The winner of the tournament is Arjun Erigaisi
Arjun Erigaisi triumphed as the winner of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial 17th-category RR tournament.
Erigaisi is currently the 4th chess player in the world and the first in India.
Here is the final ranking after 9 rounds:
1st place: Erigaisi Arjun - 6.5 points
2nd place: Sevian Samuel - 5 points
3rd place: Tabatabaei Amin: 5 points
4th place: Deac Bogdan-Daniel: 5 points
5th place: Hovhannisyan Robert: 4.5 points
6th place: Martirosyan Hayk: 4.5 points
7th place: Petrosyan Manuel: 4 points
8th place: Sargsyan Shant: 4 points
9th place: Bluebaum Matthias: 3.5 points
10th place: Murzin Volodar: 3 points
Attendees at the closing ceremony included Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Karen Giloyan, First Deputy Head of Jermuk Community Vardan Sargsyan, tournament organizer Smbat Lputian, and members of the Avagyan family.
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