Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial (IM-norm)
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2318, and top seed was Erik Hakobyan (🇦🇲 ARM, IM, 2427).
Aleks Sahakyan (🇦🇲 ARM, IM, 2401) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Mikayel Manvelyan (6.0) and Arshia Mohammadian sechani (6.0). Sahakyan won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Dmitriy Petukhov (CM, 2214) beat Erik Hakobyan (IM, 2427), a +213-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Aleks Sahakyan led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
IM Aleks Sahakyan held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
IM Aleks Sahakyan drew with FM Arshia Mohammadian sechani (Black).
IM Aleks Sahakyan went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
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 | 🇦🇲IMSahakyan, Aleks | 2401 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 26.00 | 38.5 | +9.2 | 2474 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲FMManvelyan, Mikayel | 2377 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.75 | 39.0 | +14.2 | 2436 |
| 2 | 🇮🇷FMMohammadian sechani, Arshia | 2303 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.50 | 39.0 | +34.4 | 2444 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺IMOkara, Andrey | 2329 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | -1.4 | 2316 |
| 4 | 🇦🇲IMHakobyan, Erik | 2427 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | -14.3 | 2306 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMAarit Kapil | 2133 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | +65.9 | 2295 |
| 7 | 🇦🇲FMHakobyan, Menua | 2313 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | -8.6 | 2275 |
| 8 | 🇦🇲FMPashikyan, Rudolf | 2330 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | -22.8 | 2236 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺CMPetukhov, Dmitriy | 2214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | +14.4 | 2249 |
| 10 | 🇦🇲FMDavtyan, Davit M. | 2350 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 11.75 | 42.5 | -48.4 | 2148 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aarit KapilFMIND+65.94.0 pts · #6
- 2Mohammadian sechani, ArshiaFMIRI+34.46.0 pts · #2
- 3Petukhov, DmitriyCMRUS+14.43.5 pts · #9
- 1Davtyan, Davit M.FMARM-48.42.5 pts · #10
- 2Pashikyan, RudolfFMARM-22.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Hakobyan, ErikIMARM-14.34.5 pts · #4
- R9+213 Elo gap
- R3+197 Elo gap
- R6+196 Elo gap