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-2026" Round Robin Chess Tournament will take place from the 9th to 16th of January.

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! 

2026-01-09    Andranik Margaryan Memorial Round Robin Tournament

From January 9–16, 2026, the Chess Academy of Armeia is organising the 16th Andranik Margaryan Memorial, a prestigious annual event that brings together talented young players and experienced competitors from Armenia and abroad. This year’s edition will once again feature Grandmaster (GM) and International Master (IM) norm sections, offering participants a valuable...
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2025-01-16    Andranik Margaryan 15th Memorial Round Robin tournaments with IM and GM norms is drawn to a close

Andranik Margaryan 15th 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 Nozdrachev Vladislav 2nd place: IM Davtyan Arsen 3rd place: IM Nazari Arad Also the results of the IM tournament are: 1st place: FM Sukiasyan Vahe A. 2nd place: FM Pashikyan Rudolf 3rd place: IM O...
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2025-01-16    Summary of Round 8

In the 8th round of the Andranik Margaryan Memorial Grandmaster norm tournament, the leader Vladislav Nozdrachev, playing with the white pieces, quickly drew against GM Levon Babujian. By securing 7 points, Nozdrachev fulfilled the International Grandmaster norm one round before the tournament's conclusion. Another key game of the round, Robert Piliposyan vs. Arsen...
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2025-01-13    Summary of Round 5

In the 5th round of the Andranik Margaryan Memorial GM norm tournament,  the leaders Arsen Davtyan and Vladislav Nozdrachev faced each other. Playing with the white pieces, Arsen managed to gain an advantage and gradually increased the pressure. The game was highly intense and marked by mutual errors, but the decisive moment came on move 30, when White, under time ...
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2025-01-13    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 Armenian Chess Federation visited the Chess Academy of Armenia to observe the ongoing progress of the 15th Andranik Margaryan Memorial Tournament. The President was present in the halls of the Swiss and Round Robin Tournaments, where over 682 chess players from Yerevan and regi...
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2025-01-10    Summary of Round 2

After the 2nd round of the Andranik Margaryan Memorial Grandmaster Norm Tournament, three players—Vladislav Nozdrachev, Arsen Davtyan, and Robert Piliposyan—are leading the tournament table with a perfect score of 100%. In the 1st round, Arsen Davtyan achieved a beautiful victory against Erik Hakobyan: 17. Ra4! The rook moves to the 4th rank on the kingside,...
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2025-01-08    The 15th Andranik Margaryan memorial RR chess tournament has begun, featuring International Grandmaster and Master norms.

The 15th Andranik Margaryan memorial RR chess tournament has begun, featuring International Grandmaster and Master norms. For live games click here.  Wishing everyone a fair and spectacular tournament.   ...
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2024-11-01    Andranik Margaryan 15th Memorial with GM norm

The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing an International Chess Tournament “Andranik Margaryan 15th Memorial” from 8th to 16th of January, 2025. 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). The to...
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2024-11-01    Andranik Margaryan 15th Memorial with IM norm

The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing an International Chess Tournament “Andranik Margaryan 15th Memorial” from 8th to 16th of January, 2025. 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).   O...
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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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