"Kings of Spring" RT

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71 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Tigran Dabaghyan (🇦🇲 ARM, 1794).

Mher Zh. Martirosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, 1780) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ghukas Galstyan (7.0) and Feliks Arakelyan (7.0). Martirosyan shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Rafael Kudoyan (1556) beat Tigran Dabaghyan (1794), a +238-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

21 Apr 2026 → 30 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲Tigran Dabaghyan1794

Avg top 10

1,729

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×67

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Mher Zh. Martirosyan
🇦🇲ARM·1780
7.5pts·1900perf+24.6
🥈
Ghukas Galstyan
🇦🇲ARM·1761
7.0pts·1837perf+34.0
🥉
Feliks Arakelyan
🇦🇲ARM·1613
7.0pts·1861perf+104.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mher Zh. Martirosyan led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Martirosyan7.5Galstyan7Babayan7Arakelyan7Danielyan6.5Matevosyan6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE29 Apr

Mher Zh. Martirosyan takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mher Zh. Martirosyan beat Ghukas Galstyan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mher Zh. Martirosyan 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Ghukas Galstyan 6 wins (R1–R6)Aleksandr Babayan 4 wins (R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mher Zh. Martirosyan	*	1	½	0
2Ghukas Galstyan	0	*	0	1
3Aleksandr Babayan	½	1	*	—
4Feliks Arakelyan	1	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Martirosyan, Mher Zh.	1780	ARM	+31B	+52N	+5B	−3N	+7B	+17N	+2B	+6N	=4B	7.5	49.0	52.5	42.00	1900	+24.6
2	Galstyan, Ghukas	1761	ARM	+20N	+19B	+13N	+6B	+17B	+3N	−1N	−4B	+7N	7.0	49.0	54.0	39.50	1837	+34.0
3	Arakelyan, Feliks	1613	ARM	+46N	+67B	+14N	+1B	+9N	−2B	−6N	+11N	+26B	7.0	46.5	48.5	35.50	1861	+104.0
4	Babayan, Aleksandr	1694	ARM	+16N	=59B	+10N	−9B	+39N	+15B	+26B	+2N	=1N	7.0	46.0	49.0	37.75	1802	+48.4
5	Danielyan, Rostom	1659	ARM	+51B	+53N	−1N	+10B	=38N	+28B	−8B	+17N	+6B	6.5	43.0	46.5	30.75	1766	+46.0
6	Manukyan, Tamara	1707	ARM	+63B	+47N	+40B	−2N	+18B	+8N	+3B	−1B	−5N	6.0	47.0	49.5	28.50	1741	+14.8
7	Diloyan, Angelina	1617	ARM	+34N	−10B	+12N	+21B	−1N	+42B	+43N	+8N	−2B	6.0	46.0	50.0	29.50	1720	+46.4
8	Dabaghyan, Tigran	1794	ARM	+12N	−17B	+57N	+19B	+13N	−6B	+5N	−7B	+22N	6.0	45.0	48.0	31.00	1676	-44.8
9	Petrosyan, Sargis	1603	ARM	+37N	=28B	+59N	+4N	−3B	−13B	+20N	=14B	+19N	6.0	44.0	47.0	29.50	1719	+48.8
10	Manasyan, Areg	1498	ARM	+69B	+7N	−4B	−5N	+37B	−18N	+40B	+27B	+30N	6.0	42.0	43.5	25.00	1661	+61.2
11	Matevosyan, Hayk	1660	ARM	+32N	+35B	−17N	+42B	+43N	−38B	+13N	−3B	+15N	6.0	40.5	44.5	28.00	1690	+13.2
12	Yepremyan, Eduard	1489	ARM	−8B	+58N	−7B	+64N	+29B	=30N	=27N	+36B	+18B	6.0	38.0	40.5	24.00	1659	+62.8
13	Grigoryan, Edvin	1582	ARM	+60B	+29N	−2B	+41N	−8B	+9N	−11B	+25B	=14N	5.5	44.0	47.0	25.25	1672	+44.0
14	Khachikyan, Yervand	1761	ARM	+55B	+33N	−3B	=18N	=22B	+45N	=17B	=9N	=13B	5.5	42.0	45.5	25.25	1629	-28.0
15	Mesropyan, Vasil	1552	ARM	−29B	+60N	+63B	=40N	+57B	−4N	+31B	+38N	−11B	5.5	36.5	39.0	19.50	1607	+21.2
16	Kocharyan, Hayk L.	1480	ARM	−4B	+71N	=44B	+52N	−27N	+62B	−19N	+39B	+33N	5.5	35.0	35.0	16.50	1609	+55.2
17	Kudoyan, Rafael	1556	ARM	+25N	+8N	+11B	+27B	−2N	−1B	=14N	−5B	=20N	5.0	48.5	53.0	26.75	1712	+71.2
18	Atabekyan, Marat	1589	ARM	=39N	+24B	+28N	=14B	−6N	+10B	=21N	=19B	−12N	5.0	43.0	47.0	25.25	1509	-31.6
19	Tutkhalyan, Hovhannes	1520	ARM	+58B	−2N	+51B	−8N	=41B	+23N	+16B	=18N	−9B	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.50	1579	+22.4
20	Petrosyan, Tigran Sah.	1487	ARM	−2B	+56N	=52B	−30N	+48B	+44N	−9B	+29N	=17B	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.25	1558	+29.2
21	Khachatryan, Vahan	1492	ARM	−40B	+49N	+29B	−7N	+54B	+22N	=18B	−26N	=23B	5.0	38.0	41.5	22.00	1605	+47.6
22	Adamyan, Mark	1519	ARM	−67N	=46B	+24N	+53B	=14N	−21B	+28N	+41B	−8B	5.0	37.5	39.5	21.75	1576	+15.2
23	Hakobyan, Davit	1458	ARM	=26N	−27B	=32N	=35B	+59N	−19B	+58N	+42B	=21N	5.0	35.0	38.0	19.25	1539	+34.8
24	Kosakyan, Aram	0	ARM	=45B	−18N	−22B	=65N	+46B	+54N	=30B	=32N	+41B	5.0	34.5	37.0	19.25	1527	0.0
25	Avetisyan, Davit Ar.	1424	ARM	−17B	−48N	−62N	+71B	+68N	+34B	+44B	−13N	+47N	5.0	31.5	31.5	14.50	1483	+21.2
26	Asatryan, Tigran	1607	ARM	=23B	=54N	=31B	+33N	F	+27B	−4N	+21B	−3N	4.5	41.5	45.0	20.50	1592	-4.8
27	Hovhannisyan, Asatur	1693	ARM	=41B	+23N	+30B	−17N	+16B	−26N	=12B	−10N	=32B	4.5	41.0	45.0	22.25	1513	-41.6
28	Gayranyan, Mher	0	ARM	+44B	=9N	−18B	+48N	+30B	−5N	−22B	−31N	+51B	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.00	1546	0.0
29	Nikoyan, Norayr	1406	ARM	+15N	−13B	−21N	+47B	−12N	+52B	=33N	−20B	+53N	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.75	1511	+50.8
30	Shtikyan, Hrant	1569	ARM	+50N	=57B	−27N	+20B	−28N	=12B	=24N	+53B	−10B	4.5	38.5	41.5	19.50	1569	+1.6
31	Shamoyan, Sargis	1488	ARM	−1N	+70B	=26N	=36B	=62N	+39B	−15N	+28B	−37N	4.5	37.5	39.0	15.75	1514	+7.6
32	Vardanyan, Avet	1478	ARM	−11B	=69N	=23B	+58N	+36N	−43B	=42N	=24B	=27N	4.5	36.0	37.5	17.50	1523	+12.0
33	Torosyan, Narek	1495	ARM	+68N	−14B	=39N	−26B	+52B	=40N	=29B	+51N	−16B	4.5	35.0	37.0	15.25	1481	-8.0
34	Avakyan, Gabriela	1468	ARM	−7B	−38N	+56B	+69N	−45B	−25N	+60B	+55N	=36N	4.5	34.0	35.5	13.75	1438	-14.0
35	Aghanikyan, Tigran	1502	ARM	+71B	−11N	−54B	=23N	+49B	=41N	=51B	−37N	+56B	4.5	34.0	34.0	13.75	1385	-45.6
36	Danielyan, Tigran A.	1593	ARM	=54B	−41N	+64B	=31N	−32B	+60N	+55B	−12N	=34B	4.5	33.5	36.0	15.25	1430	-71.6
37	Topalyan, Grigor	1458	ARM	−9B	F	F	+55N	−10N	=58B	+57N	+35B	+31B	4.5	32.0	32.0	17.00	1587	+35.2
38	Mejlumyan, Gurgen	1727	ARM	F	+34B	+47N	+45N	=5B	+11N	F	−15B	F	4.5	30.5	30.5	21.75	1747	+3.6
39	Aparyan, Nerses	1447	ARM	=18B	=45N	=33B	+44N	−4B	−31N	+48B	−16N	=55B	4.0	38.5	42.0	16.50	1484	+19.2
40	Nahapetyan, Narek	0	ENG	+21N	+43B	−6N	=15B	F	=33B	−10N	F	+60B	4.0	38.5	38.5	17.00	1555	0.0
41	Nikoyan, Samvel	1480	ARM	=27N	+36B	=42N	−13B	=19N	=35B	+45B	−22N	−24N	4.0	38.0	42.0	17.50	1552	+30.8
42	Barseghyan, Mariam	1512	ARM	+56B	=66N	=41B	−11N	+51B	−7N	=32B	−23N	=49B	4.0	36.5	39.0	14.50	1451	-30.0
43	Nahapetyan, Koryun	1561	ARM	+49B	−40N	+55B	+54N	−11B	+32N	−7B	F	F	4.0	35.5	35.5	15.50	1646	+13.6
44	Abrahamyan, Alex S.	1510	ARM	−28N	+50B	=16N	−39B	+53N	−20B	−25N	=57B	+58B	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.75	1400	-37.6
45	Ktikyan, Mark	1498	ARM	=24N	=39B	+67N	−38B	+34N	−14B	−41N	−46B	+57N	4.0	34.5	36.5	14.00	1365	-43.2
46	Manasyan, Mikayel	1464	ARM	−3B	=22N	=69B	−62B	−24N	+68B	+50N	+45N	F	4.0	33.5	35.0	13.25	1538	+20.0
47	Elaryan, Hayk	1489	ARM	+65N	−6B	−38B	−29N	F	+69B	+54N	+49N	−25B	4.0	31.5	31.5	11.50	1400	-30.0
48	Stepanyan, Daniel	1509	ARM	−57N	+25B	=53N	−28B	−20N	+64B	−39N	+65B	=61N	4.0	30.5	33.0	13.25	1389	-33.6
49	Akhmetov, Robert	1429	ARM	−43N	−21B	=65N	+68B	−35N	+61B	+62N	−47B	=42N	4.0	29.5	31.5	10.75	1420	-5.2
50	Grigoryan, Hakob V.	1441	ARM	−30B	−44N	+71B	+63N	−66B	−51N	−46B	+59B	+62N	4.0	26.5	26.5	8.00	1454	+1.2
51	Avagyan, Aren	1470	ARM	−5N	+62B	−19N	+67B	−42N	+50B	=35N	−33B	−28N	3.5	35.5	37.5	10.75	1433	-15.6
52	Grigoryan, Mark	1548	ARM	+70N	−1B	=20N	−16B	−33N	−29N	+64B	−61B	+63N	3.5	35.0	36.5	9.00	1360	-80.8
53	Poghosyan, Aram	1465	ARM	+62N	−5B	=48B	−22N	−44B	+63N	+56B	−30N	−29B	3.5	34.5	37.0	10.50	1393	-30.8
54	Melkonyan, Areg	1456	ARM	=36N	=26B	+35N	−43B	−21N	−24B	−47B	=58N	+67N	3.5	34.5	36.5	12.50	1416	-12.8
55	Karapetyan, Artur H.	1483	ARM	−14N	+68B	−43N	−37B	+67N	+57B	−36N	−34B	=39N	3.5	32.0	34.0	9.00	1147	-80.4
56	Arsenyan, Rafayel	0	ARM	−42N	−20B	−34N	=61B	+71N	+59B	−53N	+62B	−35N	3.5	30.0	30.0	7.00	1364	0.0
57	Grigoryan, Aram K.	0	ARM	+48B	=30N	−8B	+59B	−15N	−55N	−37B	=44N	−45B	3.0	36.0	39.0	11.25	1417	0.0
58	FIDE 13330950	0	—	−19N	−12B	+61N	−32B	+65B	=37N	−23B	=54B	−44N	3.0	35.5	38.0	9.50	1288	0.0
59	Mkrtchyan, Ashkhen	1509	ARM	+64B	=4N	−9B	−57N	−23B	−56N	=65B	−50N	+68B	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.25	1227	-51.6
60	Gasparyan, Ashot	1441	ARM	−13N	−15B	−68N	+70B	+69N	−36B	−34N	+67B	−40N	3.0	29.5	31.0	5.00	1279	-39.2
61	Majumdar, Areg	1481	ARM	−66B	−64N	−58B	=56N	F	−49N	+63B	+52N	=48B	3.0	25.5	27.0	9.75	1535	+14.0
62	Muradyan, Samvel K.	1617	ARM	−53B	−51N	+25B	+46N	=31B	−16N	−49B	−56N	−50B	2.5	34.0	37.5	11.25	1317	-126.8
63	Bilbulyan, Menua	1480	ARM	−6N	+65B	−15N	−50B	=64N	−53B	−61N	+71N	−52B	2.5	30.5	30.5	3.75	732	-103.6
64	Gevorgyan, Areg	0	ARM	−59N	+61B	−36N	−12B	=63B	−48N	−52N	+69B	F	2.5	29.0	30.5	5.75	1286	0.0
65	Soghomonyan, Taron	0	ARM	−47B	−63N	=49B	=24B	−58N	+67B	=59N	−48N	F	2.5	28.0	30.0	8.00	1243	0.0
66	Yeremyan, Hayk	1708	ARM	+61N	=42B	F	F	+50N	F	F	F	F	2.5	11.0	11.0	9.00	1751	+2.8
67	FIDE 13330853	0	—	+22B	−3N	−45B	−51N	−55B	−65N	+68B	−60N	−54B	2.0	32.0	34.0	7.00	1188	0.0
68	Melkonyan, Arsen A.	0	ARM	−33B	−55N	+60B	−49N	−25B	−46N	−67N	+70B	−59N	2.0	29.0	30.5	4.50	1263	0.0
69	Matevosyan, David	0	ARM	−10N	=32B	=46N	−34B	−60B	−47N	=70B	−64N	F	1.5	30.0	30.0	5.00	1233	0.0
70	Hakobyan, Anri	1401	ARM	−52B	−31N	F	−60N	F	+71B	=69N	−68N	F	1.5	22.0	22.0	0.75	692	-44.8
71	FIDE 13324608	0	—	−35N	−16B	−50N	−25N	−56B	−70N	F	−63B	F	0.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	655	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Arakelyan, FeliksARM
+104.0
7.0 pts · #4
2Kudoyan, RafaelARM
+71.2
5.0 pts · #14
3Yepremyan, EduardARM
+62.8
6.0 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Muradyan, Samvel K.ARM
-126.8
2.5 pts · #50
2Bilbulyan, MenuaARM
-103.6
2.5 pts · #69
3Grigoryan, MarkARM
-80.8
3.5 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R2+238 Elo gap
Kudoyan, Rafael1556 beat Dabaghyan, Tigran1794
R8+195 Elo gap
Manasyan, Areg1498 beat Hovhannisyan, Asatur1693
R7+188 Elo gap
Akhmetov, Robert1429 beat Muradyan, Samvel K.1617