Swiss
Tournament
ChessAcademy.am
Yerevan, Armenia
8-16 January
2024

Welcome to the official web page of Andranik Margaryan Memorial

The Chess Academy of Armenia is honored and delighted to inform you that  "Andranik Margaryan Memorial-2024" Round Robin Chess Tournament will take place from the 8th to 16th of January, where the participants from Russia, Georgia, Iran and Armenia will show their beautiful games.


We truly hope that all the players, coaches and parents will have an enjoyable time. 
For your convenience, our official website makes it relatively easy to obtain tournament regulations, schedule or any detail about roles and instantly get helpful information. Anyway, if you encounter any issues, feel free to contact us: 
Add.:      Shevchenko 34, Yerevan, 0050, RA
Tel.:       +374 10 44 84 79 , +374 91 19 25 14
E-mail:   tournaments@chessacademy.am

Good luck to everyone, have a great and exciting tournament and most of all have fun! 




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2024-01-17    The RR tournament dedicated to the memory of Andranik Margaryan is concluded.
Andranik Margaryan 14th Memorial Round Robin tournaments with IM and GM norms is drawn to a close. The results of the GM tournament are as follows: 1st place: IM Grebnev Aleksey 2nd place: FM Agasarov Benik 3rd place: FM Movahed Sina Also the results of the IM tournament are: 1st Place: FM Gasparyan Erik R. 2nd place: Hayrapetyan Edgar 3rd place: FM Pu...
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2024-01-16    Andranik Margaryan Memorial. Tournament "A". 9th round
Grebnev takes the win! Just half a step ahead of the quartet of competitors...   After the tumultuous events of the penultimate round, the final 9th round was quite peaceful, although there was a struggle on every board. Alexey Grebnev secured first place with a draw against Ohanyan, and Emin waited to see which of the four pursuers would join him on the second ...
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2024-01-15    Andranik Margaryan Memorial. Tournament "A". 8th round
Agasarov chased after the crane against Grebnev and missed the titmouse...   Spectators of the Andranik Margaryan memorial were eagerly awaiting the outcome of the intense race organized by Agasarov and Grebnev, wondering who among them would secure the grandmaster title. Their face-to-face duel in the penultimate round provided an answer: 18-year-old Alexey cur...
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2024-01-14    Memorial A. Margaryan. Tournament "A". 7th round
Grebnev or Agasarov: everything will be decided in the 8th round!   Nevertheless, Grebnev caught up with Agasarov! While Benik was struggling for a point with Sorensen, Alexey surprisingly easily dealt with Shahinyan, with whom he shared the second place before. After this, the two main contenders for victory reached 5 points out of 7, and the fate of the tourna...
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2024-01-14    Andranik Margaryan Memorial. Tournament "A". 6rd round
Memorial A. Margaryan. Tournament "A". 6th round Grebnev missed victory and a chance to catch up with Agasarov   The main battle of the day was the game between Movahed and Grebnev. The Iranian miraculously avoided defeat yesterday and then almost won against Sorensen. The Russian left no chance for Shuvalova and was determined to continue the race for Agasar...
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2024-01-13    Memorial A. Margaryan. Tournament "A". 5th Round
Agasarov takes the lead! But Grebnev is close...   In the Memorial of Andranik Margaryan, there are no weekends – nine games in a row. Despite such a tight schedule and immense dedication, the players do not slow down the pace. The fifth round turned out to be one of the most exciting! And it's not just about the number of decisive games, which came second only ...
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2024-01-13    The visit of the third President of the Republic of Armenia to the Chess Academy of Armenia
  Today, Serzh Sargsyan, the third President of the Republic of Armenia and President of the Chess Federation of Armenia, along with Taron Margaryan, the son of Andranik Margaryan and a member of the Federation Council, visited the Chess Academy of Armenia. Their purpose was to observe the ongoing progress of the 14th Andranik Margaryan Memorial Tournament. The ...
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2024-01-12    Memorial A.Margaryan. Tournament A. 4th round
Memorial A.Margaryan. Tournament "A". 4th round In the clash of leaders trickery triumphed!   One of the most vibrant rounds, where, like on the first day, all games could have ended decisively. However, we settled for three. David Shahinyan missed the chance to solidify his leadership by defeating his direct competitor, Benfik Agasarov. He endured in this ga...
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2024-01-11    Andranik Margaryan Memorial. Tournament "A". 3rd round
  Sorensen and Davtyan showed 98.5% accuracy!   If after the first two rounds the participants of the tournament with a grandmaster norm moved in two cohesive groups, then after the third round, they split into five! Leading with 2.5 points are local players Benik Agasarov and David Shahinyan, half a point behind them are Emin Ohanyan and Alexey Grebnev and o...
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2024-01-09    Andranik Margaryan Memorial. Tournament "A". 2nd round
Beauty requires sacrifices... of points!   After a lively start where all five games ended decisively, the second round surprisingly ended with all five games drawn, with two of them almost mirroring each other move for move. The leaders and outsiders remain the same!   The games Babujian – Grebnev and Davtyan – Ohanyan were played at neighboring tables, b...
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2024-01-09    Andranik Margaryan Memorial. Tournament "A". 1st round
Unfinished masterpiece by Sergey Ivanov   Immediately after the end of the school holidays, the traditional 14th Andranik Margaryan Memorial started at the Armenian Chess Academy in Yerevan. The festival program includes three tournaments – two round-robin events with Grandmaster and International Master norms, as well as a mass Swiss tournament with over a hund...
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2024-01-08    The 14th "Andranik Margaryan" memorial RR chess tournament has begun, featuring International Grandmaster and Master norms
The 14th "Andranik Margaryan" memorial RR chess tournament has begun, featuring International Grandmaster and Master norms.  Track the online games using this link: http://amargaryan-round.chessacademy.am/   ...
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2023-11-06    “Andranik Margaryan 14th Memorial” with IM norm
The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing an International Chess Tournament “Andranik Margaryan 14th Memorial” from 8th to 16th of January, 2024. The tournament is a 10-player IM norm Round Robin event held in 9 rounds.   Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 15 minutes for the whole game (with 30 seconds increment starting from move one).   T...
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2023-11-06    “Andranik Margaryan 14th Memorial” with GM norm
The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing an International Chess Tournament “Andranik Margaryan 14th Memorial” from 8th to 16th of January, 2024. The tournament is a 10-player GM norm Round Robin event held in 9 rounds.   Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 15 minutes for the whole game (with 30 seconds increment starting from move one).   T...
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2023-01-15    The 13th memorial RR tournament dedicated to Andranik Margaryan is over
Andranik Margaryan 13th Memorial Round Robin tournaments with IM and GM norms is drawn to a close. The results of the GM tournament are as follows: 1st Place: Amirreza Pour Agha Bala 2nd place: Bardiya Daneshvar 3rd place: Sergei Lobanov Also the results of the GM tournament are: 1st place: Alex Sahakyan 2nd place: Benik Agasarov 3rd place:...
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2023-01-12    Summary of the 6th round
IM Daneshvar Bardiya defeated IM Davit Shahinyan in the decisive match of the sixth round of the GM norm tournament to take the lead in the standings with 4.5 points. Pour Agha Bala Amirreza, another Iranian representative, is second with 4 points. In the IM norm tournament, FM Alex Sahakyan defeated FM Nikolay Averin and now shares the lead with Piliposyan ...
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2023-01-12    Summary of the 5th round
In the fifth round of the GM norm tournament, the sole leader Pour Agha Bala Amirreza had a draw with GM Sergei Lobanov with black pieces. FM Davit Shahinyan and FM Daneshvar Bardiya celebrated their victories and equaled the leader with 3.5 points each, sharing 1-3 places. The fifth round of the IM norm tournament proved to be particularly challeng...
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2023-01-11    The visit of the third President of the Republic of Armenia to the Chess Academy of Armenia
Today, Armenia's third President and President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serj Sargsyan and the son of Andranik Margaryan: Taron Margaryan visited the Chess Academy of Armenia to follow the 13th Andranik Margaryan Memorial Tournament. The President was present in the halls of the Swiss and Round Robin Tournaments, where over 500 chess players from Yerevan...
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2023-01-10    The 13th memorial tournament dedicated to Andranik Margaryan. Round 4
There was a persistent and tense game in the fourth round of the Andranik Margaryan Memorial Tournament. . With white pieces, GM Sturua Zurab, the current leader of the tournament, defeated IM Davit Shahinyan. Pour Agha Bala Amirreza celebrated a confident victory over Erik Chaqryan to become the tournament's sole leader with 3 points. FM Robert Philipos...
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2023-01-08    The pairings of the Andranik Margaryan RR tournament are implemented
The pairings of the Andranik Margaryan RR tournament are implemented. To get acquainted with the pairings of the first round follow up the links: IM: https://chess-results.com/tnr711272.aspx?lan=28&art=2 GM: https://chess-results.com/tnr711248.aspx?lan=28&art=2 For live games visit the official website of the tournament: http://amargaryan-r...
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