N	−14B	−11N	+31B	5.0	40.5	43.0	22.75	2000	+22.8
24	Mkrtchyan, Anahit H.	1788	ARM	=13N	−1B	+57N	−26B	+59N	+35B	=21N	−15B	+50B	5.0	38.0	40.5	17.75	1969	+72.0
25	Hayrapetyan, Hakob	1828	ARM	−63N	=61B	−35N	+55N	+27B	=18N	+36B	−13B	+38N	5.0	33.5	36.0	20.00	1847	+4.4
26	Hakobyan, Hakob V.	2154	ARM	−46N	F	+28B	+24N	+60B	−41N	+30B	=31N	=22B	5.0	33.5	33.5	21.75	1946	-35.8
27	Khachikyan, Yervand	1770	ARM	−38N	=59B	+44N	−35B	−25N	+61B	+42N	=39B	+37N	5.0	30.5	33.0	16.75	1767	-0.8
28	Dermenjyan, Harutyun	1703	ARM	−21N	−60B	−26N	+65B	+66N	+46B	+62N	−17B	+56B	5.0	28.5	29.5	11.50	1920	+79.6
29	Askanazyan, Gor	1932	ARM	+57B	=11N	+43B	−13N	=30B	+37N	=41B	−6N	−19B	4.5	38.5	41.5	17.25	1982	+19.4
30	Petrosyan, Hamlet	1816	ARM	−20N	+34B	+53N	=21B	=29N	=33B	−26N	+48B	−13N	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.00	1939	+52.0
31	Vardanyan, Arman M.	1844	ARM	=53N	+35B	−15N	−7N	=36B	+47B	+38N	=26B	−23N	4.5	37.5	40.5	17.50	1820	-9.2
32	Arakelyan, Syuzanna	1863	ARM	−4B	+66N	+62B	=17B	−16N	−22N	−19B	+61N	+44B	4.5	36.5	37.5	12.25	1851	-4.0
33	Mkrtchyan, Narek	1849	ARM	+50B	−58N	+37B	−11B	+52N	=30N	−6B	+43N	−12B	4.5	35.5	38.5	15.75	1971	+51.2
34	Danielyan, Lilia	1735	ARM	−12B	−30N	+65N	F	+53B	=48B	−39N	+62B	+43N	4.5	30.0	31.5	12.25	1837	+36.8
35	Mushkambaryan, Vahe	1726	ARM	=16B	−31N	+25B	+27N	−7B	−24N	=56B	−37N	+61B	4.0	38.5	41.0	16.75	1811	+18.2
36	Manucharian, Mark	1758	ARM	=15N	=13B	−46N	+62B	=31N	=17B	−25N	−38B	+55N	4.0	36.5	39.0	16.00	1818	+9.2
37	Sargsyan, Gevorg S.	1888	ARM	−10N	+65B	−33N	+50B	+48N	−29B	−17N	+35B	−27B	4.0	35.5	37.0	12.00	1777	-25.0
38	Iskandaryan, Rafayel	1574	ARM	+27B	−12N	+45B	−43N	−41B	+60N	−31B	+36N	−25B	4.0	34.5	37.0	15.00	1825	+102.8
39	Poghosyan, Davit	1760	ARM	−58B	=55N	+61B	−14N	+54B	−43N	+34B	=27N	F	4.0	30.0	30.0	14.00	1852	+28.8
40	Shahinyan, VladimirCM	2182	ARM	=52N	+44B	=48N	+46B	−3N	+51B	−9N	F	F	4.0	29.5	29.5	13.25	1978	-61.6
41	Aghazaryan, Albert	1894	ARM	F	=63B	=3N	−9B	+38N	+26B	=29N	−10B	−16N	3.5	40.0	41.5	16.00	1957	+24.0
42	Vardevanyan, Aram	1614	ARM	+64B	−2N	=18B	−23N	=56B	=19N	−27B	+59N	F	3.5	37.0	39.0	11.50	1852	+84.4
43	Tovmasyan, Karen	2031	ARM	+56N	=48B	−29N	+38B	−21N	+39B	−8N	−33B	−34B	3.5	36.0	39.0	12.75	1773	-59.2
44	Tarzyan, Harutyun	1727	ARM	=7B	−40N	−27B	+61N	−22N	+59B	−48N	+46B	−32N	3.5	34.5	37.0	11.75	1811	+29.2
45	Sargsyan, Karo B.	1909	ARM	+66B	−10B	−38N	F	−51N	+52B	+49N	=12N	−18B	3.5	34.5	35.5	10.25	1802	-42.8
46	Gasparov, Sergo G.	1980	ARM	+26B	−4N	+36B	−40N	−49B	−28N	=55B	−44N	+67B	3.5	34.5	35.0	11.00	1789	-76.8
47	Vardevanyan, Artur	1741	ARM	=18B	−14N	=19B	−60N	+67B	−31N	−59B	+65N	=49B	3.5	31.0	31.5	9.25	1698	-9.8
48	Arakelyan, Narek A.	1890	ARM	+69B	=43N	=40B	−58N	−37B	=34N	+44B	−30N	F	3.5	30.5	30.5	9.50	1824	-28.4
49	Kasinyan, Lilit	1758	ARM	−9N	−64N	+66B	+53B	+46N	−15B	−45B	−50N	=47N	3.5	30.0	31.0	9.25	1731	-18.0
50	Ananyan, Aren	1624	ARM	−33N	F	−16B	−37N	−19B	+54N	+60B	+49B	−24N	3.0	33.5	33.5	9.00	1741	+41.2
51	Hakobova, Alisa	1784	ARM	−62N	−8B	F	+19N	+45B	−40N	−18B	−56N	+54B	3.0	33.0	33.0	12.00	1846	+18.4
52	Nadanyan, Kiti	1851	ARM	=40B	−7N	=55B	+67N	−33B	−45N	+65B	−19N	−57N	3.0	31.5	32.0	5.50	1651	-35.0
53	Yeghjyan, Sargis	1427	ARM	=31B	=16N	−30B	−49N	−34N	−57B	+67N	−54N	+59B	3.0	31.0	31.5	8.00	1608	+65.2
54	Khachatryan, Zhora	1666	ARM	=14B	=18N	−64B	=56N	−39N	−50B	=57N	+53B	−51N	3.0	30.0	32.0	11.50	1669	-6.8
55	Antonyan, Sergey	0	ARM	−17N	=39B	=52N	−25B	−62N	+66B	=46N	=60N	−36B	3.0	30.0	31.0	7.50	1709	0.0
56	Babayan, Erik	1886	ARM	−43B	F	−17N	=54B	=42N	=62B	=35N	+51B	−28N	3.0	30.0	30.0	9.50	1716	-36.8
57	Mkhitaryan, Emma	1675	ARM	−29N	=19N	−24B	−59B	−61N	+53N	=54B	F	+52B	3.0	29.0	29.0	10.25	1658	-11.2
58	Grigoryan, Aram	2107	ARM	+39N	+33B	−2N	+48B	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	19.0	19.0	12.00	2107	+1.6
59	Yeremyan, Hayk	1758	ARM	−2B	=27N	−22B	+57N	−24B	−44N	+47N	−42B	−53N	2.5	35.5	38.5	9.00	1585	-42.2
60	Muradyan, Anahit	1867	ARM	−6B	+28N	−13N	+47B	−26N	−38B	−50N	=55B	F	2.5	35.5	38.0	10.00	1722	-58.4
61	Khachatryan, Armen E.	1646	ARM	−23B	=25N	−39N	−44B	+57B	−27N	+66N	−32B	−35N	2.5	34.0	35.0	6.50	1592	-27.2
62	Gesyan, Suren	1931	ARM	+51B	−20B	−32N	−36N	+55B	=56N	−28B	−34N	F	2.5	32.0	34.5	7.50	1620	-55.4
63	Gasparian, TigranFM	2057	ARM	+25B	=41N	+23B	−12N	−14B	F	F	F	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	11.75	1927	-17.4
64	Simonyan, Arman	1926	ARM	−42N	+49B	+54N	−8B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	6.50	1744	-35.2
65	Konjoryan, Slava	0	ARM	F	−37N	−34B	−28N	F	+67B	−52N	−47B	=66N	1.5	25.0	25.0	1.00	1488	0.0
66	Arakelyan, Alen	1591	ARM	−45N	−32B	−49N	F	−28B	−55N	−61B	=67N	=65B	1.0	24.0	24.0	1.00	1335	-52.8
67	Artushyan, Narek	1534	ARM	F	−9B	−8N	−52B	−47N	−65N	−53B	=66B	−46N	0.5	27.5	27.5	0.50	1348	-48.0
68	Yavryan, Arayik	1709	ARM	−3N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1241	-4.8
69	Sargsyan, Karen	0	ARM	−48N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1089	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Iskandaryan, RafayelARM
+102.8
4.0 pts · #35
2Dadasyan, TigranARM
+94.0
6.0 pts · #9
3Vardevanyan, AramARM
+84.4
3.5 pts · #37

Top rating losers

1Ghimoyan, NarekCMARM
-77.9
5.5 pts · #13
2Gasparov, Sergo G.ARM
-76.8
3.5 pts · #50
3Shahinyan, VladimirCMARM
-61.6
4.0 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R3+335 Elo gap
Iskandaryan, Rafayel1574 beat Sargsyan, Karo B.1909
R9+331 Elo gap
Yeghjyan, Sargis1427 beat Yeremyan, Hayk1758
R7+325 Elo gap
Santrosyan, Ashot1869 beat CMNalbandyan, Vahan2194