Karen Asrian Memorial (Blitz)
10 players participated in this 18-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2609, and top seed was Parham Maghsoodloo (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2700).
Nihal Sarin (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2681) won with 12.5/18, ahead of Haik M. Martirosyan (12.5) and Shant Sargsyan (10.0). Sarin shared the lead from round 17, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 18: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (GM, 2497) beat Parham Maghsoodloo (GM, 2700), a +203-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 18 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Haik M. Martirosyan takes the sole lead (7.0/10).
GM Nihal Sarin 2.0–0.0 against GM Haik M. Martirosyan (R7 1-0, R16 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
GM Nihal Sarin 3+5 wins (R10–R12, R14–R18)GM Haik M. Martirosyan 3+3 wins (R8–R10, R13–R15)GM Shant Sargsyan 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R16–R18)
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 | 🇮🇳GMNihal Sarin | 2681 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 12.5 | 109.00 | 155.0 | +15.8 | 2742 |
| 2 | 🇦🇲GMMartirosyan, Haik M. | 2679 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 98.50 | 155.0 | +16.0 | 2742 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲GMSargsyan, Shant | 2583 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10.0 | 86.00 | 160.0 | +16.8 | 2655 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴GMDeac, Bogdan-Daniel | 2657 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9.5 | 80.50 | 161.0 | -8.0 | 2624 |
| 5 | 🇦🇲GMSargissian, Gabriel | 2561 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9.0 | 78.75 | 162.0 | +12.8 | 2614 |
| 6 | 🇮🇷GMMaghsoodloo, Parham | 2700 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 71.50 | 163.0 | -29.4 | 2578 |
| 7 | 🇺🇿GMVokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2578 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 69.75 | 164.0 | -1.6 | 2569 |
| 8 | 🇦🇲GMHovhannisyan, Robert | 2571 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 7.5 | 63.75 | 165.0 | -4.6 | 2556 |
| 9 | 🇦🇲GMHakobyan, Aram | 2581 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 6.5 | 55.75 | 167.0 | -17.6 | 2510 |
| 10 | 🇦🇲GMGabuzyan, Hovhannes | 2497 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 6.0 | 52.00 | 168.0 | -0.2 | 2496 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sargsyan, ShantGMARM+16.810.0 pts · #3
- 2Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM+16.012.5 pts · #2
- 3Nihal SarinGMIND+15.812.5 pts · #1
- 1Maghsoodloo, ParhamGMIRI-29.48.5 pts · #6
- 2Hakobyan, AramGMARM-17.66.5 pts · #9
- 3Deac, Bogdan-DanielGMROU-8.09.5 pts · #4
- R18+203 Elo gap
- R16+129 Elo gap
- R1+122 Elo gap