European Universities Chess Championship 2025 - Open rapid

SwissRapid

52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Sept 2025 to 19 Sept 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. 26 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2411, and top seed was Shant Sargsyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2614).

Shant Sargsyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2614) won with 9.0/9, ahead of David Gavrilescu (8.0) and Mamikon Gharibyan (7.0). Sargsyan won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Fatih Yigit (1758) beat Emirhan Tarlabasi (FM, 2200), a +442-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

16 Sept 2025 → 19 Sept 2025

Time control

Rapid: 25 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲GMShant Sargsyan2614

Avg top 10

2,411

Participants

Titled players · 26

GM×3

IM×6

FM×13

CM×2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×8

🇲🇹Malta×6

🇹🇷Turkiye×4

🇪🇸Spain×4

🇭🇺Hungary×4

🇭🇷Croatia×4

🇵🇹Portugal×4

🇱🇹Lithuania×2

Top 3

🥇
GMShant Sargsyan
🇦🇲ARM·2614
9.0pts·3085perf+11.3
🥈
GMDavid Gavrilescu
🇷🇴ROU·2523
8.0pts·2606perf+7.8
🥉
GMMamikon Gharibyan
🇦🇲ARM·2418
7.0pts·2359perf-3.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Shant Sargsyan led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Sargsyan9Gavrilescu8Gharibyan7Shmavonyan7Ongut7Aghamir Alrobiai7

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Shant Sargsyan never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Shant Sargsyan beat GM David Gavrilescu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Shant Sargsyan 9 wins (R1–R9)GM David Gavrilescu 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)GM Mamikon Gharibyan 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMShant Sargsyan	*	1	—	—
2GMDavid Gavrilescu	0	*	—	—
3GMMamikon Gharibyan	—	—	*	1
4CMAreg Shmavonyan	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sargsyan, ShantGM	2614	ARM	+13N	+12B	+31N	+2B	+37N	+19B	+25N	+48B	+8N	9.0	42.5	44.5	44.50	3085	+11.3
2	Gavrilescu, DavidGM	2523	ROU	+25B	+19N	+37B	−1N	+31B	+26N	+48B	+11N	+21B	8.0	41.5	43.5	34.50	2606	+7.8
3	Gharibyan, MamikonGM	2418	ARM	+34B	=20N	+10B	−7N	+9B	=30N	+4B	+5N	+36B	7.0	45.5	49.0	38.00	2359	-3.5
4	Shmavonyan, AregCM	2189	ARM	−7B	+42N	+28B	+32N	+18B	+36N	−3N	+30B	+10N	7.0	40.5	44.0	30.50	2335	+34.2
5	Aghamir Alrobiai, Nizar	2092	FRA	+52B	+36N	+32B	+30B	+38N	=9N	+7B	−3B	=17N	7.0	39.5	39.5	27.00	2352	+51.6
6	Ongut, Tamas GunesFM	2175	HUN	+14N	=15B	+43B	+33N	+48N	−11B	=8N	+47B	+49B	7.0	35.0	36.0	24.00	2312	+34.6
7	Ghimpu, Samuel-TimoteiIM	2416	ROU	+4N	+30B	−9N	+3B	=10N	+18B	−5N	+17B	+32N	6.5	47.0	51.0	35.00	2316	-7.4
8	Veiga, Jose Francisco R P NevesIM	2346	POR	+33B	+48N	+27B	=31N	+43B	=25N	=6B	+26N	−1B	6.5	40.5	42.5	25.75	2333	+3.2
9	Tomulic, TeoFM	2228	CRO	+29B	+18N	+7B	=16N	−3N	=5B	+22N	−10B	+30N	6.0	46.5	50.5	31.25	2242	+6.6
10	Muradyan, Robert	2059	ARM	+45B	+17B	−3N	+36N	=7B	+28N	=30B	+9N	−4B	6.0	43.5	46.5	27.25	2280	+51.2
11	Karacsonyi, GellertIM	2349	HUN	+41N	=31B	+15N	−26B	=13N	+6N	+27B	−2B	+48N	6.0	42.5	44.5	27.25	2346	+1.4
12	Gloser, DavidFM	2128	CZE	+35B	−1N	+33B	−14N	=41B	+15B	=13N	=21B	+40N	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.00	2227	+22.2
13	Veleshnja, ZinoFM	2216	ALB	−1B	=14B	+41N	+35N	=11B	+27N	=12B	−46N	+51B	5.5	41.0	42.0	21.50	2247	+11.0
14	Akbas, Umut AtaIM	2426	TUR	−6B	=13N	=25B	+12B	=21N	=31N	+26B	=43N	+47B	5.5	39.0	41.5	23.50	2208	-20.9
15	Posaskov, Nikita	2207	LTU	−27B	=6N	−11B	+47N	+33B	−12N	+49N	+40B	+43B	5.5	36.0	37.0	17.50	2122	-12.4
16	Luque Saiz, AndresFM	2287	ESP	+44B	−32N	+36B	=9B	−30N	+34N	=17B	=39N	+23B	5.5	35.0	38.0	22.75	2107	-33.8
17	Kovacsy, BarnabasFM	2211	HUN	+23B	−10N	+44B	=18N	=34B	+38B	=16N	−7N	=5B	5.0	42.5	45.5	22.25	2110	-21.6
18	Skurniak, Szymon	2046	POL	+50N	−9B	+39N	=17B	−4N	−7N	+28B	=36N	+22B	5.0	41.0	42.0	18.25	2119	+18.2
19	Torosyan, NorayrIM	2342	ARM	+47N	−2B	+40N	+48B	+27N	−1N	+31B	−25B	−37N	5.0	39.5	41.5	16.50	2246	-16.8
20	Ludvik, TomasFM	2155	CZE	+39N	=3B	−22N	−28B	=23N	+44N	+34B	−32N	+29B	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.00	2055	-21.2
21	Muha, MiljenkoFM	2165	CRO	+43B	−27N	+48B	−25N	=14B	+46N	+40B	=12N	−2N	5.0	37.5	39.5	17.00	2161	0.0
22	Montesinos Diaz, Luis	1924	ESP	−36B	+45N	+20B	=38N	+44B	=23N	−9B	+52B	−18N	5.0	34.0	34.0	15.25	1998	+15.0
23	Duque, Raquel Dos Santos	1952	POR	−17N	−24B	+34N	+45N	=20B	=22B	+52N	+50B	−16N	5.0	33.5	33.5	13.00	1945	-1.0
24	Yigit, Fatih	1758	TUR	−32B	+23N	−38B	+29N	−36B	=42N	=39B	+28N	+44B	5.0	32.0	35.0	20.50	1992	+51.2
25	Nalbandyan, VahanCM	1952	ARM	−2N	+47B	=14N	+21B	−26N	=8B	−1B	+19N	=31B	4.5	47.5	50.0	20.50	2269	+58.4
26	Redzisz, MichalFM	2199	POL	+49B	=37N	+35B	+11N	+25B	−2B	−14N	−8B	−33N	4.5	42.0	43.0	17.25	2163	-6.4
27	Lopez Mulet, InigoIM	2391	ESP	+15N	+21B	−8N	=37N	−19B	−13B	−11N	+35B	+41N	4.5	41.0	44.5	19.75	2201	-40.8
28	Tarlabasi, EmirhanFM	2200	TUR	+38N	=34B	−4N	+20N	+32B	−10B	−18N	−24B	+42N	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.00	1997	-42.8
29	Strods, Kristaps Reinis	1879	LAT	−9N	+50B	−30N	−24B	=39N	+52N	+32B	+44B	−20N	4.5	31.5	31.5	9.75	1885	-0.8
30	Manucharyan, Gagik	1936	ARM	+42B	−7N	+29B	−5N	+16B	=3B	=10N	−4N	−9B	4.0	49.5	53.0	20.00	2090	+30.0
31	Hakobyan, Hakob V.	2191	ARM	+46N	=11N	−1B	=8B	−2N	=14B	−19N	+37B	=25N	4.0	48.0	51.0	17.75	2241	+10.4
32	Maravic, Ivan	2088	CRO	+24N	+16B	−5N	−4B	−28N	+45B	−29N	+20B	−7B	4.0	45.0	48.0	18.50	2034	-10.6
33	Gil Lopez, Alejandro	1950	ESP	−8N	+46B	−12N	−6B	−15N	+41B	−37N	+51N	+26B	4.0	39.0	40.0	12.00	2028	+17.2
34	Shuqja, KleanWFM	1946	ALB	−3N	=28N	−23B	+39B	=17N	−16B	−20N	+45B	+52N	4.0	38.5	38.5	11.25	1996	+4.2
35	Broersma, Sven	1935	NED	−12N	+51B	−26N	−13B	−40N	+49B	+43B	−27N	+46B	4.0	30.5	31.5	8.00	1931	-2.6
36	Ribeiro, RodrigoFM	2080	POR	+22N	−5B	−16N	−10B	+24N	−4B	+38N	=18B	−3N	3.5	47.5	51.0	16.00	1994	-21.6
37	Safar, SandroFM	2188	CRO	=40N	=26B	−2N	=27B	−1B	−48N	+33B	−31N	+19B	3.5	42.5	44.5	15.25	2160	-10.0
38	Fodor, Kornel	1894	HUN	−28B	−44N	+24N	=22B	−5B	−17N	−36B	+42N	+50N	3.5	36.5	37.5	12.00	1867	-8.2
39	Spanjer, Joris	1791	NED	−20B	+52N	−18B	−34N	=29B	+50N	=24N	=16B	−45N	3.5	33.0	33.0	8.50	1765	-19.2
40	Stinka, Gustavs	1893	LAT	=37B	=49N	−19B	=43N	+35B	+51B	−21N	−15N	−12B	3.5	32.5	33.5	8.75	1925	+3.2
41	Pina, Tiago	2001	POR	−11B	−43N	−13B	+46B	=12N	−33N	+51B	+49N	−27B	3.5	32.5	33.5	7.75	1930	-19.2
42	Dobbin, Andrei	1792	MLT	−30N	−4B	+50N	−44N	+52B	=24B	+45N	−38B	−28B	3.5	31.0	31.0	6.50	1754	-12.2
43	Yildirim, Okan	1825	TUR	−21N	+41B	−6N	=40B	−8N	+47B	−35N	=14B	−15N	3.0	40.5	43.0	10.50	1951	+21.0
44	Kurmis, Edvinas	1911	LTU	−16N	+38B	−17N	+42B	−22N	−20B	+50B	−29N	−24N	3.0	37.0	38.0	8.00	1815	-24.6
45	Stagno, MilenaWCM	1718	MLT	−10N	−22B	+52N	−23B	+50B	−32N	−42B	−34N	+39B	3.0	32.0	32.0	4.50	1696	-7.8
46	Gatt, Matthias	1843	MLT	−31B	−33N	+51B	−41N	=49N	−21B	=47N	+13B	−35N	3.0	29.5	30.5	8.25	1832	-5.8
47	Kosik, Vince	1859	MLT	−19B	−25N	+49B	−15B	+51N	−43N	=46B	−6N	−14N	2.5	34.5	35.5	3.50	1814	-33.2
48	Cahen, AlexisFM	2082	MNC	+51N	−8B	−21N	−19N	−6B	+37B	−2N	−1N	−11B	2.0	50.0	51.0	4.50	2026	-14.8
49	Zammit, Jacob	1788	MLT	−26N	=40B	−47N	−51N	=46B	−35N	−15B	−41B	−6N	1.0	33.5	34.5	3.25	1604	-35.8
50	Sigona, Raffaele	1558	MLT	−18B	−29N	−42B	+52B	−45N	−39B	−44N	−23N	−38B	1.0	31.0	31.0	0.00	1062	-24.6
51	Tronnes, August	1512	NOR	−48B	−35N	−46N	+49B	−47B	−40N	−41N	−33B	−13N	1.0	28.0	29.0	1.00	1532	+2.2
52	Jolstad, Sander	0	NOR	−5N	−39B	−45B	−50N	−42N	−29B	−23B	−22N	−34B	0.0	35.5	36.5	0.00	1050	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nalbandyan, VahanCMARM
+58.4
4.5 pts · #25
2Aghamir Alrobiai, NizarFRA
+51.6
7.0 pts · #8
3Muradyan, RobertARM
+51.2
6.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Tarlabasi, EmirhanFMTUR
-42.8
4.5 pts · #23
2Lopez Mulet, InigoIMESP
-40.8
4.5 pts · #24
3Zammit, JacobMLT
-35.8
1.0 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R8+442 Elo gap
Yigit, Fatih1758 beat FMTarlabasi, Emirhan2200
R8+390 Elo gap
CMNalbandyan, Vahan1952 beat IMTorosyan, Norayr2342
R8+373 Elo gap
Gatt, Matthias1843 beat FMVeleshnja, Zino2216