86th Armenian Championship
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 21 Jan 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2504, and top seed was Aram Hakobyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2625).
Manuel Petrosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2572) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Artur Davtyan (5.5) and Zaven Andriasian (5.5). Petrosyan shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sargis Vach. Sargsyan (FM, 2403) beat Aram Hakobyan (GM, 2625), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Manuel Petrosyan led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
GM Manuel Petrosyan takes the sole lead (6.0/9).
GM Manuel Petrosyan drew with GM Zaven Andriasian (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 | 🇦🇲GMPetrosyan, Manuel | 2572 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +5.9 | 2622 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲GMDavtyan, Artur | 2489 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5.5 | 25.00 | 39.5 | +12.1 | 2586 |
| 2 | 🇦🇲GMAndriasian, Zaven | 2545 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +4.4 | 2580 |
| 4 | 🇦🇲GMHakobyan, Aram | 2625 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | -6.0 | 2571 |
| 6 | 🇦🇲FMSargsyan, Sargis Vach. | 2403 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | +13.6 | 2516 |
| 5 | 🇦🇲GMGharibyan, Mamikon | 2484 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.75 | 40.5 | +2.8 | 2507 |
| 7 | 🇦🇲GMHarutyunyan, Tigran K. | 2511 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | -5.9 | 2461 |
| 8 | 🇦🇲GMOhanyan, Emin | 2489 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -8.0 | 2426 |
| 10 | 🇦🇲GMGrigoryan, Karen H. | 2475 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 3.0 | 15.00 | 42.0 | -11.0 | 2383 |
| 9 | 🇦🇲IMDavtyan, Arsen | 2451 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 3.0 | 12.00 | 42.0 | -7.9 | 2385 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sargsyan, Sargis Vach.FMARM+13.64.5 pts · #6
- 2Davtyan, ArturGMARM+12.15.5 pts · #3
- 3Petrosyan, ManuelGMARM+5.96.0 pts · #1
- 1Grigoryan, Karen H.GMARM-11.03.0 pts · #10
- 2Ohanyan, EminGMARM-8.03.5 pts · #8
- 3Davtyan, ArsenIMARM-7.93.0 pts · #9
- R2+222 Elo gap
- R3+136 Elo gap