Armenian Rapid Chess Championship 2026

SwissRapid

64 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 27 Jan 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 48 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2530, and top seed was Haik M. Martirosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2624).

Karen H. Grigoryan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2618) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Zaven Andriasian (5.5) and Manuel Petrosyan (5.5). Grigoryan shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Davit S. Grigoryan (1868) beat Levon Babujian (GM, 2476), a +608-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

27 Jan 2026

Time control

Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲GMHaik M. Martirosyan2624

Avg top 10

2,530

Participants

Titled players · 48

GM×13

IM×9

FM×15

CM×7

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×64

Top 3

🥇
GMKaren H. Grigoryan
🇦🇲ARM·2618
6.0pts·2673perf+4.3
🥈
GMZaven Andriasian
🇦🇲ARM·2601
5.5pts·2597perf+0.4
🥉
GMManuel Petrosyan
🇦🇲ARM·2542
5.5pts·2588perf+5.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Karen H. Grigoryan led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Grigoryan6Petrosyan5.5Harutyunyan5.5Andriasian5.5Hayrapetyan5Dilanyan5— ex-leaders:Davtyanled R4, #19

R7 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jan

GM Karen H. Grigoryan takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Karen H. Grigoryan 3 wins (R5–R7)GM Tigran K. Harutyunyan 3 wins (R1–R3)

R4 · FORMER LEADER FALL

GM Artur Davtyan held the sole lead at R4 but finished #19.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMKaren H. Grigoryan	*	—	—	—
2GMManuel Petrosyan	—	*	—	½
3GMTigran K. Harutyunyan	—	—	*	½
4GMZaven Andriasian	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Grigoryan, Karen H.GM	2618	ARM	=29N	+35B	+19N	=8B	+28N	+11B	+7B	6.0	25.5	29.0	24.75	2673	+4.3
2	Andriasian, ZavenGM	2601	ARM	+42B	+6N	=15B	+27N	+18B	=3N	=4B	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.25	2597	+0.4
3	Petrosyan, ManuelGM	2542	ARM	+48B	+32N	=10B	+15N	+5B	=2B	=12N	5.5	28.0	30.5	23.00	2588	+5.1
4	Harutyunyan, Tigran K.GM	2388	ARM	+58B	+38N	+55B	−5N	+9N	+18B	=2N	5.5	25.0	26.5	18.75	2607	+20.1
5	Davtyan, ArsenIM	2400	ARM	+14N	=21B	+46N	+4B	−3N	=12N	+20B	5.0	28.0	30.5	20.75	2385	+2.6
6	Dilanyan, GrigorFM	2286	ARM	+51B	−2B	+17N	+34N	+8B	−7N	+22B	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.50	2483	+37.0
7	Hakobyan, AramGM	2548	ARM	−16N	+47B	+42N	+10N	+19B	+6B	−1N	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.50	2433	-6.2
8	Hayrapetyan, HovikGM	2449	ARM	+17B	=34N	+36B	=1N	−6N	+29B	+21N	5.0	26.5	30.0	20.25	2368	-3.8
9	Martirosyan, Haik M.GM	2624	ARM	+40B	+45N	+11B	−18N	−4B	+15N	+19B	5.0	26.0	28.5	19.00	2503	-8.0
10	Chaqryan, ErikFM	2227	ARM	+50N	+54B	=3N	−7B	=30N	+33B	+18N	5.0	24.0	26.0	16.50	2517	+106.4
11	Gharibyan, MamikonGM	2418	ARM	+49N	+20B	−9N	+16B	+29N	−1N	=14B	4.5	27.5	30.0	16.75	2347	-3.1
12	Hovhannisyan, RobertGM	2539	ARM	+37N	+30B	−18N	=24B	+35N	=5B	=3B	4.5	25.5	29.0	17.75	2398	-9.3
13	Hayrapetyan, EdgarFM	2241	ARM	−21N	+14B	+20N	−19B	+47B	=23N	+27B	4.5	24.0	26.5	16.50	2194	-4.4
14	Torosyan, VolodyaCM	2064	ARM	−5B	−13N	+60B	+42B	+34N	+28B	=11N	4.5	24.0	25.5	13.75	2327	+93.6
15	Sargsyan, Sargis Vach.FM	2347	ARM	+63N	+62B	=2N	−3B	+39N	−9B	+41N	4.5	24.0	25.0	11.75	2365	+9.0
16	Manukyan, Aleks	2151	ARM	+7B	−18B	+54N	−11N	+55B	=27N	+31B	4.5	22.5	24.5	14.25	2529	+65.4
17	Alikhanyan, Artak	2096	ARM	−8N	+60B	−6B	+59N	=31B	+45N	+32B	4.5	21.0	22.5	10.75	2257	+31.6
18	Davtyan, ArturGM	2421	ARM	+47B	+16N	+12B	+9B	−2N	−4N	−10B	4.0	30.0	32.5	16.50	2422	+1.4
19	Sukiasyan, Vahe A.IM	2330	ARM	+23B	+43N	−1B	+13N	−7N	+25B	−9N	4.0	28.5	31.5	15.50	2332	+3.8
20	Karakhanyan, Vazgen	1938	ARM	+31B	−11N	−13B	+44N	+40B	+30B	−5N	4.0	24.5	27.5	13.50	2298	+118.8
21	Davtyan, Davit M.FM	1900	ARM	+13B	=5N	−27B	+54N	+45B	=22N	−8B	4.0	24.5	26.5	13.50	2340	+135.6
22	Piliposyan, RobertIM	2436	ARM	=35N	=29B	=37N	+46B	+24N	=21B	−6N	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.75	2184	-19.2
23	Mamikonyan, Artem TCM	1955	ARM	−19N	+64B	=30N	+37B	=33N	=13B	=28N	4.0	22.5	23.5	12.00	2314	+118.4
24	Gyurjinyan, ValterCM	2196	ARM	+59B	−55N	+43B	=12N	−22B	=36N	+44B	4.0	20.0	21.5	11.50	2219	+12.0
25	Ambartsumian, TyhranFM	2056	ARM	−28N	+53B	+32B	=45N	=27B	−19N	+48B	4.0	19.5	22.0	11.50	2353	+103.2
26	Hovakimyan, VacheFM	2358	ARM	=39N	−46B	−33N	+57B	+43B	=37N	+42N	4.0	19.0	21.0	11.50	2141	-31.4
27	Pogosyan, StefanIM	2381	ARM	=46N	+39B	+21N	−2B	=25N	=16B	−13N	3.5	26.0	28.5	13.00	2153	-17.8
28	Nadanian, AshotIM	2369	ARM	+25B	=36N	=34B	+31N	−1B	−14N	=23B	3.5	25.5	29.0	13.00	2166	-15.9
29	Agasarov, BenikIM	2170	ARM	=1B	=22N	+59B	+55N	−11B	−8N	=33N	3.5	25.0	26.5	10.25	2361	+65.2
30	Navoyan, GagikCM	2236	ARM	+61B	−12N	=23B	+36N	=10B	−20N	=37B	3.5	24.5	26.0	11.25	2091	-48.4
31	Baghdasaryan, VaheGM	2282	ARM	−20N	+49B	+38N	−28B	=17N	+35B	−16N	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.75	2110	-29.6
32	Danielyan, VaheIM	2247	ARM	+56B	−3B	−25N	+49B	=38N	+39B	−17N	3.5	23.5	25.5	9.75	2104	-25.4
33	Ohanyan, EminGM	2416	ARM	−38B	=58N	+26B	+40N	=23B	−10N	=29B	3.5	23.5	25.0	12.00	2156	-21.2
34	Hakobyan, Hakob V.	2201	ARM	+60N	=8B	=28N	−6B	−14B	=47N	+50B	3.5	23.0	24.5	9.50	2131	-9.8
35	Andreasyan, EdgarFM	2078	ARM	=22B	−1N	+58B	+56N	−12B	−31N	+47B	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.00	2248	+50.8
36	Harutyunyan, Arman G.	1968	ARM	+53N	=28B	−8N	−30B	+48N	=24B	=40N	3.5	22.0	24.5	10.50	2266	+95.6
37	Grigoryan, Aram	2116	ARM	−12B	+61N	=22B	−23N	+56B	=26B	=30N	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.25	2188	+10.2
38	Ghevondyan, ArmanCM	2067	ARM	+33N	−4B	−31B	+64N	=32B	−41N	+45B	3.5	22.0	23.0	8.75	2290	+38.4
39	Petrosyan, Tigran Agh.	1970	ARM	=26B	−27N	+53B	+41N	−15B	−32N	+52B	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.50	2284	+98.0
40	Mkrtchyan, MariamWGM	2191	ARM	−9N	+57B	+62N	−33B	−20N	+58N	=36B	3.5	19.5	20.5	6.25	2103	-15.6
41	Manukyan, Sargis A.FM	2195	ARM	−62N	+63B	=56N	−39B	+46N	+38B	−15B	3.5	17.0	18.0	8.00	2017	-29.4
42	Sargissyan, SargisFM	2163	ARM	−2N	+51B	−7B	−14N	+59B	+43N	−26B	3.0	24.5	26.0	7.00	2108	-12.2
43	Grigoryan, Davit S.	1868	ARM	+64N	−19B	−24N	+52B	−26N	−42B	+54N	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.50	2162	+87.2
44	Arakelyan, ManvelFM	2110	ARM	−55B	−59N	+51N	−20B	+62N	+54B	−24N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.50	2019	-34.0
45	Alaverdyan, GevorgFM	2287	ARM	+57N	−9B	+52N	=25B	−21N	−17B	−38N	2.5	23.5	25.5	6.50	2013	-49.2
46	Hakobyan, MenuaFM	2059	ARM	=27B	+26N	−5B	−22N	−41B	−50N	+61N	2.5	22.5	24.0	7.25	2118	+9.2
47	Akopov, RomanFM	2076	ARM	−18N	−7N	+61B	+62B	−13N	=34B	−35N	2.5	22.0	23.0	4.25	2039	-9.2
48	Stepanyan, Ararat	2148	ARM	−3N	−56B	=57N	+63N	−36B	+51B	−25N	2.5	19.5	20.5	4.50	1947	-79.2
49	Aleksanyan, Davit	2071	ARM	−11B	−31N	+50B	−32N	−54B	=59N	+57N	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.25	2041	-18.8
50	Dadasyan, Tigran	1875	ARM	−10B	−52N	−49N	=58B	+61N	+46B	−34N	2.5	17.5	19.0	4.75	1987	+32.8
51	Khachikyan, Haik	1943	ARM	−6N	−42N	−44B	+60N	=52B	−48N	+59B	2.5	17.5	19.0	4.25	1948	-2.2
52	Gaboyan, SusannaWIM	2111	ARM	−54N	+50B	−45B	−43N	=51N	+56B	−39N	2.5	16.0	18.0	5.75	1947	-32.4
53	Pashikyan, RudolfFM	2358	ARM	−36B	−25N	−39N	=61B	=57N	+60B	=58N	2.5	16.0	17.5	4.00	1888	-75.6
54	Babujian, LevonGM	2476	ARM	+52B	−10N	−16B	−21B	+49N	−44N	−43B	2.0	22.0	24.5	5.00	1960	-42.4
55	Shahinyan, DavidIM	2466	ARM	+44N	+24B	−4N	−29B	−16N	F	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	2131	-20.4
56	Hakobyan, Allen	1924	ARM	−32N	+48N	=41B	−35B	−37N	−52N	=60B	2.0	19.0	20.5	5.00	1938	-0.4
57	Krkyasharyan, SonaWFM	1952	ARM	−45B	−40N	=48B	−26N	=53B	+62N	−49B	2.0	17.5	18.5	3.50	1995	+3.6
58	Ghimoyan, NarekCM	2062	ARM	−4N	=33B	−35N	=50N	F	−40B	=53B	1.5	21.0	22.0	4.25	2025	-8.8
59	Mkrtchyan, Anahit H.	1754	ARM	−24N	+44B	−29N	−17B	−42N	=49B	−51N	1.5	20.5	23.0	4.25	1867	+26.0
60	Simonyan, Hayk V.	1780	ARM	−34B	−17N	−14N	−51B	+63B	−53N	=56N	1.5	19.5	20.5	2.00	1820	+8.0
61	Mnatsakanyan, ArenCM	1893	ARM	−30N	−37B	−47N	=53N	−50B	+63N	−46B	1.5	17.0	18.0	2.25	1858	-16.0
62	Margaryan, Mark	1673	ARM	+41B	−15N	−40B	−47N	−44B	−57B	−63N	1.0	19.0	20.0	3.50	1731	+11.2
63	Kobak, PolinaWFM	1960	ARM	−15B	−41N	−64N	−48B	−60N	−61B	+62B	1.0	14.5	15.5	1.00	1727	-76.8
64	Khachatryan, VahagnIM	2215	ARM	−43B	−23N	+63B	−38B	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	1769	-44.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Davtyan, Davit M.FMARM
+135.6
4.0 pts · #18
2Karakhanyan, VazgenARM
+118.8
4.0 pts · #25
3Mamikonyan, Artem TCMARM
+118.4
4.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Stepanyan, AraratARM
-79.2
2.5 pts · #47
2Kobak, PolinaWFMARM
-76.8
1.0 pts · #62
3Pashikyan, RudolfFMARM
-75.6
2.5 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R7+608 Elo gap
Grigoryan, Davit S.1868 beat GMBabujian, Levon2476
R4+576 Elo gap
FMDavtyan, Davit M.1900 beat GMBabujian, Levon2476
R1+522 Elo gap
Margaryan, Mark1673 beat FMManukyan, Sargis A.2195