T. Petrosyan 5th Int. Youth Festival U18

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2026 to 27 Jun 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2160, and top seed was Manvel Arakelyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2315).

Volodya Torosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, CM, 2129) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Menua Hakobyan (7.0) and Arman G. Harutyunyan (7.0). Torosyan shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Ghukas Galstyan (1795) beat Ararat Stepanyan (2120), a +325-point gap.

Location

🇦🇲Yerevan, Armenia

Dates

18 Jun 2026 → 27 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲FMManvel Arakelyan2315

Avg top 10

2,160

Participants

Titled players · 7

FM×3

CM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇲Armenia×64

🇷🇺Russia×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
CMVolodya Torosyan
🇦🇲ARM·2129
7.5pts·2273perf+61.9
🥈
FMMenua Hakobyan
🇦🇲ARM·2237
7.0pts·2169perf-9.2
🥉
Arman G. Harutyunyan
🇦🇲ARM·2115
7.0pts·2126perf+10.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Volodya Torosyan 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

Torosyan7.5Stepanyan7Harutyunyan7Hakobyan7Karakhanyan6.5Mnatsakanyan6.5— ex-leaders:Shahinyanled R6, #10

R8 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jun

CM Volodya Torosyan takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

CM Volodya Torosyan won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMVolodya Torosyan	*	—	—	½
2Davit Stepanyan	—	*	1	—
3Arman G. Harutyunyan	—	0	*	—
4FMMenua Hakobyan	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Torosyan, VolodyaCM	2129	ARM	+42N	+58B	+13N	+5B	+12N	−8B	+24B	+10N	=2B	7.5	45.5	48.5	39.00	2273	+61.9
2	Hakobyan, MenuaFM	2237	ARM	+36N	+37B	−12N	+19B	+15N	=5B	+23N	+8B	=1N	7.0	46.0	50.5	38.00	2169	-9.2
3	Harutyunyan, Arman G.	2115	ARM	+35N	+18B	=7N	−4B	+32N	+14B	=12N	+17B	+8N	7.0	46.0	50.5	37.50	2126	+10.3
4	Stepanyan, Davit	2098	ARM	+53B	=26N	+23B	+3N	−8B	+39N	=9B	+16N	+10B	7.0	44.5	48.0	36.50	2159	+34.2
5	Karakhanyan, Vazgen	2039	ARM	+34B	+30N	+25B	−1N	+26B	=2N	=6B	=24N	+14B	6.5	46.0	50.5	33.75	2100	+36.0
6	Mnatsakanyan, ArenCM	2207	ARM	+41B	+14N	+16B	−8N	+54B	=12B	=5N	=15N	+9B	6.5	44.5	48.0	33.25	2171	-6.4
7	Aghazaryan, Albert	1929	ARM	+51B	+49N	=3B	−54N	+57B	−9N	+22B	+18N	+15B	6.5	40.0	43.0	30.00	2062	+59.3
8	Shahinyan, VladimirCM	2066	ARM	+52N	+11B	+24N	+6B	+4N	+1N	−10B	−2N	−3B	6.0	52.0	55.5	35.50	2173	+56.8
9	Askanazyan, Gor	2048	ARM	=29N	+61B	+17N	−10B	+27N	+7B	=4N	+12B	−6N	6.0	46.5	49.5	31.25	2066	+16.7
10	Davtyan, Davit M.FM	2254	ARM	F	+51N	+49B	+9N	+13B	+28B	+8N	−1B	−4N	6.0	43.5	47.0	29.00	2200	-6.6
11	Dermenjyan, Harutyun	1792	ARM	+71B	−8N	−39B	+51N	−42B	+40N	+57B	+33N	+31B	6.0	33.5	34.5	20.50	1840	+18.4
12	Kobak, PolinaWFM	1986	ARM	+33N	+46B	+2B	+20N	−1B	=6N	=3B	−9N	=24B	5.5	49.0	53.0	30.25	2102	+51.8
13	Gasparov, Sergo G.	1956	ARM	+40B	+22N	−1B	+25N	−10N	+21B	−17N	+29B	=19N	5.5	45.0	49.0	27.25	1951	+0.8
14	Sahakyan, Hamlet	1883	ARM	+50N	−6B	+35N	=27B	+29N	−3N	+41B	+23B	−5N	5.5	43.0	46.5	24.00	1925	+20.1
15	Yenokyan, Sergey	1951	ARM	+39B	−25N	+42B	+45N	−2B	+26N	+28N	=6B	−7N	5.5	42.5	46.5	24.75	1984	+18.0
16	Hovhannisyan, Mikael	1954	ARM	+70N	+32B	−6N	+18B	−28N	+52B	+19N	−4B	=17N	5.5	42.5	44.0	23.25	1965	+9.1
17	Ghazaryan, Armen	1905	ARM	+56B	=54N	−9B	=39N	+25B	+30N	+13B	−3N	=16B	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.00	1984	+36.9
18	Yesayan, Vahagn	1797	ARM	+62B	−3N	+40B	−16N	=41B	+44N	+42B	−7B	+29N	5.5	39.5	42.0	21.00	1855	+27.7
19	Mkrtchyan, Narek	1801	ARM	=61N	=21B	+70N	−2N	+49B	+31N	−16B	+39N	=13B	5.5	38.5	40.0	20.50	1903	+48.8
20	Stepanyan, Ararat	2120	ARM	+44B	+64N	+31B	−12B	−24N	−23N	=32B	+45N	+30B	5.5	37.0	39.5	21.75	1916	-78.8
21	Grigoryan, Davit S.	1879	ARM	=60B	=19N	−53B	+33N	+45B	−13N	=39B	+41N	+32B	5.5	35.5	38.5	23.25	1807	-26.6
22	Kasinyan, Lilit	1782	ARM	+65N	−13B	−50N	+70B	=36N	+35B	−7N	+59B	+28N	5.5	34.5	36.0	18.25	1816	+15.2
23	Galstyan, Ghukas	1795	ARM	+55N	=28B	−4N	+43B	+34N	+20B	−2B	−14N	=25B	5.0	43.0	46.5	22.25	1897	+42.2
24	Poghosyan, Davit	1911	ARM	+59N	+72B	−8B	+53N	+20B	F	−1N	=5B	=12N	5.0	41.0	41.5	18.50	1997	+35.6
25	Mirakyan, Karen	1763	ARM	+69N	+15B	−5N	−13B	−17N	+34B	+58N	=28B	=23N	5.0	40.0	41.5	19.25	1898	+53.6
26	Nahapetyan, Ani	1827	ARM	+43N	=4B	=28N	+50B	−5N	−15B	=52N	+49B	=27N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.00	1863	+16.1
27	Tarzyan, Harutyun	1758	ARM	−54B	+56N	+69B	=14N	−9B	−29N	+62B	+42N	=26B	5.0	34.5	36.0	16.75	1797	+12.8
28	Avagyan, Artush	2054	ARM	+57B	=23N	=26B	+30N	+16B	−10N	−15B	=25N	−22B	4.5	42.0	45.0	20.50	1867	-81.6
29	Demurchyan, Vaan	1682	RUS	=9B	+60N	−54B	+64N	−14B	+27B	+36N	−13N	−18B	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.00	1852	+72.0
30	Sargsyan, Mikayel Sh.	1785	ARM	+38N	−5B	+48N	−28B	+50N	−17B	=43N	+52B	−20N	4.5	38.0	41.5	17.50	1766	-12.4
31	Vardanyan, Arman M.	1932	ARM	+48N	+45B	−20N	=32B	=52N	−19B	=49N	+36B	−11N	4.5	37.5	41.0	18.25	1784	-65.0
32	Meliksetyan, Hrachya	1775	ARM	+68B	−16N	+63B	=31N	−3B	=57N	=20N	+50B	−21N	4.5	37.0	39.0	14.50	1802	+5.6
33	Aghabekyan, Davit	1648	ARM	−12B	+66N	−58N	−21B	+47N	+55B	+46N	−11B	=35N	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.25	1698	+16.4
34	Khachyan, Alen	1664	ARM	−5N	+55B	+37N	=58B	−23B	−25N	=44B	+57N	=45B	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.50	1762	+45.2
35	Diloyan, Angelina	1704	ARM	−3B	+62N	−14B	=63N	+67B	−22N	=61B	+56N	=33B	4.5	34.0	36.0	13.00	1658	-23.6
36	Zhamkochyan, Mane	1745	ARM	−2B	−63N	+62B	+69N	=22B	+59N	−29B	−31N	+55B	4.5	33.0	34.5	13.25	1650	-43.2
37	Margaryan, Mark	1856	ARM	+63B	−2N	−34B	=40N	−59B	=67N	+60B	=51N	+50B	4.5	31.0	33.0	13.75	1650	-85.1
38	FIDE 13333160	0	—	−30B	−40N	−51B	−62N	=68B	+66N	+71B	+63B	+52N	4.5	25.0	26.0	10.50	1495	0.0
39	Tavakalyan, Ani	1628	ARM	−15N	+65B	+11N	=17B	+58N	−4B	=21N	−19B	F	4.0	42.0	44.5	17.00	1832	+65.2
40	Manukyan, Tamara	1644	ARM	−13N	+38B	−18N	=37B	=43N	−11B	+47N	F	+44B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.75	1683	+9.9
41	Babayan, Aleksandr	1742	ARM	−6N	−59B	+55N	+47B	=18N	+64B	−14N	−21B	=43N	4.0	37.5	40.0	14.75	1690	-24.4
42	Sharajyan, Viktoria	1731	ARM	−1B	+67N	−15N	+72B	+11N	=58B	−18N	−27B	=59N	4.0	37.5	38.0	11.50	1703	-18.4
43	Hovhannisyan, Vahe Z.	1480	ARM	−26B	=57N	+60B	−23N	=40B	+53N	=30B	−44N	=41B	4.0	33.0	36.0	14.25	1671	+78.7
44	Manukyan, Sargis Art.	1713	ARM	−20N	−50B	=71N	+61B	+63N	−18B	=34N	+43B	−40N	4.0	32.5	33.5	12.25	1612	-47.2
45	Dzhalalian, Nelli	1758	ARM	+73B	−31N	+72N	−15B	−21N	=50B	+63N	−20B	=34N	4.0	32.0	32.0	7.00	1645	-46.0
46	Khachatryan, Zhora	1784	ARM	+66B	−12N	=59B	−57N	=60B	+56N	−33B	+61N	F	4.0	29.5	32.0	12.00	1595	-68.4
47	Samvelyan, Hovhannes	1536	ARM	−64B	−53N	+68B	−41N	−33B	+71N	−40B	+69N	+57B	4.0	25.0	26.0	7.50	1440	-26.0
48	Hakobyan, Liana	1621	ARM	−31B	+73N	−30B	−49N	=69B	−62N	=68B	+60N	+67B	4.0	23.5	23.5	6.75	1534	-30.0
49	Dabaghyan, Tigran	1749	ARM	F	−7B	−10N	+48B	−19N	+60N	=31B	−26N	+51B	3.5	41.0	44.0	12.75	1760	-1.6
50	Ghazaryan, Tigran	1563	ARM	−14B	+44N	+22B	−26N	−30B	=45N	+53B	−32N	−37N	3.5	37.5	41.0	15.00	1706	+59.6
51	Gevorgyan, Emil A.	1619	ARM	−7N	−10B	+38N	−11B	−55N	+65B	+67N	=37B	−49N	3.5	37.0	39.0	11.25	1520	-38.0
52	Harutyunyan, Vahe A.	1692	ARM	−8B	+71N	=64B	+59N	=31B	−16N	=26B	−30N	−38B	3.5	35.5	36.5	10.00	1758	+16.8
53	Chobanyan, Samvel	1692	ARM	−4N	+47B	+21N	−24B	−64N	−43B	−50N	=65B	+62N	3.5	34.0	36.5	13.25	1637	-30.8
54	Arakelyan, ManvelFM	2315	ARM	+27N	=17B	+29N	+7B	−6N	F	F	F	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	18.75	2125	-16.4
55	Volodina, Polina	1426	RUS	−23B	−34N	−41B	+68N	+51B	−33N	=56B	+62N	−36N	3.5	32.0	34.0	9.75	1517	+29.6
56	Movsisyan, Vahe	1581	ARM	−17N	−27B	=66N	=71B	+72N	−46B	=55N	−35B	+65N	3.5	28.5	29.0	6.50	1349	-47.2
57	Baghmanyan, Hakob	1690	ARM	−28N	=43B	+61N	+46B	−7N	=32B	−11N	−34B	−47N	3.0	38.0	41.0	11.25	1595	-46.0
58	Aghekyan, Mark	1818	ARM	+67B	−1N	+33B	=34N	−39B	=42N	−25B	F	F	3.0	35.5	35.5	10.75	1670	-56.0
59	Aslanyan, Davit	1598	ARM	−24B	+41N	=46N	−52B	+37N	−36B	F	−22N	=42B	3.0	35.0	37.5	12.50	1693	+34.4
60	Tutkhalyan, Hovhannes	1542	ARM	=21N	−29B	−43N	+65B	=46N	−49B	−37N	−48B	+68N	3.0	32.5	34.5	9.25	1413	-39.2
61	Tavakalyan, Khachatur	1470	ARM	=19B	−9N	−57B	−44N	+71B	F	=35N	−46B	+63N	3.0	31.0	32.0	8.50	1566	+23.2
62	Julhakyan, Karen	1468	ARM	−18N	−35B	−36N	+38B	=70N	+48B	−27N	−55B	−53B	2.5	35.0	36.5	9.25	1421	-20.4
63	Mkrtchyan, Sargis M.	1509	ARM	−37N	+36B	−32N	=35B	−44B	+69N	−45B	−38N	−61B	2.5	33.5	35.0	8.25	1487	-8.8
64	Sargsyan, Karo B.	1860	ARM	+47N	−20B	=52N	−29B	+53B	−41N	F	F	F	2.5	28.0	28.0	9.25	1687	-55.2
65	Hakobyan, Lina	0	ARM	−22B	−39N	=67B	−60N	+66B	−51N	=69B	=53N	−56B	2.5	27.5	29.0	6.00	1308	0.0
66	FIDE 13332902	0	—	−46N	−33B	=56B	−67N	−65N	−38B	+72N	+68B	F	2.5	24.0	24.5	4.25	1301	0.0
67	Verdyan, Artur A.	1478	ARM	−58N	−42B	=65N	+66B	−35N	=37B	−51B	F	−48N	2.0	28.5	29.0	6.00	1324	-29.2
68	FIDE 13333003	0	—	−32N	−70B	−47N	−55B	=38N	+72B	=48N	−66N	−60B	2.0	27.5	28.0	4.75	1188	0.0
69	FIDE 13331477	0	—	−25B	F	−27N	−36B	=48N	−63B	=65N	−47B	=72N	1.5	28.0	28.0	3.50	1254	0.0
70	Hakobyan, Andranik A.	1635	ARM	−16B	+68N	−19B	−22N	=62B	F	F	F	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	3.25	1429	-37.2
71	FIDE 13333020	0	—	−11N	−52B	=44B	=56N	−61N	−47B	−38N	F	F	1.0	31.0	31.0	3.75	1358	0.0
72	Nikogosian, David	0	UKR	F	−24N	−45B	−42N	−56B	−68N	−66B	F	=69B	0.5	24.5	24.5	0.75	945	0.0
73	FIDE 13333321	0	—	−45N	−48B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	890	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hovhannisyan, Vahe Z.ARM
+78.7
4.0 pts · #33
2Demurchyan, VaanRUS
+72.0
4.5 pts · #25
3Tavakalyan, AniARM
+65.2
4.0 pts · #49

Top rating losers

1Margaryan, MarkARM
-85.1
4.5 pts · #29
2Avagyan, ArtushARM
-81.6
4.5 pts · #27
3Stepanyan, AraratARM
-78.8
5.5 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R6+325 Elo gap
Galstyan, Ghukas1795 beat Stepanyan, Ararat2120
R9+272 Elo gap
Kasinyan, Lilit1782 beat Avagyan, Artush2054
R5+258 Elo gap
Aslanyan, Davit1598 beat Margaryan, Mark1856