Andranik Margaryan Memorial - Round Robin (GM norm)

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2446, and top seed was Vladislav Nozdrachev (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2514).

Aaryan Varshney (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2513) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aleksey Goganov (5.5) and Jegor Lashkin (5.0). Varshney won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

09 Jan 2026 → 16 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Round-robin · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺IMVladislav Nozdrachev2514

Avg top 10

2,446

Participants

Titled players · 10

GM×4

IM×5

FM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×6

🇷🇺Russia×2

🇲🇩Moldova×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
GMAaryan Varshney
🇮🇳IND·2513
7.0pts·2659perf+15.8
🥈
GMAleksey Goganov
🇷🇺RUS·2487
5.5pts·2522perf+4.5
🥉
GMJegor Lashkin
🇲🇩MDA·2494
5.0pts·2484perf-1.4

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

GM Aaryan Varshney led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders

Varshney#1Goganov#2Agasarov#3Lashkin#4Sukiasyan#5Hakobyan#6Hayrapetyan#7Nozdrachev#8Ambartsumian#9Sahakyan#10

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Aaryan Varshney never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · DECISIVE LEAD13 Jan

GM Aaryan Varshney opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Jegor Lashkin); the title is out of reach before R9.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Aaryan Varshney beat GM Aleksey Goganov (White).

Cross-table

#	Player	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	SB	Bh	Δ Elo	Perf
1	🇮🇳GMAaryan Varshney	2513	*	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	7.0	29.00	38.0	+15.8	2659
2	🇷🇺GMGoganov, Aleksey	2487	0	*	0	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	5.5	20.25	39.5	+4.5	2522
4	🇲🇩GMLashkin, Jegor	2494	½	1	*	0	½	½	½	1	½	½	5.0	22.00	40.0	-1.4	2484
3	🇦🇲IMAgasarov, Benik	2403	½	½	1	*	½	0	½	½	1	½	5.0	21.75	40.0	+10.9	2494
5	🇦🇲IMSukiasyan, Vahe A.	2442	½	½	½	½	*	0	½	1	1	½	5.0	21.00	40.0	+5.6	2490
6	🇦🇲IMHakobyan, Erik	2427	0	½	½	1	1	*	0	0	1	½	4.5	19.25	40.5	+2.6	2448
7	🇦🇲GMHayrapetyan, Hovik	2407	0	0	½	½	½	1	*	½	½	1	4.5	17.25	40.5	+5.4	2451
8	🇷🇺IMNozdrachev, Vladislav	2514	0	0	0	½	0	1	½	*	½	1	3.5	12.75	41.5	-19.3	2359
9	🇦🇲FMAmbartsumian, Tyhran	2375	½	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	*	1	3.0	12.00	42.0	-10.6	2329
10	🇦🇲IMSahakyan, Aleks	2401	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	0	*	2.0	9.75	43.0	-18.8	2231

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aaryan VarshneyGMIND
+15.8
7.0 pts · #1
2Agasarov, BenikIMARM
+10.9
5.0 pts · #3
3Sukiasyan, Vahe A.IMARM
+5.6
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Nozdrachev, VladislavIMRUS
-19.3
3.5 pts · #8
2Sahakyan, AleksIMARM
-18.8
2.0 pts · #10
3Ambartsumian, TyhranFMARM
-10.6
3.0 pts · #9