The Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2023 XVII International Open Youth Chess Tournament is concluded

The Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2023 XVII International Open Youth Chess Tournament is concluded.

This year, around 415 chess players from Armenia, Russia, Estonia, Indonesia, Portugal, Spain, Kazakhstan, France and Canada participated in the tournament.

Prize places were distributed as follows:

U20 tournament
1st place - Aram Grigoryan
2nd place - Tigran Ambartsumian
3rd place - Genrik Serobyan
4th place - Arman Sahakyan
5th place - Tigran Petrosyan
6th place - Alen Gevorgyan
7th place - Araik Arevyan
8th place - Davit Baghdasaryan
Special prizes:
The best result among female participants U18 - Syuzanna Arakelyan
The best result among female participants U14 - Sona Kocharyan
1st place U14 - Samvel Mesropyan
2nd place U14 - Volodya Torosyan
Best result among foreign participants - Artem Mamikonyan
The best result among Academy students - Davit Davtyan

U12 tournament
1st place - Avetik Arzumanyan
2nd place - Davit Stepanyan
3rd place - Tigran Dadasyan
4th place - Avik Isakhanyan
5th place - Aleksandr Avanesyan
Special prizes:
The best result among female participants U12 - Angelina Diloyan
The best result from region U12 - Khachatur Yeghiazaryan

U10 tournament
1st place - Ashot Avetisyan
2nd place - Artur Bazikyan
3rd place - Davit Melkonyan
4th place - Rostom Danielyan
5th place - Areg Budaghyan
Special prizes:
The best result among female participants U10 - Mane Hakobyan
The best result from region U10 - Arkadi Grigoryan

U8 tournament
1st place - Armen Vardanyan
2nd place - Gevorg Aghoyan
3rd place - Mikael Harutyunyan
4th place - Garik Torosyan
5th place - Armen Stepanyan
Special prizes:
The best result among female participants U8 - Sofia Baghramyan
The best result from region U8 - Aram Asryan

We congratulate all the winners, wishing them new victories.