The FIDE World Cadets Cup kicks off in Batumi

From June 16 to 27, the 2026 FIDE World Cadets Cup U8-U12 will be held in Batumi, Georgia.

The tournament will be held in 6 age categories: Boys U12, U10, U8 and Girls U12, U10, U8.

The following Armenian players will take part in the competition:
Davit Melkonyan — Open U12
Armen Vardanyan — Open U12
Gevorg Aghoyan — Open U12
Hamlet Harutyunyan — Open U12
Samvel Movsisyan — Open U10
Manvel Vardanyan — Open U10
Hakob Petrosyan — Open U10
Mark Melkonyan — Open U10
Davit Dalaloyan — Open U10
Arsen Mangasaryan — Open U10
Arsen Bayramyan — Open U10
Ruben Kaytsakyan — Open U8
Mark Adamyan — Open U8
Aram Hekimyan — Open U8
Areg Gevorgyan — Open U8
Aleks Avetyan — Open U8
Aram Danielyan — Open U8
Erik Tutkhalyan — Open U8
Nare Isakhanyan — Girls U12
Sofia Baghramyan — Girls U10
Mari Papikyan — Girls U10
Arpi Khachatryan — Girls U8
Sonia Makaryan — Girls U8
Anzhela Markaryan — Girls U8
Anahit Matevosyan — Girls U8
Yana Nersisyan — Girls U8
Elina Rostomyan — Girls U8
Gayane Sarikyan — Girls U8
Yeva Voskyanyan — Girls U8

Head of Delegation: GM Levon Babujian
Coach: FM Sargis Manukyan

In each age category, players finishing in 1st–8th place will qualify for the 2026 FIDE World Cadets Championship, which will be held from November 10 to 17 and will feature a round-robin format for the first time.

The first round will start on June 16 at 15:00 Armenian time.

You can follow the games here.

We wish the best of luck to our players!