81st Armenian Women's Championship
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 21 Jan 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2008, and top seed was Sona Krkyasharyan (🇦🇲 ARM, WFM, 2105).
Anahit H. Mkrtchyan (🇦🇲 ARM, 2048) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Astghik Hakobyan (6.0) and Sona Krkyasharyan (5.5). Mkrtchyan shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Astghik Hakobyan (WFM, 1976) beat Sona Krkyasharyan (WFM, 2105), a +129-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsAnahit H. Mkrtchyan led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WFM Astghik Hakobyan takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Anahit H. Mkrtchyan lost to WFM Astghik Hakobyan (White).
Anahit H. Mkrtchyan 3 wins (R1–R3)WFM Astghik Hakobyan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
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 | 🇦🇲Mkrtchyan, Anahit H. | 2048 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 38.5 | +59.6 | 2169 |
| 2 | 🇦🇲WFMHakobyan, Astghik | 1976 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.50 | 39.0 | +38.6 | 2136 |
| 4 | 🇦🇲WFMKrkyasharyan, Sona | 2105 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | -9.6 | 2077 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲Avetisyan, Ani | 2066 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +9.6 | 2081 |
| 5 | 🇦🇲WFMKhachatryan, Anna | 2100 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.25 | 39.5 | -3.6 | 2078 |
| 7 | 🇦🇲WFMAvetisyan, Mariam | 2091 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | -21.4 | 1999 |
| 6 | 🇦🇲WFMHayrapetyan, Nvard | 2078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 40.5 | -36.0 | 2000 |
| 8 | 🇦🇲Mirakyan, Angelina | 1830 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 41.0 | +69.6 | 1985 |
| 9 | 🇦🇲Kasinyan, Lilit | 1911 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.25 | 42.0 | -9.6 | 1893 |
| 10 | 🇦🇲Dzhalalian, Nelli | 1874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | -110.8 | 1223 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mirakyan, AngelinaARM+69.64.0 pts · #8
- 2Mkrtchyan, Anahit H.ARM+59.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Hakobyan, AstghikWFMARM+38.66.0 pts · #2
- 1Dzhalalian, NelliARM-110.80.0 pts · #10
- 2Hayrapetyan, NvardWFMARM-36.04.5 pts · #6
- 3Avetisyan, MariamWFMARM-21.44.5 pts · #7
- R7+129 Elo gap
- R1+102 Elo gap