Tsaghkadzor Open 2025

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76 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. 41 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2435, and top seed was Mamikon Gharibyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2495).

Arsen Davtyan (🇦🇲 ARM, IM, 2426) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Edgar Hayrapetyan (6.5) and Aleks Sahakyan (6.5). Davtyan took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Avik Isakhanyan (1913) beat Zala Urh (WIM, 2306), a +393-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Tsaghkadzor, Armenia

Dates

21 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲GMMamikon Gharibyan2495

Avg top 10

2,435

Participants

Titled players · 41

GM×3

IM×13

FM×9

CM×8

WIM×3

WFM×5

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×58

FIDE (no federation)×5

🇷🇺Russia×3

🇸🇮Slovenia×2

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇨🇳China×1

🇸🇪Sweden×1

Top 3

🥇
IMArsen Davtyan
🇦🇲ARM·2426
7.5pts·2608perf+19.8
🥈
FMEdgar Hayrapetyan
🇦🇲ARM·2230
6.5pts·2444perf+53.6
🥉
IMAleks Sahakyan
🇦🇲ARM·2401
6.5pts·2468perf+9.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Arsen Davtyan led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Davtyan7.5Hayrapetyan6.5Gong6.5Sahakyan6.5Grigoryan6.5Ohanyan6— ex-leaders:Manvelyanled R4, #18

R5 · LEADER CHANGE24 Sept

IM Arsen Davtyan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Arsen Davtyan 4 wins (R4–R7)IM Sunle Gong 4 wins (R4–R7)

R4 · FORMER LEADER FALL

FM Mikayel Manvelyan held the sole lead at R4 but finished #18.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMArsen Davtyan	*	—	½	½
2FMEdgar Hayrapetyan	—	*	—	½
3IMSunle Gong	½	—	*	—
4IMAleks Sahakyan	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Davtyan, ArsenIM	2426	ARM	+39B	+49N	=7B	+48N	+15B	+11N	+6B	=3B	=4N	7.5	45.0	49.0	39.50	2608	+19.8
2	Hayrapetyan, EdgarFM	2230	ARM	+64N	=5B	=20N	+58B	=10N	+12N	=15B	+9B	=3N	6.5	45.5	48.5	33.50	2444	+53.6
3	Sahakyan, AleksIM	2401	ARM	+53N	+25B	=46N	+27B	=6B	=15N	+17B	=1N	=2B	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.25	2468	+9.0
4	Gong, SunleIM	2363	CHN	+16B	−31N	=36B	+33N	+39B	+21N	+18B	=8N	=1B	6.5	43.5	48.0	34.50	2358	+2.7
5	Grigoryan, Karen H.GM	2485	ARM	+33B	=2N	+38B	=7N	=18B	−17N	+34B	+35N	+15B	6.5	42.5	47.0	32.50	2430	-4.0
6	Ohanyan, EminGM	2491	ARM	+45N	+23B	=10N	+26B	=3N	=8B	−1N	+20B	=14N	6.0	48.0	52.0	32.25	2455	-2.7
7	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2341	RUS	+59N	+37B	=1N	=5B	=9N	+13B	=8N	=15N	=11B	6.0	48.0	51.5	32.75	2477	+35.0
8	Gharibyan, MamikonGM	2495	ARM	+36B	+17N	−15B	+46B	+26N	=6N	=7B	=4B	=13N	6.0	45.0	49.0	31.25	2451	-4.2
9	Sitnikov, AntonIM	2389	UKR	+24B	+22N	+31B	−15N	=7B	=35N	+16B	−2N	+29B	6.0	44.0	48.5	31.25	2319	-6.1
10	Pogosyan, StefanIM	2351	ARM	+44N	+60B	=6B	=11N	=2B	−16N	+38B	+22N	=18B	6.0	44.0	47.5	30.00	2361	+2.9
11	Sukiasyan, Vahe A.IM	2451	ARM	+63N	+57B	=27N	=10B	+25N	−1B	=20N	+32B	=7N	6.0	43.0	46.5	27.75	2396	-4.9
12	Hakobyan, MenuaFM	2387	ARM	+40N	+19B	−26N	=45B	+34N	−2B	=37N	+21N	+30B	6.0	41.0	45.0	29.25	2249	-26.0
13	Hakobyan, ErikIM	2404	ARM	=30B	+71N	=61B	=32N	+38B	−7N	+31B	+17N	=8B	6.0	39.5	42.0	26.50	2312	-7.5
14	Gasparyan, Erik R.IM	2380	ARM	−61B	+73N	+29B	=31N	=32B	+19N	=35B	+16N	=6B	6.0	39.0	41.0	27.75	2282	-8.4
15	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2376	ARM	+28N	+32B	+8N	+9B	−1N	=3B	=2N	=7B	−5N	5.5	50.0	54.5	31.00	2407	+10.2
16	Sobirov, AfruzbekCM	2015	UZB	−4N	+50B	+19N	=20B	+46N	+10B	−9N	−14B	+35B	5.5	44.0	48.0	26.75	2340	+133.8
17	Danielyan, VaheIM	2305	ARM	+68N	−8B	+37N	=28B	+59N	+5B	−3N	−13B	+25N	5.5	43.0	46.0	25.00	2314	+3.2
18	Agasarov, BenikIM	2416	ARM	+54N	−26B	+60N	+42B	=5N	+45B	−4N	=25B	=10N	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.75	2311	-9.9
19	Zhidelev, Nikolay	2185	RUS	+62N	−12N	−16B	+52B	+58N	−14B	+28N	+37B	=24N	5.5	40.0	43.5	23.25	2151	-9.6
20	Hovakimyan, VacheFM	2312	ARM	+73B	=61N	=2B	=16N	=36B	+60N	=11B	−6N	+38B	5.5	40.0	42.0	23.00	2261	-8.4
21	Hakobyan, Allen	1911	ARM	−25N	=40B	+53N	+49B	+57N	−4B	+26N	−12B	+34N	5.5	39.5	43.0	23.25	2275	+149.7
22	Davtyan, Davit M.FM	2192	ARM	+52N	−9B	−28N	+51N	+29B	=37B	+45N	−10B	+41B	5.5	39.0	43.0	23.75	2184	0.0
23	Gadzhiev, RuslanFM	2292	FID	+55B	−6N	=33B	−39N	=47N	=41B	+44N	+45B	+32N	5.5	36.5	40.5	23.50	2160	-50.0
24	Antonyan, HamletCM	2037	ARM	−9N	+62B	−25N	+76B	=42N	=57B	+63N	+56N	=19B	5.5	35.5	36.5	18.75	2200	+77.2
25	Dilanyan, GrigorFM	2195	ARM	+21B	−3N	+24B	+61N	−11B	+36N	=32B	=18N	−17B	5.0	43.5	47.0	24.00	2245	+11.4
26	Manukyan, Aleks	2224	ARM	+65B	+18N	+12B	−6N	−8B	=31N	−21B	+33N	=28B	5.0	43.0	46.0	23.75	2251	+6.8
27	Barseghyan, Armen Ar.IM	2348	ARM	+41B	+29N	=11B	−3N	=31B	−32N	+36B	−30N	+50B	5.0	40.5	44.5	23.25	2199	-15.2
28	Naumov, PetrCM	2016	RUS	−15B	+75N	+22B	=17N	−35B	+48N	−19B	+42B	=26N	5.0	40.0	41.5	20.75	2253	+104.4
29	Harutyunyan, Arman G.	2127	ARM	+47N	−27B	−14N	+62B	−22N	+66B	+58N	+57B	−9N	5.0	37.0	40.0	17.50	2148	+13.3
30	Sahakyan, Arman K.	2041	ARM	=13N	−34B	+43N	−57B	=71N	+62B	+46N	+27B	−12N	5.0	37.0	39.5	21.25	2220	+37.6
31	Nazarian, ArashFM	2154	IRI	+50N	+4B	−9N	=14B	=27N	=26B	−13N	=43B	=37N	4.5	43.5	47.5	23.00	2220	+33.2
32	Torosyan, VolodyaCM	2161	ARM	+75B	−15N	+67B	=13B	=14N	+27B	=25N	−11N	−23B	4.5	42.0	43.5	18.00	2240	+36.1
33	Navoyan, GagikCM	2076	ARM	−5N	+51B	=23N	−4B	+40N	=46B	=42N	−26B	+58N	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.00	2182	+42.2
34	Sneha HalderWFM	2190	IND	=71B	+30N	−48B	+41N	−12B	+39N	−5N	+40B	−21B	4.5	40.5	43.0	19.75	2126	-30.0
35	Ghimoyan, NarekCM	2273	ARM	=43N	+74B	=58N	=59B	+28N	=9B	=14N	−5B	−16N	4.5	40.5	42.5	18.75	2108	-60.8
36	Baghdasaryan, DavitFM	2119	ARM	−8N	+64B	=4N	+40B	=20N	−25B	−27N	+65B	=43N	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.75	2171	+19.0
37	Gyurjinyan, ValterCM	2147	ARM	+69B	−7N	−17B	+75N	+50B	=22N	=12B	−19N	=31B	4.5	40.0	41.5	16.50	2109	-10.3
38	Alikhanyan, Artak	2159	ARM	=74N	+43B	−5N	+63B	−13N	+47B	−10N	+59B	−20N	4.5	39.5	41.5	16.50	2127	-5.8
39	Stepanyan, Ararat	2064	ARM	−1N	+52B	=57N	+23B	−4N	−34B	=47N	=58B	+59N	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.50	2110	+18.6
40	Petrosyan, Tigran Agh.	2033	ARM	−12B	=21N	+65B	−36N	−33B	+67N	+48B	−34N	+57N	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.25	2113	+33.6
41	Maghakyan, Hayk	2000	ARM	−27N	=47B	+74N	−34B	=63N	=23N	+49B	+60B	−22N	4.5	35.5	37.5	16.00	2111	+50.0
42	Chanturia, Giorgi Mal	2171	GEO	−67B	+70N	+66B	−18N	=24B	=59N	=33B	−28N	+51B	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.75	2026	-67.2
43	Arakelyan, Narek A.	1941	ARM	=35B	−38N	−30B	+65N	+72B	=56N	=60B	=31N	=36B	4.5	33.5	35.5	15.50	2107	+74.8
44	Hovhannisyan, Mikael	2009	ARM	−10B	−76N	−51B	+74B	=52N	+75N	−23B	+71N	+60N	4.5	29.0	30.0	11.50	1999	-8.4
45	Kobak, PolinaWFM	2081	ARM	−6B	+72N	+49B	=12N	+48B	−18N	−22B	−23N	=52B	4.0	40.5	42.5	15.00	2199	+46.8
46	Urh, ZalaWIM	2306	SLO	+72B	+67N	=3B	−8N	−16B	=33N	−30B	−51N	+66B	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.50	2040	-54.0
47	Avetisyan, Ashot A.	1713	ARM	−29B	=41N	=55B	+66N	=23B	−38N	=39B	=48N	=54N	4.0	36.0	39.0	16.25	2006	+109.4
48	Lejlic, SamirIM	2308	SWE	+70N	=58B	+34N	−1B	−45N	−28B	−40N	=47B	+64N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.25	2009	-30.9
49	Gaboyan, SusannaWIM	2217	ARM	+51N	−1B	−45N	−21N	=64B	+68B	−41N	=63B	+65N	4.0	35.0	38.0	13.25	1981	-52.2
50	Vardanyan, Armen Art.	1783	ARM	−31B	−16N	+72B	+55N	−37N	−54B	+68N	+53B	−27N	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.00	2010	+93.6
51	Isakhanyan, Avik	1913	ARM	−49B	−33N	+44N	−22B	−54N	+70B	+66N	+46B	−42N	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.50	2061	+64.0
52	Khachatryan, Mariam	1911	ARM	−22B	−39N	+73B	−19N	=44B	=55N	+72B	=54B	=45N	4.0	34.0	36.0	12.25	2012	+46.4
53	Maslova, Anastasiya YarWFM	2039	FID	−3B	=65N	−21B	+69N	−56B	=64N	+71B	−50N	+67B	4.0	32.0	34.5	11.50	1922	-56.8
54	Hayrapetyan, NvardWFM	2055	ARM	−18B	−66N	=71B	=64N	+51B	+50N	−56B	=52N	=47B	4.0	31.5	34.0	14.75	1922	-59.3
55	Aghazaryan, Albert	1950	ARM	−23N	=63B	=47N	−50B	−62N	=52B	+75N	=64B	+69N	4.0	30.5	32.0	11.75	1869	-40.4
56	Manukyan, Sevak N.	2171	ARM	−58N	+68B	−59N	=71B	+53N	=43B	+54N	−24B	F	4.0	30.5	30.5	14.50	1976	-39.8
57	Karpenko, AntonCM	2233	FID	+66B	−11N	=39B	+30N	−21B	=24N	=59B	−29N	−40B	3.5	39.5	42.5	14.75	1986	-114.8
58	Yavryan, Arayik	1865	ARM	+56B	=48N	=35B	−2N	−19B	+61N	−29B	=39N	−33B	3.5	38.5	42.0	14.00	2076	+81.2
59	Krkyasharyan, SonaWFM	1997	ARM	−7B	+69N	+56B	=35N	−17B	=42B	=57N	−38N	−39B	3.5	37.0	40.0	13.25	2087	+34.4
60	Vidic, TejaWIM	2156	SLO	+76B	−10N	−18B	+67N	+61B	−20B	=43N	−41N	−44B	3.5	37.0	38.0	9.75	1998	-36.4
61	Avagyan, Artush	2019	ARM	+14N	=20B	=13N	−25B	−60N	−58B	−65N	=62B	+71B	3.5	36.0	38.5	16.00	2033	-4.2
62	Mero,Aghiad.	1877	SYR	−19B	−24N	+70B	−29N	+55B	−30N	=64B	=61N	=63N	3.5	35.0	38.0	12.00	1957	+34.0
63	Avetisyan, Ani	2068	ARM	−11B	=55N	+76B	−38N	=41B	=71N	−24B	=49N	=62B	3.5	34.5	35.5	10.25	1963	-54.4
64	Grigoryan, Davit S.	1935	ARM	−2B	−36N	=69B	=54B	=49N	=53B	=62N	=55N	−48B	3.0	34.5	37.5	11.25	1939	-4.9
65	Sharajyan, Garik	1922	ARM	−26N	=53B	−40N	−43B	=75B	+76N	+61B	−36N	−49B	3.0	31.5	32.5	7.25	1901	-14.0
66	Zhdanov, Petr	1936	FID	−57N	+54B	−42N	−47B	+76N	−29N	−51B	+75B	−46N	3.0	30.5	31.5	6.50	1892	-13.4
67	Muradyan, Anahit	1866	ARM	+42N	−46B	−32N	−60B	=68N	−40B	=74N	+73B	−53N	3.0	30.0	32.0	9.00	1942	+26.4
68	Askanazyan, Gor	1962	ARM	−17B	−56N	−75B	+73N	=67B	−49N	−50B	=74N	+72B	3.0	26.5	28.0	6.50	1873	-44.8
69	Yenokyan, Sergey	1782	ARM	−37N	−59B	=64N	−53B	=74N	−73B	+70N	+72N	−55B	3.0	26.0	28.0	7.50	1856	+28.8
70	Aganesova, Evgeniya	1974	FID	−48B	−42B	−62N	−72N	+73B	−51N	−69B	+76N	+75B	3.0	24.5	25.5	4.50	1836	-34.8
71	Sargsyan, Karo B.	1908	ARM	=34N	−13B	=54N	=56N	=30B	=63B	−53N	−44B	−61N	2.5	35.5	39.0	10.50	1934	+5.6
72	Avetisyan, Ashot	1969	ARM	−46N	−45B	−50N	+70B	−43N	+74B	−52N	−69B	−68N	2.0	29.5	31.5	5.00	1732	-55.2
73	Yeghiazaryan, Mikayel	1991	ARM	−20N	−14B	−52N	−68B	−70N	+69N	+76B	−67N	F	2.0	29.5	30.5	4.00	1804	-83.6
74	Nahapetyan, Ani	1825	ARM	=38B	−35N	−41B	−44N	=69B	−72N	=67B	=68B	F	2.0	29.0	31.0	6.75	1804	-14.4
75	Nadanyan, Kiti	1851	ARM	−32N	−28B	+68N	−37B	=65N	−44B	−55B	−66N	−70N	1.5	31.5	34.5	4.50	1735	-23.6
76	Mkrtchyan, Anahit H.	1788	ARM	−60N	+44B	−63N	−24N	−66B	−65B	−73N	−70B	F	1.0	28.0	28.0	4.50	1690	-31.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hakobyan, AllenARM
+149.7
5.5 pts · #20
2Sobirov, AfruzbekCMUZB
+133.8
5.5 pts · #19
3Avetisyan, Ashot A.ARM
+109.4
4.0 pts · #48

Top rating losers

1Karpenko, AntonCMFID
-114.8
3.5 pts · #58
2Yeghiazaryan, MikayelARM
-83.6
2.0 pts · #72
3Chanturia, Giorgi MalGEO
-67.2
4.5 pts · #31

Biggest upsets

R8+393 Elo gap
Isakhanyan, Avik1913 beat WIMUrh, Zala2306
R1+361 Elo gap
Avagyan, Artush2019 beat IMGasparyan, Erik R.2380
R6+336 Elo gap
CMSobirov, Afruzbek2015 beat IMPogosyan, Stefan2351