Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2026 - Round Robin Tournament
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 May 2026 to 06 Jun 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2657, and top seed was Nihal Sarin (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2723).
Samuel Sevian (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2696) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Vladislav Artemiev (5.5) and Nihal Sarin (5.0). Sevian won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia
Dates
28 May 2026 → 06 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×10
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇲Armenia×3
🇮🇳India×2
🇺🇸United States of America×2
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Vladislav Artemiev led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE01 Jun
GM Aram Hakobyan takes the sole lead (2.5/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Vladislav Artemiev drew with GM Samuel Sevian (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
GM Vladislav Artemiev 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇺🇸GMSevian, Samuel | 2696 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | +4.7 | 2733 |
| 1 | 🇷🇺GMArtemiev, Vladislav | 2641 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | +12.2 | 2739 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳GMNihal Sarin | 2723 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | -4.1 | 2693 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸GMRobson, Ray | 2653 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 21.00 | 40.0 | +5.5 | 2701 |
| 6 | 🇦🇲GMSargsyan, Shant | 2644 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | +1.9 | 2659 |
| 5 | 🇦🇲GMHakobyan, Aram | 2635 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.50 | 40.5 | +3.0 | 2660 |
| 7 | 🇦🇲GMHovhannisyan, Robert | 2629 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.0 | 18.75 | 41.0 | -1.1 | 2617 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪GMDonchenko, Alexander | 2645 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.75 | 41.0 | -3.2 | 2615 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2692 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3.5 | 15.25 | 41.5 | -14.9 | 2573 |
| 10 | 🇵🇱GMGumularz, Szymon | 2613 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | -4.0 | 2582 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Artemiev, VladislavGMRUS+12.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Robson, RayGMUSA+5.55.0 pts · #3
- 3Sevian, SamuelGMUSA+4.75.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GMIND-14.93.5 pts · #9
- 2Nihal SarinGMIND-4.15.0 pts · #4
- 3Gumularz, SzymonGMPOL-4.03.5 pts · #10