Andranik Margaryan Memorial: Under 18

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85 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Volodya Torosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, CM, 2174).

Davit Poghosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, 1818) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Gor Askanazyan (7.0) and Davit Melkonyan (7.0). Poghosyan shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Davit Poghosyan (1818) beat Volodya Torosyan (CM, 2174), a +356-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

08 Jan 2026 → 16 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲CMVolodya Torosyan2174

Avg top 10

2,020

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×84

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Davit Poghosyan
🇦🇲ARM·1818
7.0pts·2024perf+92.4
🥈
Gor Askanazyan
🇦🇲ARM·1963
7.0pts·1959perf+3.2
🥉
Davit Melkonyan
🇦🇲ARM·2044
7.0pts·2000perf-9.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Melkonyan7Poghosyan7Askanazyan7Torosyan6.5Avagyan6.5Hovhannisyan6.5— ex-leaders:Isakhanyanled R7, #7Arzumanyanled R4, #17

R6 · LEADER CHANGE13 Jan

Davit Poghosyan takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Poghosyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Davit Melkonyan 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Davit Poghosyan 5 wins (R2–R6)Gor Askanazyan 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Davit Melkonyan	*	—	—	—
2Davit Poghosyan	—	*	½	1
3Gor Askanazyan	—	½	*	—
4CMVolodya Torosyan	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Poghosyan, Davit	1818	ARM	=60B	+37N	+59B	+7N	+19B	+16N	−5B	+4N	=2N	7.0	45.5	49.0	37.25	2024	+92.4
2	Askanazyan, Gor	1963	ARM	−39N	+26B	+35N	+24B	=34N	+28N	+19B	+5N	=1B	7.0	44.0	48.5	38.25	1959	+3.2
3	Melkonyan, Davit	2044	ARM	+35N	−16B	+61N	+41B	+17B	−5N	+18B	+11N	+10B	7.0	44.0	47.5	35.50	2000	-9.2
4	Hovhannisyan, Mikael	1983	ARM	+46N	+28B	+33N	−16B	+14N	=8B	+13N	−1B	+17N	6.5	46.5	51.0	35.25	1916	-21.2
5	Isakhanyan, Avik	1932	ARM	+62N	=58B	+36N	+30B	=16N	+3B	+1N	−2B	=8N	6.5	46.0	49.5	34.75	1985	+28.8
6	Stepanyan, Davit	2059	ARM	+53B	=19N	+18B	=14N	=13B	=11N	+29B	=12N	+16N	6.5	45.5	49.5	34.75	1966	-30.8
7	Torosyan, VolodyaCM	2174	ARM	+42N	+23B	−8N	−1B	+35N	=14B	+38B	+19N	+21N	6.5	45.0	49.5	33.00	1990	-58.8
8	Simonyan, Arman	1853	ARM	+68B	+76N	+7B	=17N	+40B	=4N	−10B	+20N	=5B	6.5	44.5	47.0	31.75	2018	+70.0
9	Avagyan, Artush	2034	ARM	+51B	=22N	−19B	+45N	+29B	+40N	=11B	=10N	+18B	6.5	42.5	46.5	32.25	1938	-30.8
10	Sharajyan, Garik	1948	ARM	+48N	=36B	=34N	=28B	+23N	+17B	+8N	=9B	−3N	6.0	45.0	49.5	32.25	1923	-4.4
11	Vardanyan, Arman M.	1919	ARM	−17N	+72B	+46N	+58B	+33N	=6B	=9N	−3B	+30N	6.0	43.5	46.5	27.50	1928	+12.4
12	Aghazaryan, Albert	1959	ARM	+49B	=45N	=22B	+44N	=18B	+39N	=16B	=6B	=13N	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.75	1876	-30.4
13	Nahapetyan, Ani	1834	ARM	+69N	−17B	+62N	+42B	=6N	+34B	−4B	+22N	=12B	6.0	42.5	45.5	27.25	1903	+35.2
14	Sahakyan, Hamlet	1821	ARM	+65N	+71B	=21N	=6B	−4B	=7N	+61B	+37N	=20B	6.0	42.0	45.0	26.50	1949	+61.2
15	Ayvazyan, Ashot	1945	ARM	−43B	+54N	+47B	−18N	+55B	+36N	−20B	+35N	+31B	6.0	38.0	42.0	26.50	1827	-40.8
16	Arzumanyan, Avetik	1761	ARM	+80B	+3N	+20B	+4N	=5B	−1B	=12N	=31N	−6B	5.5	50.0	52.0	29.75	1980	+103.2
17	Mirakyan, Karen	1598	ARM	+11B	+13N	+78B	=8B	−3N	−10N	+40B	+41N	−4B	5.5	47.0	49.5	26.75	1970	+161.6
18	Aslanyan, Arman S.	1711	ARM	+79N	+32B	−6N	+15B	=12N	+21B	−3N	+34B	−9N	5.5	47.0	49.0	26.00	1991	+126.4
19	Margaryan, Mark	1765	ARM	+84N	=6B	+9N	+77B	−1N	+25B	−2N	−7B	+37N	5.5	46.0	46.5	22.75	1964	+91.6
20	Grigoryan, Davit S.	2015	ARM	+61N	+24B	−16N	=23B	=27N	+33B	+15N	−8B	=14N	5.5	45.5	49.0	28.50	1859	-62.0
21	Gasparov, Sergo G.	1920	ARM	+50B	+47N	=14B	−40N	+22B	−18N	+44B	+28N	−7B	5.5	42.0	46.0	26.50	1850	-28.0
22	Sargsyan, Mikayel Sh.	1735	ARM	+73N	=9B	=12N	=25B	−21N	+69B	+32N	−13B	+34N	5.5	42.0	45.0	24.50	1919	+86.0
23	Yesayan, Vahagn	1771	ARM	+70B	−7N	+43B	=20N	−10B	+49N	−37B	+51N	+36B	5.5	39.5	42.5	22.75	1830	+26.0
24	Manukyan, Sargis Art.	1736	ARM	+85B	−20N	+50B	−2N	=43B	+54N	−31B	+39N	+41B	5.5	39.0	39.0	19.25	1802	+31.6
25	Dadasyan, Tigran	1967	ARM	−47B	+55N	+51B	=22N	+31B	−19N	−28B	+61N	+29B	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.25	1776	-74.8
26	Voskanyan, Anahit	1589	ARM	−38B	−2N	+80B	+83N	=44B	−31N	+67B	+45N	+40B	5.5	35.5	36.5	17.75	1769	+81.6
27	Dermenjyan, Harutyun	1798	ARM	=75B	−60N	+57B	+49N	=20B	−38N	+48B	=36N	+44B	5.5	35.0	38.0	23.50	1779	-6.0
28	Aghekyan, Mark	1735	ARM	+56B	−4N	+66B	=10N	+77N	−2B	+25N	−21B	=32N	5.0	43.0	45.5	21.00	1886	+70.8
29	Sharajyan, Viktoria	1747	ARM	=63N	=74B	+71N	+32B	−9N	+30B	−6N	+33B	−25N	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.25	1843	+42.8
30	Vardanyan, Armen Art.	1889	ARM	+54B	=59N	+45B	−5N	=36B	−29N	+42B	+38N	−11B	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.50	1794	-41.2
31	Dabaghyan, Tigran	1817	ARM	=74N	+63B	=58N	=39B	−25N	+26B	+24N	=16B	−15N	5.0	39.5	42.5	22.75	1748	-28.8
32	Karakhanyan, Vazgen	1997	ARM	+57B	−18N	+60B	−29N	+53B	=41N	−22B	+43N	=28B	5.0	38.0	41.5	20.75	1737	-105.2
33	Muradyan, Alex	1700	ARM	+81B	+38N	−4B	+78N	−11B	−20N	+50B	−29N	+49B	5.0	38.0	39.5	16.50	1831	+50.4
34	Meliksetyan, Hrachya	1813	ARM	=37B	+75N	=10B	+53N	=2B	−13N	+39B	−18N	−22B	4.5	43.0	46.0	20.25	1729	-36.8
35	Afiyan, Natali	1644	ARM	−3B	+80N	−2B	+37N	−7B	+76N	+52N	−15B	=38B	4.5	42.0	44.0	15.25	1799	+50.4
36	Tovmasyan, Vahan	1726	ARM	+66B	=10N	−5B	+59N	=30N	−15B	+72N	=27B	−23N	4.5	41.5	44.5	18.25	1761	+17.2
37	Hakobyan, Liana	1548	ARM	=34N	−1B	+64N	−35B	+62N	+45B	+23N	−14B	−19B	4.5	41.0	44.5	19.25	1710	+72.8
38	Santrosyan, Ashot	1900	ARM	+26N	−33B	−39N	+74B	+42N	+27B	−7N	−30B	=35N	4.5	41.0	44.0	20.75	1739	-71.2
39	Manukyan, Tamara	1622	ARM	+2B	−78N	+38B	=31N	+52N	−12B	−34N	−24B	+63N	4.5	40.0	42.5	21.50	1817	+85.2
40	Baghdasaryan, Arno	1791	ARM	+82N	+64B	=77N	+21B	−8N	−9B	−17N	+46B	−26N	4.5	40.0	41.5	16.25	1722	-28.8
41	Tarzyan, Harutyun	1809	ARM	−71N	+69B	+74N	−3N	+47B	=32B	+46N	−17B	−24N	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.50	1697	-50.8
42	Tavakalyan, Ani	1684	ARM	−7B	+70N	+76B	−13N	−38B	+55N	−30N	+54B	=43B	4.5	37.5	40.0	15.75	1706	+2.0
43	Grigoryan, Aram S.	1607	ARM	+15N	−77B	−23N	+73B	=24N	=52B	+58N	−32B	=42N	4.5	37.0	39.5	19.50	1782	+74.8
44	Baghmanyan, Hakob	1730	ARM	−64N	+65B	+73N	−12B	=26N	+59B	−21N	+63B	−27N	4.5	36.5	39.5	16.25	1641	-38.8
45	Hovakimyan, Khachik	1700	ARM	+83N	=12B	−30N	−9B	+76B	−37N	+69N	−26B	+62N	4.5	36.5	37.5	13.00	1657	-22.4
46	Ananyan, Gagik	1626	ARM	−4B	+56N	−11B	=70N	+60B	+78N	−41B	−40N	+66B	4.5	35.5	38.0	15.00	1702	+30.4
47	Zhamkochyan, Mane	1624	ARM	+25N	−21B	−15N	+63B	−41N	−72B	+79N	+59B	=58B	4.5	35.0	37.0	16.25	1708	+33.2
48	Hakobyan, Andranik A.	1608	ARM	−10B	−66N	−70B	+80N	+73B	+53N	−27N	+64B	=52N	4.5	32.5	34.5	14.50	1619	+2.0
49	Yeghiazaryan, Khachatur	1609	ARM	−12N	+79B	=52N	−27B	+64N	−23B	=63N	+72B	−33N	4.0	36.0	38.0	12.25	1622	+3.6
50	Chobanyan, Samvel	1606	ARM	−21N	+83B	−24N	=64B	+71N	=58B	−33N	=52B	=53B	4.0	34.0	35.0	11.50	1620	+5.2
51	Diloyan, Angelina	1630	ARM	−9N	+84B	−25N	=71B	−59N	+75N	+70B	−23B	=55N	4.0	34.0	34.5	10.00	1619	-12.8
52	Danielyan, Lilia	1826	ARM	−59B	+68N	=49B	+60N	−39B	=43N	−35B	=50N	=48B	4.0	33.0	36.5	15.50	1554	-123.6
53	Aghabekyan, Davit	1678	ARM	−6N	+82B	+81N	−34B	−32N	−48B	+75N	=55B	=50N	4.0	33.0	34.5	10.00	1626	-32.0
54	Simonyan, Arman A.	1589	ARM	−30N	−15B	+84N	+81B	=58N	−24B	=59N	−42N	+67B	4.0	33.0	33.5	9.00	1592	-6.8
55	Baltayan, Mkrtich	1591	ARM	−77N	−25B	+82N	+79B	−15N	−42B	+83B	=53N	=51B	4.0	30.0	31.0	8.50	1642	+16.8
56	Mkrtchyan, Sargis M.	1458	ARM	−28N	−46B	=69N	=65B	=74N	−68N	+71B	=76B	+72N	4.0	28.5	31.0	12.00	1544	+34.0
57	Danielyan, Aida	1627	ARM	−32N	−73B	−27N	+82B	+85N	−63B	−64N	+79B	+75N	4.0	27.0	27.0	6.50	1525	-52.0
58	Ananyan, Aren	1704	ARM	+67B	=5N	=31B	−11N	=54B	=50N	−43B	F	=47N	3.5	38.0	41.5	15.50	1647	-26.0
59	Movsisyan, Vahe	1559	ARM	+52N	=30B	−1N	−36B	+51B	−44N	=54B	−47N	=64N	3.5	37.5	41.0	14.25	1618	+22.0
60	Grigoryan, Hamlet H.	1552	ARM	=1N	+27B	−32N	−52B	−46N	=64B	+81N	−62B	=76N	3.5	35.5	37.0	13.50	1568	-2.4
61	Danielyan, Rostom	1628	ARM	−20B	+85N	−3B	+75N	=78B	F	−14N	−25B	+65N	3.5	35.5	35.5	7.75	1738	+32.4
62	Sargsyan, Sargis A.	1607	ARM	−5B	+67N	−13B	=66N	−37B	−70N	+73B	+60N	−45B	3.5	35.0	38.0	11.75	1519	-46.8
63	Arzumanyan, Robert N.	1470	ARM	=29B	−31N	=75B	−47N	+83B	+57N	=49B	−44N	−39B	3.5	34.5	35.5	11.00	1554	+33.2
64	Petrosyan, Davit	1454	ARM	+44B	−40N	−37B	=50N	−49B	=60N	+57B	−48N	=59B	3.5	33.5	37.0	14.00	1545	+38.4
65	Barseghyan, Mariam	1553	ARM	−14B	−44N	=67B	=56N	=79B	+66N	−68B	+70N	−61B	3.5	31.5	33.5	11.25	1475	-40.8
66	Smbatyan, Anna	1439	ARM	−36N	+48B	−28N	=62B	−72N	−65B	+80N	+69B	−46N	3.5	31.5	33.5	11.25	1526	+36.4
67	Gaboyan, Hakob	1424	ARM	−58N	−62B	=65N	−69B	+84N	+71B	−26N	+74B	−54N	3.5	29.0	29.5	8.25	1495	+31.2
68	Sargsyan, Emil	1569	ARM	−8N	−52B	−79N	=84B	+82N	+56B	+65N	F	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	9.25	1588	+4.4
69	Hakobyan, Alen A.	1560	ARM	−13B	−41N	=56B	+67N	+70B	−22N	−45B	−66N	=73B	3.0	34.5	37.5	10.00	1471	-45.6
70	Markosyan, Mariam	1497	ARM	−23N	−42B	+48N	=46B	−69N	+62B	−51N	−65B	=81N	3.0	33.0	34.5	11.00	1489	-4.0
71	Chilingaryan, Razmik	1536	ARM	+41B	−14N	−29B	=51N	−50B	−67N	−56N	=80B	+85N	3.0	33.0	33.0	7.50	1479	-30.4
72	Ghazaryan, Tigran	1570	ARM	−78B	−11N	+85B	−76N	+66B	+47N	−36B	−49N	−56B	3.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	1552	-15.6
73	Julhakyan, Karen	1464	ARM	−22B	+57N	−44B	−43N	−48N	=80B	−62N	+85B	=69N	3.0	31.5	31.5	6.50	1476	+3.6
74	Tutkhalyan, Hovhannes	1551	ARM	=31B	=29N	−41B	−38N	=56B	=79N	=76B	−67N	=82B	3.0	31.0	32.5	10.00	1496	-29.6
75	Bayramyan, Alex	1527	ARM	=27N	−34B	=63N	−61B	+81N	−51B	−53B	+83N	−57B	3.0	30.5	31.5	7.00	1439	-36.4
76	Asatridis, Vardges	0	ARM	F	−8B	−42N	+72B	−45N	−35B	=74N	=56N	=60B	2.5	33.5	33.5	8.25	1485	0.0
77	Sargsyan, Karo B.	1913	ARM	+55B	+43N	=40B	−19N	−28B	F	F	F	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	10.75	1697	-53.2
78	Hayrapetyan, Hakob	1871	ARM	+72N	+39B	−17N	−33B	=61N	−46B	F	F	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	9.25	1567	-92.4
79	Avetisyan, Davit Ar.	1434	ARM	−18B	−49N	+68B	−55N	=65N	=74B	−47B	−57N	F	2.0	32.0	32.0	6.75	1411	-9.2
80	Karapetyan, Maria	1470	ARM	−16N	−35B	−26N	−48B	F	=73N	−66B	=71N	+83B	2.0	30.5	30.5	4.00	1363	-44.4
81	Hakobyan, Milena A.	0	ARM	−33N	F	−53B	−54N	−75B	F	−60B	+82N	=70B	1.5	24.5	24.5	3.00	1348	0.0
82	Abrahamyan, Sargis	1506	ARM	−40B	−53N	−55B	−57N	−68B	F	+85N	−81B	=74N	1.5	24.5	24.5	1.50	1380	-41.6
83	Prokhorova, Adelaida	1411	RUS	−45B	−50N	F	−26B	−63N	+85B	−55N	−75B	−80N	1.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	1230	-62.4
84	Poghosyan, Martin E.	1491	ARM	−19B	−51N	−54B	=68N	−67B	F	F	F	F	0.5	22.0	22.0	1.75	1229	-52.8
85	Grigoryan, Grigor I.	1468	ARM	−24N	−61B	−72N	F	−57B	−83N	−82B	−73N	−71B	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	759	-122.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mirakyan, KarenARM
+161.6
5.5 pts · #16
2Aslanyan, Arman S.ARM
+126.4
5.5 pts · #18
3Arzumanyan, AvetikARM
+103.2
5.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Danielyan, LiliaARM
-123.6
4.0 pts · #46
2Grigoryan, Grigor I.ARM
-122.4
0.0 pts · #85
3Karakhanyan, VazgenARM
-105.2
5.0 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R4+356 Elo gap
Poghosyan, Davit1818 beat CMTorosyan, Volodya2174
R1+343 Elo gap
Zhamkochyan, Mane1624 beat Dadasyan, Tigran1967
R1+341 Elo gap
Manukyan, Tamara1622 beat Askanazyan, Gor1963