Andranik Margaryan Memorial - Round Robin (IM 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 2351, and top seed was Sergey Ivanov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2438).
Erik Chaqryan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2362) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Edgar Hayrapetyan (6.0) and Stefan Pogosyan (6.0). Chaqryan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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
Titled players · 10
GM×2
IM×2
FM×6
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇲Armenia×6
🇷🇺Russia×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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Chaqryan#1Pogosyan#2Hayrapetyan#3Melnikov#4Ivanov#5Barseghyan#6Hovakimyan#7Kornienko#8Bagaturov#9Arakelyan#10
R7 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jan
IM Stefan Pogosyan takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Erik Chaqryan beat IM Stefan Pogosyan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Erik Chaqryan 3 wins (R6–R8)IM Stefan Pogosyan 4 wins (R5–R8)FM Edgar Hayrapetyan 3 wins (R6–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇲FMChaqryan, Erik | 2362 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.75 | 39.0 | +26.8 | 2474 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲FMHayrapetyan, Edgar | 2346 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +31.2 | 2476 |
| 2 | 🇦🇲IMPogosyan, Stefan | 2368 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +12.7 | 2474 |
| 4 | FMMelnikov, Fedor | 2315 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | +9.8 | 2355 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺GMIvanov, Sergey | 2438 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | -11.9 | 2341 |
| 6 | 🇦🇲IMBarseghyan, Armen Ar. | 2335 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | +2.2 | 2352 |
| 7 | 🇦🇲FMHovakimyan, Vache | 2277 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | +10.0 | 2316 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺FMKornienko, Konstantin | 2416 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | -14.1 | 2300 |
| 9 | 🇬🇪GMBagaturov, Giorgi | 2311 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.25 | 42.0 | -9.6 | 2230 |
| 10 | 🇦🇲FMArakelyan, Manvel | 2339 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 11.00 | 42.5 | -36.4 | 2186 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hayrapetyan, EdgarFMARM+31.26.0 pts · #3
- 2Chaqryan, ErikFMARM+26.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Pogosyan, StefanIMARM+12.76.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Arakelyan, ManvelFMARM-36.42.5 pts · #10
- 2Kornienko, KonstantinFMRUS-14.14.0 pts · #8
- 3Ivanov, SergeyGMRUS-11.94.5 pts · #5