Armenian Youth Chess Championship - U18 (2026)
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM 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.
FM Vache Hovakimyan takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
FM Vache Hovakimyan drew with FM Rudolf Pashikyan (White).
FM Vache Hovakimyan went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
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 | 🇦🇲FMHovakimyan, Vache | 2310 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 37.5 | +24.0 | 2403 |
| 2 | 🇦🇲FMPashikyan, Rudolf | 2288 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 38.0 | +19.6 | 2364 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲IMAgasarov, Benik | 2414 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 24.50 | 38.5 | -10.0 | 2306 |
| 6 | 🇦🇲FMAndreasyan, Edgar | 2389 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.00 | 39.5 | -17.5 | 2228 |
| 4 | 🇦🇲FMDavtyan, Davit M. | 2302 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.25 | 39.5 | -13.6 | 2237 |
| 5 | 🇦🇲FMHakobyan, Menua | 2278 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 39.5 | -7.6 | 2240 |
| 7 | 🇦🇲CMGyurjinyan, Valter | 2151 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | — | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.75 | 40.5 | +34.0 | 2240 |
| 9 | 🇦🇲Hakobyan, Allen | 2027 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | +55.6 | 2196 |
| 8 | 🇦🇲Avagyan, Artush | 2003 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.75 | 41.0 | +50.8 | 2144 |
| 10 | 🇦🇲CMNavoyan, Gagik | 2277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 10.75 | 41.0 | -71.4 | 2115 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hakobyan, AllenARM+55.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Avagyan, ArtushARM+50.83.0 pts · #8
- 3Gyurjinyan, ValterCMARM+34.03.5 pts · #7
- 1Navoyan, GagikCMARM-71.43.0 pts · #10
- 2Andreasyan, EdgarFMARM-17.54.5 pts · #6
- 3Davtyan, Davit M.FMARM-13.64.5 pts · #4
- R6+387 Elo gap
- R1+362 Elo gap
- R8+151 Elo gap