Hovhannes Danielyan Memorial 2026 - Round Robin Tournament with IM norm
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 15 May 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2301, and top seed was Erik Hakobyan (🇦🇲 ARM, IM, 2415).
Manvel Arakelyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2279) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Erik Hakobyan (6.0) and Seyed Kian Poormosavi (5.5). Arakelyan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Seyed Kanan Poormosavi (CM, 2128) beat Erik Hakobyan (IM, 2415), a +287-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
IM Erik Hakobyan drew with FM Manvel Arakelyan (Black).
IM Erik Hakobyan went unbeaten across 5 games (R3–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇦🇲FMArakelyan, Manvel | 2279 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.25 | 39.0 | +36.2 | 2428 |
| 1 | 🇦🇲IMHakobyan, Erik | 2415 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +0.1 | 2413 |
| 3 | 🇮🇷IMPoormosavi, Seyed Kian | 2373 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 26.00 | 39.5 | +0.6 | 2372 |
| 4 | 🇬🇪FMkiladze, Luka | 2386 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 19.75 | 40.0 | -12.6 | 2334 |
| 5 | 🇦🇲Manukyan, Aleks | 2257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | +22.0 | 2348 |
| 7 | 🇮🇷CMPoormosavi, Seyed Kanan | 2128 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +87.6 | 2320 |
| 6 | 🇦🇲FMHovakimyan, Vache | 2334 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | -9.0 | 2297 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺IMOkara, Andrey | 2328 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 3.0 | 14.50 | 42.0 | -18.7 | 2172 |
| 9 | 🇦🇲CMMamikonyan, Artem T | 2236 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.75 | 42.0 | -25.6 | 2183 |
| 10 | 🇦🇲FMHakobyan, Menua | 2269 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.5 | 11.75 | 42.5 | -31.6 | 2138 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Poormosavi, Seyed KananCMIRI+87.64.5 pts · #7
- 2Arakelyan, ManvelFMARM+36.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Manukyan, AleksARM+22.05.0 pts · #5
- 1Hakobyan, MenuaFMARM-31.62.5 pts · #10
- 2Mamikonyan, Artem TCMARM-25.63.0 pts · #9
- 3Okara, AndreyIMRUS-18.73.0 pts · #8
- R8+287 Elo gap
- R9+108 Elo gap
- R2+107 Elo gap