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Armenian Youth and Girls Blitz Chess Championship 2025

The Armenian Youth and Girls Blitz Chess Championship 2025 took place today.

As a result of an interesting and tough fight, the following chess players took prize places in their age groups:

Boys U8
1st place: Manvel Vardanyan
2nd place: Monte Gasparyan
3rd place: Narek Petunts

Boys U10
1st place: Davit Melkonyan
2nd place: Armen Vardanyan
3rd place: Hakob Petrosyan

Boys U12
1st place: Davit Stepanyan
2nd place: Artur Bazikyan
3rd place: Gor Dabaghyan

Boys U14
1st place: CM Manvel Arakelyan
2nd place: Hamlet Sahakyan
3rd place: Avik Isakhanyan

Boys U16
1st place: Valter Gyurjinyan
2nd place: FM Vache Hovakimyan
3rd place: CM Volodya Torosyan

Boys U18
1st place: CM Narek Ghimoyan
2nd place: Davit Aleksanyan
3rd place: Davit Nahapetyan

Girls U8
1st place: Eva Adamyan
2nd place: Gayane Sarikyan
3rd place: Tatev Madantsyan 

Girls U10
1st place: Arpi Balchunas
2nd place: Sona Ghazaryan
3rd place: Sirvard Davtyan

Girls U12
1st place: Mane Hakobyan
2nd place: Nare Isakhanyan
3rd place: Sing Lida Tsien 

Girls U14
1st place: Ani Nahapetyan
2nd place: Mane Zhamkochyan
3rd place: Ani Tavakalyan

Girls U16
1st place: Sona Krkyasharyan
2nd place: Lilit Kasinyan
3rd place: Nelli Dzhalalian 

Girls U18
1st place: Nvard Hayrapetyan
2nd place: Anahit Muradyan
3rd place: Emma Mkhitaryan

The chess players who took the 1st to 6th places in each age group received the right to participate at their own expense in the European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025, which will take place from August 4 to 8 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

We congratulate all the winners, wishing them new victories.