Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament

The Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament, organized by the Chess Academy of Armenia, is underway in Jermuk, Armenia.

This tournament bears the name of Stepan Avagyan, a man whose great dedication and support played an important role in the development of Armenian chess. His legacy continues to live on not only in memories, but also through this tournament, which year after year brings together some of the world’s strongest chess players in Armenia.

After 5 rounds, the tournament leaders are American GM Ray Robson, Russian GM Vladislav Artemiev, and Indian GM Nihal Sarin.

There are 4 rounds remaining until the end of the tournament.

Round 6 will start on June 3 at 15:00 Armenian time.

You can follow the games here.