Armenian chess players qualified for the FIDE World Cup

The European Individual Chess Championship 2026 has concluded in Katowice, Poland.

The champion is 18-year-old Ukrainian IM Roman Dehtiarov, who scored 9 out of 11 points.

Among the Armenian chess players, GM Robert Hovhannisyan and GM Haik Martirosyan qualified for the FIDE World Cup 2027. With 8 points each, they shared 5th–23rd places and ranked 9th and 13th respectively based on tiebreaks.

IM Arsen Davtyan also finished among the prize winners, placing 23rd with 8 points.

During the tournament, IM Arsen Davtyan fulfilled his first GM norm, while Tyhran Ambartsumian fulfilled his second IM norm.

Results of all Armenian participants:
GM Haik Martirosyan – 8 points
GM Robert Hovhannisyan – 8 points
IM Arsen Davtyan – 8 points
GM Emin Ohanyan – 7.5 points
GM Shant Sargsyan – 7.5 points
GM Gabriel Sargissian – 7.5 points
GM Artur Davtyan – 7.5 points
GM Manuel Petrosyan – 7 points
IM Vahe Sukiasyan – 6.5 points
GM Mamikon Gharibyan – 6.5 points
FM Tyhran Ambartsumian – 6.5 points
IM Robert Piliposyan – 6.5 points
WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan – 6.5 points
FM Hayk Yeritsyan – 5 points
Raffi Ghazaryan – 4.5 points

Details can be found here.