Yerevan Spring 2026

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64 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1997, and top seed was Davit M. Davtyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2302).

Davit Stepanyan (🇦🇲 ARM, 2028) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Armen Galajyan (8.0) and Gor Askanazyan (7.0). Stepanyan took the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Narek D. Sargsyan (1515) beat Mikael Hovhannisyan (1961), a +446-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

26 Apr 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲FMDavit M. Davtyan2302

Avg top 10

1,997

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×61

🇷🇺Russia×2

Top 3

🥇
Davit Stepanyan
🇦🇲ARM·2028
8.0pts·2205perf+70.4
🥈
Armen Galajyan
🇦🇲ARM·1995
8.0pts·2197perf+41.2
🥉
Gor Askanazyan
🇦🇲ARM·1965
7.0pts·2102perf+65.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Stepanyan8Galajyan8Askanazyan7Davtyan6.5Karakhanyan6.5Grigoryan6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE01 May

Davit Stepanyan takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Stepanyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Davit Stepanyan beat Armen Galajyan (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Davit Stepanyan	*	1	½	—
2Armen Galajyan	0	*	1	—
3Gor Askanazyan	½	0	*	1
4FMDavit M. Davtyan	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Stepanyan, Davit	2028	ARM	+30B	+29N	+10B	+9N	=3B	+6N	+2N	=4B	+7N	8.0	49.0	53.5	46.75	2205	+70.4
2	Galajyan, Armen	1995	ARM	+50B	+55N	+12B	+7N	+4B	+3N	−1B	+9N	+6B	8.0	47.5	50.5	42.50	2197	+41.2
3	Askanazyan, Gor	1965	ARM	+53N	+15B	+21N	+5B	=1N	−2B	+10N	+11B	=4N	7.0	50.5	53.5	38.25	2102	+65.2
4	Karakhanyan, Vazgen	1892	ARM	+42N	=26B	+27N	+13B	−2N	+28B	+5B	=1N	=3B	6.5	48.5	52.0	34.25	1990	+52.8
5	Davtyan, Davit M.FM	2302	ARM	+52B	+23N	+8B	−3N	=10B	+11B	−4N	+12N	+9B	6.5	46.5	49.5	33.25	2082	-34.0
6	Gharagyozyan, Artur	2014	ARM	+25N	−27B	+18N	+15B	+31N	−1B	+26N	+23B	−2N	6.0	46.0	50.5	30.00	1862	-24.8
7	Grigoryan, Aram	2142	ARM	+44N	+31B	+47N	−2B	=21N	+20B	=9B	+8N	−1B	6.0	45.5	49.0	27.75	1953	-32.8
8	Manucharian, Mark	1798	ARM	+32N	+41B	−5N	−26B	+14N	+27B	+21N	−7B	+10N	6.0	42.0	45.5	28.50	1882	+18.4
9	Sargsyan, Narek D.	1515	ARM	+57N	+20B	+11N	−1B	+47N	+26B	=7N	−2B	−5N	5.5	47.0	49.5	24.00	1892	+136.0
10	Barseghyan, Angel	1780	ARM	+43N	+28B	−1N	+41B	=5N	+13B	−3B	+29N	−8B	5.5	45.5	49.0	24.75	1855	+36.0
11	Hovhannisyan, Mikael	1961	ARM	+59B	+22N	−9B	+29N	+12B	−5N	+31B	−3N	=19B	5.5	44.0	46.5	24.75	1822	-48.0
12	Babaian, Eduard	1743	RUS	+48N	+18B	−2N	+57B	−11N	=15B	+28N	−5B	+30N	5.5	43.5	46.0	23.25	1763	+3.8
13	Mkrtchyan, Arsen	1809	ARM	+37B	=19N	+16B	−4N	+58B	−10N	=22B	+38N	=15B	5.5	41.5	44.0	24.00	1662	-26.2
14	Khachikyan, Mikayel	1628	ARM	=24B	=17N	=37B	+16N	−8B	=22N	=18B	+45N	+35B	5.5	41.0	44.5	26.00	1667	+18.0
15	Sargsyan, Vahe	1638	ARM	+54B	−3N	+45B	−6N	+51B	=12N	+17B	=20B	=13N	5.5	41.0	44.0	23.00	1794	+62.8
16	Simonyan, Stepan	1454	ARM	=17B	+24N	−13N	−14B	+25N	+58B	−20N	+27B	+26N	5.5	40.5	43.0	24.25	1710	+101.2
17	Vardanyan, Manvel	1816	ARM	=16N	=14B	+44N	+27B	−26N	=21B	−15N	+42B	+20N	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.50	1692	-48.4
18	Grigoryan, Garnik	1551	ARM	+38B	−12N	−6B	−24N	+39B	+51N	=14N	+32B	+29B	5.5	39.0	42.0	22.75	1709	+55.6
19	Grigoryan, Tigran A.	1560	ARM	+33N	=13B	=26N	=20B	−28N	+57B	=27N	+21B	=11N	5.5	39.0	41.5	24.50	1736	+60.0
20	Manukyan, Sargis Art.	1767	ARM	+35B	−9N	+30B	=19N	+24B	−7N	+16B	=15N	−17B	5.0	43.0	47.5	25.00	1631	-54.8
21	Mkrtumyan, Robert	1781	ARM	+51B	+49N	−3B	+22N	=7B	=17N	−8B	−19N	+54B	5.0	41.0	44.0	19.75	1735	-9.4
22	Chobanyan, Samvel	1611	ARM	+62N	−11B	+32N	−21B	+33N	=14B	=13N	+49B	−23N	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.50	1647	+8.8
23	Harutyunyan, Smbat	1716	ARM	+34N	−5B	=50N	=28B	+32N	+41B	F	−6N	+22B	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.25	1747	+10.0
24	Gevorgyan, Stepan	0	ARM	=14N	−16B	+25N	+18B	−20N	−42B	=43N	+39B	+49N	5.0	37.5	40.5	22.00	1545	0.0
25	Matevosyan, Gagik	1480	ARM	−6B	=39N	−24B	+40N	−16B	=54N	+61B	+34N	+38B	5.0	36.0	38.0	18.00	1459	-8.4
26	Avetisyan, Arman G.	1593	ARM	+64B	=4N	=19B	+8N	+17B	−9N	−6B	=31N	−16B	4.5	45.0	45.0	19.75	1676	+25.6
27	Karapetyan, Suren	1690	ARM	+39B	+6N	−4B	−17N	+45B	−8N	=19B	−16N	+43B	4.5	42.5	46.0	19.75	1648	-19.2
28	Ghazaryan, Tigran	1553	ARM	+61B	−10N	+38B	=23N	+19B	−4N	−12B	+37N	−31B	4.5	40.5	42.5	18.00	1593	+9.6
29	Aghabekyan, Davit	1646	ARM	+46N	−1B	+53N	−11B	+43N	=47B	+42N	−10B	−18N	4.5	38.5	41.5	15.25	1662	+2.0
30	Yeghiazaryan, Artyom	1488	ARM	−1N	+46B	−20N	−34B	+56N	=43B	+48N	+36B	−12B	4.5	38.0	41.0	16.25	1523	+5.2
31	Petrosyan, Hakob H.	1724	ARM	+36B	−7N	+59B	+49N	−6B	F	−11N	=26B	+28N	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.75	1753	+9.6
32	Apresyan, Robert	1439	ARM	−8B	+40N	−22B	+52N	−23B	=36N	+60B	−18N	+46B	4.5	36.5	39.0	15.25	1470	+5.2
33	Khachatryan, Narek Ar.	0	ARM	−19B	−37N	+54B	+59N	−22B	=45N	−35B	+44N	+52B	4.5	32.0	34.5	13.75	1454	0.0
34	Manukyan, Hayk	1413	ARM	−23B	+52N	−49B	+30N	−55B	+50N	=41N	−25B	+42N	4.5	30.5	33.5	15.75	1541	+44.0
35	Abajyan, Davit	1431	ARM	−20N	−57B	+64N	=53B	=50N	=44B	+33N	+41B	−14N	4.5	30.5	30.5	12.75	1509	+20.8
36	Avetisyan, Davit V.	1416	ARM	−31N	−44B	=56N	=46B	+63N	=32B	+58N	−30N	+45B	4.5	29.5	31.5	13.50	1462	+14.0
37	Ivanyan, Hrach	1453	ARM	−13N	+33B	=14N	=43B	−41N	=46B	+57N	−28B	=40N	4.0	34.5	37.0	15.25	1372	-27.6
38	Torosyan, Ariana	0	ARM	−18N	+48B	−28N	=42B	+53N	=49N	+44B	−13B	−25N	4.0	34.0	37.0	13.25	1490	0.0
39	Ivanyan, Hayk	1410	ARM	−27N	=25B	−57N	=56B	−18N	+63B	+52B	−24N	+60B	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.50	1466	+9.2
40	Khachatryan, Davit B.	0	ARM	−41N	−32B	=48N	−25B	=62N	+64B	+51B	=43N	=37B	4.0	29.0	29.0	9.50	1358	0.0
41	Tarkhanyan, Mark	1564	ARM	+40B	−8N	+51B	−10N	+37B	−23N	=34B	−35N	F	3.5	37.0	40.0	13.25	1478	-36.0
42	Ghazaryan, Narek A.	1465	ARM	−4B	+64N	−55B	=38N	+52B	+24N	−29B	−17N	−34B	3.5	36.0	36.0	10.00	1380	-28.0
43	Sayadyan, Davit	1432	ARM	−10B	+61N	=58B	=37N	−29B	=30N	=24B	=40B	−27N	3.5	34.5	36.5	12.00	1411	-9.2
44	Margaryan, Artur A.	1497	ARM	−7B	+36N	−17B	−51N	+61B	=35N	−38N	−33B	+58N	3.5	34.5	36.5	11.25	1536	+3.6
45	Khachatryan, Narek A.	1459	ARM	−47N	+56B	−15N	+63B	−27N	=33B	+46N	−14B	−36N	3.5	34.5	36.5	10.75	1333	-38.8
46	Petrosyan, Samvel	1410	ARM	−29B	−30N	=61B	=36N	+59B	=37N	−45B	+60N	−32N	3.5	30.5	32.5	10.25	1323	-33.2
47	Sargsyan, Gevorg S.	1857	ARM	+45B	+58N	−7B	+55N	−9B	=29N	F	F	F	3.5	30.0	30.0	11.25	1718	-17.2
48	Hovsepyan, Artur H.	1425	ARM	−12B	−38N	=40B	=61N	=60B	+59N	−30B	+57N	F	3.5	29.0	31.0	9.25	1440	+0.8
49	Asatridis, Vardges	1551	ARM	+63N	−21B	+34N	−31B	=57N	=38B	F	−22N	−24B	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.75	1448	-21.6
50	Atoyan, Mari	1471	ARM	−2N	F	=23B	−58N	=35B	−34B	−54N	+62N	+51B	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.75	1452	-11.6
51	Margaryan, Nare	1434	ARM	−21N	+63B	−41N	+44B	−15N	−18B	−40N	+56B	−50N	3.0	33.0	35.0	8.50	1311	-34.8
52	Gasparyan, Jivan	1500	ARM	−5N	−34B	+62N	−32B	−42N	+56B	−39N	+61B	−33N	3.0	32.5	34.5	7.00	733	-96.0
53	Khachatryan, Meri	1471	ARM	−3B	+54N	−29B	=35N	−38B	−60N	−62B	=59N	+57B	3.0	30.5	32.5	9.00	1410	-16.8
54	Asryan, Hrachya	0	ARM	−15N	−53B	−33N	=62B	+64N	=25B	+50B	F	−21N	3.0	30.5	30.5	6.50	1417	0.0
55	Amirshatyan, Hayk	1637	ARM	+60N	−2B	+42N	−47B	+34N	F	F	F	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	10.50	1692	+3.8
56	Kasbarian, Zhirayr	0	ARM	−58B	−45N	=36B	=39N	−30B	−52N	+59B	−51N	+62B	3.0	27.5	29.5	8.75	1274	0.0
57	Zakaryan, Rafael	0	ARM	−9B	+35N	+39B	−12N	=49B	−19N	−37B	−48B	−53N	2.5	35.5	38.5	10.00	1341	0.0
58	Harutyunyan, Alen	1564	ARM	+56N	−47B	=43N	+50B	−13N	−16N	−36B	F	−44B	2.5	32.0	35.0	7.75	1332	-84.0
59	Armenakyan, Vahe	1465	ARM	−11N	+62B	−31N	−33B	−46N	−48B	−56N	=53B	+64N	2.5	29.5	29.5	3.50	1213	-55.6
60	Avetisyan, Mari	0	ARM	−55B	F	−63N	+64B	=48N	+53B	−32N	−46B	−39N	2.5	26.5	26.5	4.75	1273	0.0
61	FIDE 13332368	0	—	−28N	−43B	=46N	=48B	−44N	+62B	−25N	−52N	F	2.0	28.5	30.5	5.50	1161	0.0
62	Hovhannisyan, Narek S.	0	ARM	−22B	−59N	−52B	=54N	=40B	−61N	+53N	−50B	−56N	2.0	26.5	28.5	6.50	1264	0.0
63	Prokhorova, Adelaida	0	RUS	−49B	−51N	+60B	−45N	−36B	−39N	+64B	F	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	2.50	654	-102.8
64	Hovsepyan, Aram	0	ARM	−26N	−42B	−35B	−60N	−54B	−40N	−63N	F	−59B	0.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	689	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sargsyan, Narek D.ARM
+136.0
5.5 pts · #23
2Simonyan, StepanARM
+101.2
5.5 pts · #15
3Stepanyan, DavitARM
+70.4
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Prokhorova, AdelaidaRUS
-102.8
2.0 pts · #64
2Gasparyan, JivanARM
-96.0
3.0 pts · #63
3Harutyunyan, AlenARM
-84.0
2.5 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R3+446 Elo gap
Sargsyan, Narek D.1515 beat Hovhannisyan, Mikael1961
R7+410 Elo gap
Karakhanyan, Vazgen1892 beat FMDavtyan, Davit M.2302
R5+342 Elo gap
Sargsyan, Narek D.1515 beat Sargsyan, Gevorg S.1857