Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2026

Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2026
Tournament information
LocationJermuk, Armenia
Dates28 May–6 June
Format9-round round-robin tournament
PurseAMD 10,500,000
Final positions
ChampionSamuel Sevian

The Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2026 was the 7th edition of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial held in Jermuk, Armenia.[1] It was a 10 player round-robin tournament from 28 May to 6 June 2026. The time control was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-sec increment from move one.

Aravindh Chithambaram was the defending champion.[2][3][4] Both Samuel Sevian and Vladislav Artemiev scored 5.5 points in 9 rounds. Sevian won the tournament by tie-break scores.[5]

Prize money

Total Fund Winner Second place Third place Fourth place
10,500,000 AMD 3,200,000 AMD 2,200,000 AMD 1,700,000 AMD 950,000 AMD

Standings

7th Stepan Avagyan Memorial, 28 May – 6 June 2026, Jermuk, Armenia, Category XVII (2657.1)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. SB
1  Samuel Sevian (United States) 2696 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 24.00
2  Vladislav Artemiev (FIDE) 2641 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 23.25
3  Nihal Sarin (India) 2723 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5 22.00
4  Ray Robson (United States) 2653 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 5 21.00
5  Shant Sargsyan (Armenia) 2644 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 0 1 4½ 20.00
6  Aram Hakobyan (Armenia) 2635 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 19.50
7  Robert Hovhannisyan (Armenia) 2629 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 0 4 18.75
8  Alexander Donchenko (Germany) 2645 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 4 18.75
9  Aravindh Chithambaram (India) 2692 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 0 3½ 15.25
10  Szymon Gumularz (Poland) 2613 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 Does not appear 3½ 14.75

Results by round

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2026". chess.com. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Aravindh pips Praggnanandhaa". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Aravindh Breaks Into World Top 10 After Victory In Armenia". chess.com. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Aravindh Chithambaram wins 6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial, Praggnanandhaa second". chessbase.in. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "7th Stepan Avagyan Memorial - RR". chess-results.com. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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