Karen Asrian Memorial (Rapid)
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 28 Nov 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2592, and top seed was Nihal Sarin (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2688).
Haik M. Martirosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2609) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Parham Maghsoodloo (6.0) and Hovhannes Gabuzyan (5.5). Martirosyan shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (GM, 2507) beat Nihal Sarin (GM, 2688), a +181-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Haik M. Martirosyan led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Haik M. Martirosyan takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
GM Haik M. Martirosyan opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Parham Maghsoodloo); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Haik M. Martirosyan beat GM Parham Maghsoodloo (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇲GMMartirosyan, Haik M. | 2609 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.5 | 32.25 | 37.5 | +27.8 | 2863 |
| 2 | 🇮🇷GMMaghsoodloo, Parham | 2657 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | +6.0 | 2709 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲GMGabuzyan, Hovhannes | 2507 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | +21.5 | 2681 |
| 4 | 🇦🇲GMSargissian, Gabriel | 2613 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | -2.9 | 2589 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳GMNihal Sarin | 2688 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 40.5 | -12.9 | 2581 |
| 7 | 🇺🇿GMVokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2519 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | +4.7 | 2557 |
| 8 | 🇦🇲GMSargsyan, Shant | 2624 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | -9.3 | 2545 |
| 6 | 🇷🇴GMDeac, Bogdan-Daniel | 2630 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -10.2 | 2544 |
| 9 | 🇦🇲GMHakobyan, Aram | 2548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.00 | 42.0 | -9.2 | 2472 |
| 10 | 🇦🇲GMHovhannisyan, Robert | 2522 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 10.75 | 43.0 | -15.5 | 2379 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM+27.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Gabuzyan, HovhannesGMARM+21.55.5 pts · #3
- 3Maghsoodloo, ParhamGMIRI+6.06.0 pts · #2
- 1Hovhannisyan, RobertGMARM-15.52.0 pts · #10
- 2Nihal SarinGMIND-12.94.5 pts · #5
- 3Deac, Bogdan-DanielGMROU-10.24.0 pts · #6
- R2+181 Elo gap
- R1+138 Elo gap
- R5+123 Elo gap