Tsaghkadzor Open 2025 (Blitz)

SwissBlitz

95 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 25 Sept 2025 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. 42 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2449, and top seed was Karen H. Grigoryan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2640).

Aleksandr E. Usov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2532) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Shant Sargsyan (7.5) and Erik Chaqryan (7.5). Usov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Arayik Yavryan (1730) beat Emin Ohanyan (GM, 2425), a +695-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Tsaghkadzor, Armenia

Dates

25 Sept 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲GMKaren H. Grigoryan2640

Avg top 10

2,449

Participants

Titled players · 42

GM×5

IM×12

FM×13

CM×6

WIM×1

WFM×5

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×84

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇷🇺Russia×2

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2

🇨🇳China×1

🇬🇪Georgia×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAleksandr E. Usov
🇷🇺RUS·2532
7.5pts·2531perf+2.4
🥈
GMShant Sargsyan
🇦🇲ARM·2592
7.5pts·2555perf-1.4
🥉
FMErik Chaqryan
🇦🇲ARM·2342
7.5pts·2445perf+25.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Chaqryan7.5Usov7.5Sargsyan7.5Piliposyan7Ambartsumian7Grigoryan7— ex-leaders:Navoyanled R5, #12

R7 · LEADER CHANGE25 Sept

GM Shant Sargsyan takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.5/9. Usov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Erik Chaqryan drew with IM Aleksandr E. Usov (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMErik Chaqryan	*	½	—	—
2IMAleksandr E. Usov	½	*	1	—
3GMShant Sargsyan	—	0	*	—
4IMRobert Piliposyan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2532	RUS	+24B	−4N	+49B	+32N	+29B	+12N	+21B	+2N	=3B	7.5	49.0	53.5	42.75	2531	+2.4
2	Sargsyan, ShantGM	2592	ARM	+31N	+29B	=22N	+13B	+40N	+11B	+7N	−1B	+8N	7.5	48.0	52.5	42.25	2555	-1.4
3	Chaqryan, ErikFM	2342	ARM	+61B	+26N	−28B	+48N	+47B	+16N	+14B	+4N	=1N	7.5	46.0	50.0	41.25	2445	+25.0
4	Ambartsumian, TyhranFM	2188	ARM	+84N	+1B	=8N	+20B	=5N	+60B	+11N	−3B	+13N	7.0	50.0	52.5	38.25	2494	+143.2
5	Piliposyan, RobertIM	2391	ARM	+67B	+25N	−11B	+37N	=4B	=13N	+28B	+21N	+17B	7.0	46.0	50.0	37.50	2418	+4.3
6	Grigoryan, Karen H.GM	2640	ARM	+33B	−15N	+45B	+42N	+28B	−21N	+16B	+12N	+7B	7.0	44.5	49.0	37.50	2421	-13.4
7	Davtyan, ArsenIM	2271	ARM	=62N	+68B	+34N	+8B	+9N	+41N	−2B	+20B	−6N	6.5	46.5	50.0	33.50	2434	+41.0
8	Pogosyan, StefanIM	2310	ARM	+73B	+72N	=4B	−7N	+10B	+30B	+40N	+19N	−2B	6.5	46.5	50.0	32.50	2367	+8.3
9	Begmuratov, AlisherFM	2387	UZB	+45B	=10N	+38B	+28N	−7B	−15N	+33B	+22N	+20B	6.5	45.0	49.5	33.75	2319	-9.8
10	Sklokin-Bagiyan, SergeyIM	2110	ARM	+81N	=9B	−20N	+50B	−8N	+42B	+46B	+40N	+11N	6.5	42.5	45.5	30.25	2272	+84.0
11	Navoyan, GagikCM	2229	ARM	+46N	+23B	+5N	+44B	+12B	−2N	−4B	+18N	−10B	6.0	50.0	54.5	33.50	2330	+50.4
12	Gyurjinyan, ValterCM	2302	ARM	+59N	+57B	+32N	+16B	−11N	−1B	+36N	−6B	+31B	6.0	45.5	49.5	29.00	2281	+1.0
13	Gadzhiev, RuslanFM	2275	FID	+85B	+48N	=42B	−2N	+34B	=5B	+58N	+41N	−4B	6.0	44.0	46.5	26.25	2280	+6.4
14	Gharibyan, MamikonGM	2388	ARM	+64N	+30B	−16N	+57B	=44N	+22B	−3N	=15B	+29N	6.0	43.5	47.5	28.75	2285	-9.5
15	Arakelyan, ManvelFM	2206	ARM	+88B	+6B	+60N	=40N	−41B	+9B	−17N	=14N	+36B	6.0	43.5	45.5	29.75	2388	+91.2
16	Dilanyan, GrigorFM	2225	ARM	+77B	+78N	+14B	−12N	+58B	−3B	−6N	+54B	+35N	6.0	43.0	46.0	25.50	2221	+7.0
17	Gong, SunleIM	2380	CHN	+49B	−42N	+61B	−53N	+45B	+23N	+15B	+29N	−5N	6.0	41.5	45.5	29.50	2207	-28.6
18	Babujian, LevonGM	2326	ARM	+51N	−32B	+35N	−31B	+64N	+43B	+30N	−11B	+33N	6.0	40.0	44.0	28.00	2119	-17.6
19	Gasparyan, Erik R.IM	2369	ARM	+56N	+52B	−44N	+23B	−30N	+53B	+57N	−8B	+34N	6.0	39.5	43.5	27.50	2191	-31.2
20	Sahakyan, AleksIM	2285	ARM	+39B	=50N	+10B	−4N	+27B	+44N	+41B	−7N	−9N	5.5	46.0	50.5	28.25	2236	-7.0
21	Hakobyan, ErikIM	2311	ARM	+36N	−47B	+43N	+56B	+31N	+6B	−1N	−5B	=24N	5.5	46.0	50.0	28.25	2211	-12.8
22	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2256	ARM	+74B	+71N	=2B	−41N	+42B	−14N	+27B	−9B	+43N	5.5	42.5	46.0	25.25	2242	+2.0
23	Stepanyan, Hamayak	1965	ARM	+93B	−11N	+71B	−19N	+39B	−17B	=51N	+42N	+40B	5.5	40.0	41.0	20.75	2086	+28.0
24	Khachikyan, Haik	1911	ARM	−1N	+84B	+93N	−29B	+78N	−57B	+32N	+52B	=21B	5.5	37.0	38.0	18.75	2038	+31.0
25	Gasparian, TigranFM	2187	ARM	+66N	−5B	−56N	+70B	=35N	−58B	+84N	+50B	+51N	5.5	36.5	39.0	21.50	1977	-36.6
26	Gaboyan, SusannaWIM	2047	ARM	+80N	−3B	−51N	+84B	−56N	+62B	=43N	+55B	+44N	5.5	36.5	39.0	20.75	1976	-11.6
27	Nazarian, ArashFM	2073	IRI	−63N	=46B	+79N	+69B	−20N	+50B	−22N	+59B	+54N	5.5	36.0	39.0	21.75	1957	-34.2
28	Manukyan, Sargis A.FM	2222	ARM	+70N	+63B	+3N	−9B	−6N	+31B	−5N	−35B	+64N	5.0	46.0	49.5	24.00	2164	-8.4
29	Torosyan, VolodyaCM	2188	ARM	+75B	−2N	+54B	+24N	−1N	+56B	+60N	−17B	−14B	5.0	45.0	48.5	21.50	2218	+18.0
30	Sayadyan, Edvard	2092	ARM	+89B	−14N	+39B	+51N	+19B	−8N	−18B	−31N	+49B	5.0	43.5	45.5	22.00	2099	+3.2
31	Sahakyan, Arman K.	1925	ARM	−2B	+88N	+78B	+18N	−21B	−28N	+73B	+30B	−12N	5.0	41.5	43.5	19.50	2111	+37.4
32	Andreasyan, EdgarFM	2049	ARM	+94B	+18N	−12B	−1B	−43N	+39N	−24B	+77N	+59B	5.0	41.5	42.5	19.00	2025	-10.8
33	Karakhanyan, Vazgen	1950	ARM	−6N	+70B	+63N	−60B	+59N	+52B	−9N	+58B	−18B	5.0	40.0	43.5	20.00	2084	+50.0
34	Petrosyan, Tigran Agh.	2070	ARM	+76B	=41N	−7B	+68N	−13N	=35B	+64N	+56B	−19B	5.0	39.5	43.0	19.75	2072	+5.2
35	Chanturia, Giorgi Mal	1902	GEO	−91B	+75N	−18B	+77N	=25B	=34N	+38B	+28N	−16B	5.0	39.0	41.0	21.75	2125	+94.4
36	Stepanyan, Gagik	1823	ARM	−21B	−65N	+95B	+87N	+48B	+37N	−12B	+57B	−15N	5.0	37.0	37.0	15.50	1955	+26.6
37	Mnatsakanyan, ArenCM	2004	ARM	+69N	−60B	+59N	−5B	+61N	−36B	−56N	+46B	+58N	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.00	1944	-28.0
38	Vardanyan, Armen Art.	2052	ARM	=68N	+62B	−9N	−46B	=69N	+70B	−35N	+87B	+56N	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.00	1851	-78.8
39	Yeghiazaryan, Mikayel	1802	ARM	−20N	+86B	−30N	+93B	−23N	−32B	+94N	+69B	+57N	5.0	32.0	33.0	12.00	1864	+28.0
40	Sukiasyan, Vahe A.IM	2278	ARM	+58N	+53B	+47N	=15B	−2B	+46N	−8B	−10B	−23N	4.5	45.5	49.5	20.50	2107	-35.0
41	Sitnikov, AntonIM	2384	UKR	+43N	=34B	+50N	+22B	+15N	−7B	−20N	−13B	F	4.5	43.5	43.5	23.00	2210	-15.4
42	Nalbandyan, VahanCM	2057	ARM	+83N	+17B	=13N	−6B	−22N	−10N	+77B	−23B	+74N	4.5	43.0	46.0	18.50	2062	+2.4
43	Aghazaryan, Albert	1865	ARM	−41B	+89N	−21B	+75N	+32B	−18N	=26B	+47N	−22B	4.5	40.0	42.0	17.75	2051	+72.8
44	Sneha HalderWFM	2141	IND	+90B	+91N	+19B	−11N	=14B	−20B	−54N	+45N	−26B	4.5	40.0	42.0	17.50	2132	+0.8
45	Simonyan, Hayk V.	1875	ARM	−9N	+81B	−6N	+63B	−17N	+69B	=53N	−44B	+70N	4.5	39.5	42.5	16.25	1933	+21.2
46	Yavryan, Arayik	1730	ARM	−11B	=27N	+73B	+38N	+91B	−40B	−10N	−37N	+72B	4.5	39.5	41.5	16.75	2050	+127.6
47	Baghdasaryan, DavitFM	2044	ARM	+65B	+21N	−40B	+91N	−3N	=54B	−52N	−43B	+61N	4.5	39.0	41.0	17.75	2065	+7.6
48	Avetisyan, Ashot	1961	ARM	+87N	−13B	+66N	−3B	−36N	+63B	−59N	+62B	=52N	4.5	39.0	41.0	16.25	1876	-18.4
49	Muradyan, Anahit	1863	ARM	−17N	+76B	−1N	+81B	−52N	+92B	=55N	+53B	−30N	4.5	38.5	40.0	14.75	1923	+26.0
50	Sargsyan, Mher	1968	ARM	+79N	=20B	−41B	−10N	+74B	−27N	+68B	−25N	+71B	4.5	38.0	41.0	16.25	1939	-2.8
51	Sobirov, AfruzbekCM	1833	UZB	−18B	+94N	+26B	−30B	−57N	+82N	=23B	+72N	−25B	4.5	38.0	39.0	15.75	1956	+52.4
52	Sargissyan, SargisFM	2056	ARM	+95B	−19N	+74B	−58N	+49B	−33N	+47B	−24N	=48B	4.5	37.5	37.5	14.75	1916	-30.4
53	Sahakyan, Hamlet	1979	ARM	+92B	−40N	+65B	+17B	−60N	−19N	=45B	−49N	+68B	4.5	37.0	38.5	17.25	1979	0.0
54	Tovmasyan, Karen	1832	ARM	−60N	+80B	−29N	+79B	+72B	=47N	+44B	−16N	−27B	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.25	1997	+33.8
55	Krkyasharyan, SonaWFM	1953	ARM	−71B	−77N	+89B	−74N	+68B	+85N	=49B	−26N	+73B	4.5	29.5	31.5	13.75	1740	-88.8
56	Khachatryan, Mariam	1840	ARM	−19B	+95N	+25B	−21N	+26B	−29N	+37B	−34N	−38B	4.0	42.5	42.5	16.00	2023	+73.2
57	Khachatryan, AnnaWFM	2004	ARM	+82B	−12N	+77B	−14N	+51B	+24N	−19B	−36N	−39B	4.0	41.0	44.0	16.00	1931	-18.8
58	Hakobova, Alisa	1764	ARM	−40B	+92N	+72B	+52B	−16N	+25N	−13B	−33N	−37B	4.0	40.0	41.5	15.00	1975	+82.0
59	Sharajyan, Garik	1808	ARM	−12B	+82N	−37B	+65N	−33B	+78N	+48B	−27N	−32N	4.0	38.0	41.0	14.50	1814	+4.0
60	Danielyan, VaheIM	2316	ARM	+54B	+37N	−15B	+33N	+53B	−4N	−29B	F	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	19.00	2111	-15.5
61	Petrosyan, Artur Kareni	1835	ARM	−3N	+83B	−17N	+86B	−37B	−77N	+71B	+78N	−47B	4.0	35.5	38.0	12.00	1757	-17.0
62	Sargsyan, Karo B.	1752	ARM	=7B	−38N	−68B	+71N	=73B	−26N	+80B	−48N	+79B	4.0	35.0	38.0	14.50	1747	-9.6
63	Chobanyan, Samvel	1598	ARM	+27B	−28N	−33B	−45N	+67B	−48N	−78B	+82N	+80B	4.0	34.5	37.5	15.50	1757	+57.6
64	Maslova, Anastasiya YarWFM	1884	FID	−14B	+90N	−91B	+88N	−18B	+74N	−34B	+66N	−28B	4.0	33.5	35.5	11.50	1943	+5.8
65	Diloyan, Angelina	1531	ARM	−47N	+36B	−53N	−59B	−70N	−66B	+88N	+85N	+77B	4.0	31.0	33.0	12.50	1738	+86.4
66	Bayramyan, Arsen	1660	ARM	−25B	+67N	−48B	−72N	−82B	+65N	+93N	−64B	+87N	4.0	30.5	31.5	11.00	1712	+15.6
67	Babaian, Eduard	1888	RUS	−5N	−66B	−69N	+95B	−63N	−75N	+90B	+94B	+83N	4.0	28.0	28.0	6.00	1636	-55.4
68	Hakobyan, Liana	1567	ARM	=38B	−7N	+62N	−34B	−55N	+81B	−50N	+92B	−53N	3.5	37.0	38.5	11.00	1770	+70.8
69	Tavakalyan, Ani	1530	ARM	−37B	=73N	+67B	−27N	=38B	−45N	+85B	−39N	=76B	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.50	1756	+83.6
70	Vardanyan, Levon A.	1698	ARM	−28B	−33N	+94B	−25N	+65B	−38N	+82B	=73N	−45B	3.5	35.5	36.5	9.75	1754	+11.2
71	Alexanyan, Nina	1435	ARM	+55N	−22B	−23N	−62B	=81N	+79B	−61N	+84B	−50N	3.5	34.0	36.5	11.50	1666	+42.0
72	Hayrapetyan, NvardWFM	1996	ARM	+86N	−8B	−58N	+66B	−54N	=84B	+75N	−51B	−46N	3.5	34.0	36.5	11.25	1706	-128.8
73	Avetisyan, Ashot A.	1820	ARM	−8N	=69B	−46N	+90B	=62N	+93B	−31N	=70B	−55N	3.5	33.5	34.5	8.50	1692	-62.4
74	Nahapetyan, Ani	1733	ARM	−22N	+87B	−52N	+55B	−50N	−64B	=92N	+75B	−42B	3.5	33.0	34.5	10.75	1775	+9.6
75	Manucharian, Mark	1664	ARM	−29N	−35B	+80N	−43B	=79N	+67B	−72B	−74N	+92N	3.5	31.5	33.0	10.00	1700	+3.4
76	Ananyan, Gagik	1588	ARM	−34N	−49N	−85B	−80B	+95N	+86B	−87N	+93B	=69N	3.5	24.0	24.0	5.25	1559	-22.8
77	Nadanyan, Kiti	1723	ARM	−16N	+55B	−57N	−35B	+86N	+61B	−42N	−32B	−65N	3.0	37.0	39.5	11.00	1758	+3.0
78	Ananyan, Aren	1427	ARM	F	−16B	−31N	+85N	−24B	−59B	+63N	−61B	+84N	3.0	33.5	33.5	9.00	1682	+80.4
79	Xing, Lida	1486	ARM	−50B	+85N	−27B	−54N	=75B	−71N	=81N	+88B	−62N	3.0	31.0	33.0	7.75	1600	+38.4
80	Grigoryan, Edvin	1556	ARM	−26B	−54N	−75B	+76N	−85B	+89N	−62N	+81B	−63N	3.0	30.5	32.5	8.50	1587	-3.6
81	Muradyan, Alex	1617	ARM	−10B	−45N	+92B	−49N	=71B	−68N	=79B	−80N	+89B	3.0	30.5	32.0	6.75	1534	-46.8
82	Ghanadyan, Armen	1517	ARM	−57N	−59B	−84N	+83B	+66N	−51B	−70N	−63B	+94N	3.0	29.5	30.5	8.00	1580	+22.4
83	Adamyan, Raffi	1587	ARM	−42B	−61N	−88B	−82N	+90N	−87B	+95N	+86B	−67B	3.0	24.0	24.0	4.50	1555	-23.6
84	Gevorgyan, Anahit	1682	ARM	−4B	−24N	+82B	−26N	+87B	=72N	−25B	−71N	−78B	2.5	36.5	38.5	6.75	1608	-24.2
85	Galstyan, Arman	1761	ARM	−13N	−79B	+76N	−78B	+80N	−55B	−69N	−65B	=86N	2.5	30.5	33.0	7.75	1474	-135.2
86	Bondarenko, Viktoria B.	1507	ARM	−72B	−39N	+90B	−61N	−77B	−76N	+89B	−83N	=85B	2.5	26.5	28.5	5.25	1551	+12.8
87	Nikoyan, Aleksan	1477	ARM	−48B	−74N	F	−36B	−84N	+83N	+76B	−38N	−66B	2.0	31.0	31.0	6.50	1536	+13.6
88	Harutyunyan, Gor E.	1691	ARM	−15N	−31B	+83N	−64B	−92N	−94N	−65B	−79N	+95B	2.0	27.5	27.5	3.00	1462	-108.4
89	Konjoryan, Vahe	1606	ARM	−30N	−43B	−55N	+94B	−93N	−80B	−86N	+90B	−81N	2.0	25.5	26.5	3.00	1471	-67.2
90	Manukyan, Tamara	1653	ARM	−44N	−64B	−86N	−73N	−83B	+95B	−67N	−89N	+93B	2.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	1490	-79.2
91	Ohanyan, EminGM	2425	ARM	+35N	−44B	+64N	−47B	−46N	F	F	F	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	1980	-25.1
92	Bayramyan, Alex	1506	ARM	−53N	−58B	−81N	F	+88B	−49N	=74B	−68N	−75B	1.5	28.5	28.5	3.75	1473	-16.4
93	Vardanyan, Khachatur	1481	ARM	−23N	F	−24B	−39N	+89B	−73N	−66B	−76N	−90N	1.0	31.0	31.0	2.00	1414	-25.2
94	Muradyan, Boris	1561	ARM	−32N	−51B	−70N	−89N	F	+88B	−39B	−67N	−82B	1.0	29.0	29.0	2.00	1427	-48.8
95	Harutyunyan, Lidia	1568	ARM	−52N	−56B	−36N	−67N	−76B	−90N	−83B	F	−88N	0.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	955	-89.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ambartsumian, TyhranFMARM
+143.2
7.0 pts · #5
2Yavryan, ArayikARM
+127.6
4.5 pts · #40
3Chanturia, Giorgi MalGEO
+94.4
5.0 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Galstyan, ArmanARM
-135.2
2.5 pts · #85
2Hayrapetyan, NvardWFMARM
-128.8
3.5 pts · #73
3Harutyunyan, Gor E.ARM
-108.4
2.0 pts · #88

Biggest upsets

R5+695 Elo gap
Yavryan, Arayik1730 beat GMOhanyan, Emin2425
R1+518 Elo gap
Alexanyan, Nina1435 beat WFMKrkyasharyan, Sona1953
R1+475 Elo gap
Chobanyan, Samvel1598 beat FMNazarian, Arash2073