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Yerevan Open 2025 (blitz)

SwissBlitz

118 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 07 Dec 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. 55 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2496, and top seed was Karen H. Grigoryan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2636).

Ivan Yeletsky (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2414) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Hovhannes Gabuzyan (8.0) and Vladimir Dobrov (7.0). Yeletsky shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Suren Gesyan (1993) beat Giga Quparadze (GM, 2571), a +578-point gap.

Location
🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia
Dates
07 Dec 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇲GMKaren H. Grigoryan2636
Avg top 10
2,496
Participants
118
Titled players · 55
GM×12
IM×13
FM×13
CM×13
WIM×1
WFM×3
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇲Armenia×88
🇷🇺Russia×12
🇮🇷Iran×9
FIDE (no federation)×4
🇮🇳India×2
🇬🇪Georgia×2
🇸🇪Sweden×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Ivan Yeletsky led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
57
25
13
6
3
2
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Ivan Yeletsky never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Ivan Yeletsky beat GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Ivan Yeletsky 9 wins (R1–R9)GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)IM Stefan Pogosyan 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMIvan Yeletsky*
1
1
2GMHovhannes Gabuzyan
0
*
3IMStefan Pogosyan
0
*
4IMVahe Danielyan*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Yeletsky, IvanFM2414RUS+64N+34B+30N+5B+15N+2B+4N+14B+8N9.051.555.555.503150+38.3
2Gabuzyan, HovhannesGM2497ARM+87B+53N+17B+13N+54B1N+23B+3N+4B8.049.553.044.002679+16.2
3Dobrov, VladimirGM2448RUS+39N+12B+32N4B+31N+15B+38N2B+19N7.049.554.539.502472+4.0
4Kornienko, KonstantinFM2371RUS+74B+45N+65B+3N+38B+16N1B+28N2N7.049.553.536.502505+33.6
5Pogosyan, StefanIM2337ARM+79B+48N+16B1N53B+65N+37B+17N+14N7.046.050.036.502490+18.2
6Danielyan, VaheIM2284ARM+117N38B+55N+47B+26N14B+64N+18B+13N7.042.043.532.502415+16.5
7Manvelyan, MikayelFM2260ARM+112N+72B25N+41B+11N=13B+10N8B+26N6.545.547.532.502469+25.1
8Grigoryan, Karen H.GM2636ARM+73B=69N23B+58N+65B+9N+54B+7N1B6.544.548.532.002445-14.8
9Zakaryan, DavidIM2342RUS+60B=58N+56B23N+46B8B+35N+57N+25B6.541.546.031.752397+8.2
10Quparadze, GigaGM2571GEO55N+75B+95N+21B=24B+56N7B+38N+29B6.541.544.530.752388-14.3
11Ambartsumian, TyhranFM2356ARM+76B65N+87B+48N7B=67N+58B+33B+15N6.539.543.030.502290-10.2
12Saravana, Krishnan P.IM2196IND+111B3N+77B+66N13B+95B=26N+54N+28B6.539.541.525.752352+39.8
13Davtyan, ArturGM2393ARM+52B+21N+46B2B+12N=7N+29B=25N6B6.050.055.034.002383+0.3
14Andriasian, ZavenGM2556ARM+95B+40N+28B=24N=23B+6N+25B1N5B6.050.053.031.502450-10.3
15Ebrahimi Herab, HamidrezaFM2263IRI+91B+57N+42B+20N1B3N+16B+24N11B6.049.553.030.502450+46.4
16Petrosyan, ManuelGM2553ARM+36N+31B5N+43B+19N4B15N+45B+27B6.047.552.532.502358-17.4
17Hakobyan, ErikIM2326ARM+80N+49B2N+35B18N+47B+41N5B+38B6.046.550.529.502303-0.8
18Matinian, NikitaGM2423FID27N+82B+58B+45N+17B23N+53B6N+40B6.043.047.029.002315-9.8
19Chaqryan, ErikFM2285ARM+86B+41N24B+68N16B+73N+39B+23N3B6.042.046.027.502320+12.6
20Usov, Aleksandr E.IM2444RUS+70B=56N+69B15B+61N29N=67B+43N+44B6.038.542.526.752321-11.9
21Okara, AndreyIM2150RUS+89N13B+50N10N+87B64B+78N+51B+54N6.038.542.025.502206+14.2
22Gusev, Kirill2177FID+100B26B27N+83N+36B39B+70N+68N+42B6.038.541.525.502167+3.2
23Gasparyan, Erik R.IM2338ARM=71N+27B+8N+9B=14N+18B2N19B=37N5.550.054.032.252394+16.8
24Piliposyan, RobertIM2404ARM+50N+43B+19N=14B=10N38B+49N15B=31N5.545.050.030.002325-6.5
25Ohanyan, EminGM2411ARM+66B+37N+7B38N+44B+53N14N=13B9N5.545.049.028.502335-6.7
26Sivuk, VitalyGM2420SWE+77B+22N+44B54N6B+43N=12B+59N7B5.545.049.027.752303-11.8
27Amirinasab, Abolfazl1970IRI+18B23N+22B+40N+42B=54N28B+32B16N5.544.549.029.752401+178.8
28Hakobyan, MenuaFM2345ARM+51N+35B14N=61B+69N+59B+27N4B12N5.544.548.526.752280-10.4
29Sahakyan, AleksIM2288ARM=75N+71B38N+88B+72N+20B13N+55B10N5.540.043.524.002206-10.8
30Nadanian, AshotIM2307ARM+83B+68N1B=33N56B57N+88B+64B+55N5.540.043.522.752147-14.6
31Plotnikov, BorisFM2232RUS+96B16N+70B+73N3B55N+77B+39N=24B5.540.043.022.752210-2.8
32Nigalidze, GaiozIM2324GEO+81B+33N3B65N+57B+68N=55B27N+58B5.539.543.524.752174-14.3
33Mahish S ACM2102IND+110N32B+80N=30B59N+69B+56B11N+53B5.539.041.522.252233+68.8
34Hovhannisyan, Karen G.2165ARM+105B1N66B=92N+62B+63N57B+76N+60B5.538.541.021.752023-25.0
35Yeghiazaryan, ArmenakFM2130ARM+116B28N+79B17N=66B+88N9B+56N+57B5.538.540.020.002152+9.0
36Harutyunyan, Arman G.1991ARM16B+96N40B+105N22N+84B+46B=53N+59B5.538.040.521.252142+72.8
37Dilanyan, GrigorFM2175ARM+113N25B64N+89B+78N+71B5N+74B=23B5.537.539.520.252111-7.8
38Alizadeh, Mohammad MahdiCM2044IRI+108B+6N+29B+25B4N+24N3B10B17N5.050.052.526.002334+60.6
39Khachikyan, Haik1979ARM3B+111N53B+93N+40B+22N19N31B+80N5.041.543.520.502106+28.6
40Borshch, AlexeiCM2234FID+99N14B+36N27B39N+79B+87N+49B18N5.040.543.521.002119-44.8
41Melkonyan, Davit2061ARM+104B19B+91N7N+60B+44N17B42N+84B5.040.543.019.502115+28.0
42Shahinyan, DavidIM2390ARM+78N+61B15N+67B27N49B+73N+41B22N5.040.044.021.502140-50.6
43Baghdasaryan, VaheGM2148ARM+93B24N+74B16N+70B26B+50N20B+64N5.040.043.520.502193+4.7
44Tiraturyan, David2310ARM+84N+47B26N+49B25N41B+95N+67B20N5.040.043.021.002216-18.2
45Alizadeh, Amirhosein2148IRI+97N4B+78N18B64N+80B+52B16N+66B5.040.043.020.002115-14.0
46Petukhov, DmitriyCM2245RUS+82N+55B13N=72B9N=50B36N+71B+70N5.039.543.521.002084-55.3
47Manukyan, ArtyomCM2078ARM+106B44N+83B6N+51B17N=60B=66N+81B5.039.542.019.752029-8.8
48Delavari, BehnoodCM2129IRI+114N5B+51N11B71N+81B74N+79B+78N5.038.540.519.001998-52.0
49Nalbandyan, VahanCM2105ARM+115B17N+81B44N+76B+42N24B40N+74B5.038.540.519.002150+12.0
50Khachatryan, AnnaWFM1940ARM24B+93N21B=62N+112B=46N43B+85N+65B5.037.539.518.251996+14.0
51Krkyasharyan, SonaWFM1864ARM28B+116N48B+102N47N+111B+65B21N+68B5.034.536.014.501990+56.4
52Hayrapetyan, NvardWFM1918ARM13N89B97N+94N+100B+82B45N+99B+67N5.032.035.017.501854-23.6
53Abbasi Abeluie, Mohammad MehdiFM2200IRI+90N2B+39N+64B+5N25B18N=36B33N4.546.550.022.252167-6.4
54Gharibyan, MamikonGM2365ARM+88N+67B+59N+26B2N=27B8N12B21B4.546.550.020.252246-11.9
55Gesyan, Suren1993ARM+10B46N6B+96N+79B+31B=32N29N30B4.544.547.521.752175+37.6
56Ghimoyan, NarekCM2189ARM+101N=20B9N+75B+30N10B33N35B+90N4.543.046.019.002140-15.2
57Yayloyan, KonstantinFM2056ARM+118N15B+85N=59B32N+30B+34N9B35N4.543.043.517.752128+19.0
58Aleksanyan, Davit2135ARM+98N=9B18N8B+89N+72B11N+90B32N4.542.045.017.252134+6.0
59Hakobyan, Hakob V.2247ARM+85B+63N54B=57N+33B28N+66B26B36N4.539.543.520.252123-25.6
60Stepanyan, Gagik1864ARM9N+98B67N+90B41N+101B=47N+61B34N4.537.040.016.501968+20.8
61Torosyan, VolodyaCM2141ARM+107B42N+76B=28N20B66N+92B60N+91B4.536.038.516.252013-48.4
62Petrosyan, Hakob H.1546ARM67N=88B=71N=50B34N+75B72N+93B+87N4.533.537.017.251866+127.2
63Sargissyan, SargisFM2026ARM+109N59B=89N69B+75N34B90N+94B+88N4.532.034.515.251874-28.2
64Sahakyan, Arman K.1963ARM1B+105N+37B53N+45B+21N6B30N43B4.047.550.019.002105+31.0
65Poormosavi, Seyed Kanan2141IRI+103N+11B4N+32B8N5B51N+72B50N4.046.549.519.002123-8.0
66Smirnova, EkaterinaWIM1953FID25N+113B+34N12B=35N+61B59N=47B45N4.042.044.017.252076+27.0
67Naumov, PetrCM2137RUS+62B54N+60B42N+77B=11B=20N44N52B4.041.045.019.252107-11.6
68Vardanian, Hamazasp2075ARM+102N30B+84N19B+80N32B+71N22B51N4.040.043.015.001968-22.2
69Darvishi, Mohammad HosseinCM2240IRI+92B=8B20N+63N28B33N76B+98N=75B4.039.542.516.252064-72.4
70Kuzanov, Artem1979RUS20N+101B31N+91B43N+86B22B+83N46B4.039.042.014.501974-2.8
71Poghosyan, Davit Kh.1859ARM=23B29N=62B+104N+48B37N68B46N+101B4.038.040.515.501939+28.0
72Avanesyan, AleksandrCM2023ARM+94B7N+108B=46N29B58N+62B65N=76B4.037.540.015.001937-29.6
73Mamikonyan, Artem TCM2014ARM8N+92B+104N31B+82N19B42B81N+96B4.037.540.013.001926-30.8
74Ishkhanyan, Ruben1910ARM4N+97B43N82B+113N+99B+48B37N49N4.037.539.513.001895-4.0
75Margaryan, Mark1781ARM=29B10N+94B56N63B62N+109B+92N=69N4.036.539.014.251831+12.4
76Aghazaryan, Albert1880ARM11N+103B61N+99B49N=90B+69N34B=72N4.036.039.013.751940+21.6
77Manukian, Artak1964ARM26N+100B12N+85B67N+91B31N80B+99N4.036.039.013.501904-14.4
78Poghosyan, Davit1912ARM42B+107N45B+106N37B+96N21B+82N48B4.036.038.512.001887-9.6
79Harutyunyan, Gabriela1825ARM5N+114B35N+113B55N40N+89B48N+100B4.035.537.510.501853+4.4
80Petrosyan, Artur Kareni1813ARM17B+115N33B+108N68B45N+96B+77N39B4.035.037.011.501858+8.8
81Babaian, Eduard1804RUS32N+110B49N+97B95N48N+101B+73B47N4.033.536.012.501874+13.0
82Meliksetyan, Hrachya1712ARM46B18N+107B+74N73B52N+106N78B+95N4.033.536.012.001849+51.6
83Mkrtumyan, Robert1793ARM30N+102B47N22B+93N87N+113B70B+98N4.033.535.511.501803-0.8
84Boyajyan, Hayk1797ARM44B+106N68B87N+105B36N+111N+95B41N4.031.033.010.001839+8.6
85Harutyunyan, Hamlet A.1720ARM59N+109B57B77N98B+116N+103N50B+97N4.029.531.010.001702-13.6
86Antonyan, Sergey1771ARM19N104B103N+116B+97N70N98B+113N+102B4.026.528.09.501615-73.6
87Sahakyan, Hamlet1991ARM2N+90B11N+84B21N+83B40B=91N62B3.541.545.013.251890-50.8
88Damya, Aydin1883IRI54B=62N+112B29N+92B35B30N+89N63B3.537.039.011.251870-15.1
89Baghdasaryan, Arno1575ARM21B+52N=63B37N58B+112N79N88B+104N3.535.537.511.751782+69.2
90Manukyan, Sargis Art.1672ARM53B87N+115B60N+106B=76N+63B58N56B3.532.534.511.001806+44.4
91Nadanyan, Kiti1752ARM15N+118B41B70N+107B77N+97N=87B61N3.532.533.07.751798+4.6
92Babayan, Aleksandr1696ARM69N73N+98B=34B88N+94B61N75B+107N3.532.034.511.751751+11.2
93Sargsyan, David Ar.1571ARM43N50B+117N39B83B=104N+112B62N+108B3.530.532.07.251658+29.2
94Sayadyan, Davit1437ARM72N=112B75N52B+108B92N+104B63N+113B3.528.030.08.001616+64.8
95Avetuntsi, Gagik1992ARM14N+99B10B+111N+81B12N44B84N82B3.039.041.09.001869-31.8
96Bayramyan, Arsen1675ARM31N36B+114N55B+103N78B80N+105B73N3.033.035.07.501690-5.6
97Bazikyan, Artur1569ARM45B74N+52B81N86B+108N91B+111N85B3.032.034.09.501648+26.0
98Mirakyan, Karen1534ARM58B60N92N+109B85N+117B+86N69B83B3.031.032.58.001644+38.4
99Movsisyan, Samvel1683ARM40B95N+116B76N+115B74N+102B52N77B3.030.031.56.501682-7.2
100Tovmasyan, Vahan1641ARM22N77N102B+114B52N103B+115N+106B79N3.029.531.56.501576-40.0
101Vardanyan, Manvel1660ARM56B70N106B+118N+104B60N81N+103B71N3.029.029.56.001608-32.0
102Alexanyan, Nina1490ARM68B83N+100N51B111B+107N99N+117B86N3.027.529.07.001610+22.6
103Khachatryan, Narek A.1549ARM65B76N+86B112N96B+100N85B101N+114B3.027.029.09.001603+18.4
104Bayramyan, Alex1489ARM41N+86N73B71B101N=93B94N+112N89B2.530.532.57.751543+10.0
105Antonyan, Lyudmila1578ARM34N64B+109N36B84N106B+114N96N=110B2.529.531.55.751506+1.6
106Khachikyan, Mikayel1498ARM47N84B+101N78B90N+105N82B100N=112B2.529.031.06.501554+14.8
107Sargsyan, Vahe1554ARM61N78B82N+110B91N102B=108N+109N92B2.527.530.06.251490-39.2
108Adamyan, Raffi1446ARM38N+117B72N80B94N97B=107B+116N93N2.527.028.54.251492+8.0
109Stepanyan, Tigran1446ARM63B85N105B98N+114N=118B75N107B+117N2.524.024.53.751465-1.2
110Harutyunyan, Alen1502ARM33B81N111B107N117N114B+118N+115B=105N2.522.022.53.751465-26.4
111Chilingarian, Aramais1668ARM12N39B+110N95B+102N51N84B97BF2.032.032.05.501589-20.6
112Antonyan, Mikhail1734ARM7B=94N88N+103B50N89B93N104B=106N2.031.033.56.001455-64.6
113Samvelyan, Tagvor1612ARM37B66N+118B79N74B+115N83N86B94N2.031.031.52.501524-47.2
114Grigoryan, Robert1523ARM48B79N96B100N109B+110N105B+118N103N2.025.526.03.001394-64.4
115Margaryan, Nare1504ARM49N80B90N+117B99N113B100B110N+116B2.024.526.03.001459-23.2
116Kaytsakyan, Robert1532ARM35N51B99N86N+118B85B=117N108B115N1.527.528.01.251412-56.0
117Bagramian, Vagan1764RUS6B108N93B115N+110B98N=116B102N109B1.526.027.53.251303-102.6
118Medvedev, Anton Il1482ARM57B91N113N101B116N=109N110B114BF0.521.521.51.251171-92.0

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