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Armenian Youth Chess Championship - U18 (2026)

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Apr 2026 to 20 Apr 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2244, and top seed was Benik Agasarov (🇦🇲 ARM, IM, 2414).

Vache Hovakimyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2310) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Rudolf Pashikyan (6.0) and Benik Agasarov (5.5). Hovakimyan shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Allen Hakobyan (2027) beat Benik Agasarov (IM, 2414), a +387-point gap.

Location
🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia
Dates
13 Apr 2026 → 20 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇲IMBenik Agasarov2414
Avg top 10
2,244
Participants
10
Titled players · 8
IM×1
FM×5
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇲Armenia×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

FM Vache Hovakimyan led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Hovakimyan takes lead
R9 · LEADER CHANGE20 Apr

FM Vache Hovakimyan takes the sole lead (6.5/9).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Vache Hovakimyan drew with FM Rudolf Pashikyan (White).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

FM Vache Hovakimyan went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇦🇲FMHovakimyan, Vache2310*½½½½1½1116.525.5037.5+24.02403
2🇦🇲FMPashikyan, Rudolf2288½*01½11½½16.024.0038.0+19.62364
3🇦🇲IMAgasarov, Benik2414½1*½1½½0½15.524.5038.5-10.02306
6🇦🇲FMAndreasyan, Edgar2389½0½*1½½01½4.519.0039.5-17.52228
4🇦🇲FMDavtyan, Davit M.2302½½00*1011½4.518.2539.5-13.62237
5🇦🇲FMHakobyan, Menua227800½½0*11½14.516.0039.5-7.62240
7🇦🇲CMGyurjinyan, Valter2151½0½½10*½½3.515.7540.5+34.02240
9🇦🇲Hakobyan, Allen20270½1100*½03.014.5041.0+55.62196
8🇦🇲Avagyan, Artush20030½½00½½½*½3.012.7541.0+50.82144
10🇦🇲CMNavoyan, Gagik2277000½½0½1½*3.010.7541.0-71.42115

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets