81st Armenian Women's Championship (1st League)
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36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Nov 2025 to 03 Dec 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1994, and top seed was Polina Kobak (🇦🇲 ARM, WFM, 2129).
Ani Avetisyan (🇦🇲 ARM, 2064) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Astghik Hakobyan (6.0) and Sona Krkyasharyan (6.0). Avetisyan shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mane Zhamkochyan (1592) beat Anahit H. Mkrtchyan (2025), a +433-point gap.
Location
🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia
Dates
23 Nov 2025 → 03 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 5
WIM×1
WFM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇲Armenia×36
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 8 players tied at 6.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 8 at the finish.
Co-leaders
14
5
1
2
4
2
1
7
8
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
8 players finish on 6.0/9. Avetisyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Sona Krkyasharyan drew with Anahit H. Mkrtchyan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Anahit H. Mkrtchyan 3 wins (R6–R8)Lilit Kasinyan 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMSona Krkyasharyan | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Anahit H. Mkrtchyan | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Lilit Kasinyan | — | — | * | — |
| 4WFMAstghik Hakobyan | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avetisyan, Ani | 2064 | ARM | +23B | =7N | +4B | +11B | =2N | +3B | −8N | =5N | =6B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 33.00 | 1999 | -19.6 |
| 2 | Hakobyan, AstghikWFM | 1956 | ARM | +13N | +10B | +9N | =3B | =1B | +5N | =4B | −8N | =15B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 32.25 | 2036 | +19.6 |
| 3 | Krkyasharyan, SonaWFM | 2031 | ARM | +22B | +12N | =5B | =2N | +15B | −1N | +10B | =4N | =8B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 30.50 | 2012 | -2.7 |
| 4 | Dzhalalian, Nelli | 1742 | ARM | +25N | +17B | −1N | +24B | =8N | +6B | =2N | =3B | =5B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 30.00 | 2034 | +131.6 |
| 5 | Hayrapetyan, NvardWFM | 2077 | ARM | +20N | +15B | =3N | =6B | +25N | −2B | +9N | =1B | =4N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 29.50 | 1975 | -34.4 |
| 6 | Mirakyan, Angelina | 1802 | ARM | +30B | =26N | +7B | =5N | =9B | −4N | +13B | +15N | =1N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 28.25 | 1925 | +55.1 |
| 7 | Kasinyan, Lilit | 1710 | ARM | +28B | =1B | −6N | =19B | +18N | −16N | +32B | +21N | +10B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 24.25 | 1889 | +81.6 |
| 8 | Mkrtchyan, Anahit H. | 2025 | ARM | −26N | +30B | +31N | F | =4B | +21N | +1B | +2B | =3N | 6.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 27.00 | 2024 | +12.0 |
| 9 | Arakelyan, Syuzanna | 1859 | ARM | +33N | +18B | −2B | =16N | =6N | +25B | −5B | −10N | +21B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 19.25 | 1842 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Danielyan, Lilia | 1772 | ARM | +32B | −2N | −35N | +22B | +17N | +11B | −3N | +9B | −7N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 21.00 | 1894 | +53.6 |
| 11 | Harutyunyan, Gabriela | 1860 | ARM | =31N | +19B | +26B | −1N | =12B | −10N | +27B | =16N | =13B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 20.00 | 1803 | -24.4 |
| 12 | Nadanyan, Kiti | 1792 | ARM | +29N | −3B | =28N | +26B | =11N | −15B | =25N | =14B | +23N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 18.75 | 1753 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Gevorgyan, Nrane | 1794 | ARM | −2B | =32N | −25N | +30B | +31N | +18B | −6N | +17B | =11N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 17.75 | 1737 | -24.0 |
| 14 | Hakobova, Alisa | 1802 | ARM | =35N | =24B | −17N | =31B | +27B | −23N | +29B | =12N | +16B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 17.75 | 1809 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Muradyan, Anahit | 1834 | ARM | +34B | −5N | F | +17B | −3N | +12N | +16B | −6B | =2N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 19.00 | 1905 | +34.4 |
| 16 | Khachatryan, Mariam | 1958 | ARM | =19N | =31B | =18N | =9B | +24N | +7B | −15N | =11B | −14N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 20.75 | 1734 | -59.3 |
| 17 | Nahapetyan, Ani | 1811 | ARM | +27B | −4N | +14B | −15N | −10B | =29N | +28B | −13N | +22B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 17.00 | 1719 | -40.3 |
| 18 | Afiyan, Natali | 1557 | ARM | +21B | −9N | =16B | +28N | −7B | −13N | =22B | =26N | +27B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 16.50 | 1763 | +87.2 |
| 19 | Tavakalyan, Ani | 1607 | ARM | =16B | −11N | +32B | =7N | −21B | =22N | =24B | =27N | +26B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 17.00 | 1769 | +67.6 |
| 20 | Isakhanyan, Nare | 1687 | ARM | −5B | +34N | −21B | −27N | −29B | +33N | =30N | +28B | +25N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 11.75 | 1662 | -18.2 |
| 21 | Gasparian, NarineWIM | 1980 | ARM | −18N | +33B | +20N | −25B | +19N | −8B | +23N | −7B | −9N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 1649 | -67.2 |
| 22 | Mkhitaryan, Emma | 1725 | ARM | −3N | +29B | −24N | −10N | +28B | =19B | =18N | +25B | −17N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 1655 | -34.8 |
| 23 | Xing, Lida | 1580 | ARM | −1N | −28B | =30N | +34B | =26N | +14B | −21B | +32N | −12B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 12.50 | 1657 | +24.0 |
| 24 | Gharibyan, Mane | 1820 | ARM | =36B | =14N | +22B | −4N | −16B | −32N | =19N | +33B | =29N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 12.75 | 1624 | -44.0 |
| 25 | Avetisyan, Araks | 1593 | ARM | −4B | +27N | +13B | +21N | −5B | −9N | =12B | −22N | −20B | 3.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 15.00 | 1729 | +50.9 |
| 26 | Zhamkochyan, Mane | 1592 | ARM | +8B | =6B | −11N | −12N | =23B | −27N | +34N | =18B | −19N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 15.25 | 1628 | +9.6 |
| 27 | Diloyan, Angelina | 1708 | ARM | −17N | −25B | +29N | +20B | −14N | +26B | −11N | =19B | −18N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 13.25 | 1590 | -41.5 |
| 28 | Poghosyan, Hasmik | 1571 | ARM | −7N | +23N | =12B | −18B | −22N | +31B | −17N | −20N | =30B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 10.25 | 1538 | -16.0 |
| 29 | Yeghoyan, Tsovinar | 1527 | ARM | −12B | −22N | −27B | F | +20N | =17B | −14N | +30N | =24B | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.25 | 1648 | +42.4 |
| 30 | Baghramyan, Sofia | 1547 | ARM | −6N | −8N | =23B | −13N | +33B | −34N | =20B | −29B | =28N | 2.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 7.75 | 1487 | -28.8 |
| 31 | Hakobyan, Liana | 1565 | ARM | =11B | =16N | −8B | =14N | −13B | −28N | −33B | =34B | =32N | 2.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 9.50 | 1556 | -15.6 |
| 32 | Barseghyan, Mariam | 1576 | ARM | −10N | =13B | −19N | =33B | F | +24B | −7N | −23B | =31B | 2.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 8.75 | 1528 | -22.0 |
| 33 | Petrosyan, Alisa | 1507 | ARM | −9B | −21N | =34B | =32N | −30N | −20B | +31N | −24N | F | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.75 | 1484 | -16.0 |
| 34 | Simonyan, Anahit | 1472 | ARM | −15N | −20B | =33N | −23N | F | +30B | −26B | =31N | F | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.75 | 1456 | -10.8 |
| 35 | Kobak, PolinaWFM | 2129 | ARM | =14B | =36N | +10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1892 | -27.2 |
| 36 | Sharajyan, Viktoria | 1547 | ARM | =24N | =35B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1892 | +29.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dzhalalian, NelliARM+131.66.0 pts · #6
- 2Afiyan, NataliARM+87.24.5 pts · #18
- 3Kasinyan, LilitARM+81.66.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Gasparian, NarineWIMARM-67.24.0 pts · #22
- 2Khachatryan, MariamARM-59.34.5 pts · #16
- 3Gharibyan, ManeARM-44.04.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R1+433 Elo gap
- R1+423 Elo gap
- R4+387 Elo gap