Armenian Youth and Girls Blitz Chess Championship

On March 20, the 2026 Armenian Youth Blitz Chess Championship was held at the Chess Academy of Armenia.

Boys Under 8
1st place – Alik Harutyunyan
2nd place – Areg Gevorgyan
3rd place – Mark Adamyan

Boys Under 10
1st place – Manvel Vardanyan
2nd place – Arsen Bayramyan
3rd place – Hakob Petrosyan

Boys Under 12
1st place – Armen Vardanyan
2nd place – Davit Melkonyan
3rd place – Hamlet Harutyunyan

Boys Under 14
1st place – CM Aren Mnatsakanyan
2nd place – Anri Hayrapetyan
3rd place – CM Artem Mamikonyan

Boys Under 16
1st place – CM Volodya Torosyan
2nd place – Hamlet Sahakyan
3rd place – FM Manvel Arakelyan

Boys Under 18
1st place – FM Tigran Hambardzumyan
2nd place – CM Valter Gyurjinyan
3rd place – Davit Aleksanyan

Girls Under 8
1st place – Gayane Sargsyan
2nd place – Yana Nersisyan
3rd place – Arpi Khachatryan

Girls Under 10
1st place – Hasmik Shmavonyan
2nd place – Sofia Baghramyan
3rd place – Eva Adamyan

Girls Under 12
1st place – Nare Isakhanyan
2nd place – Arpi Balchunas
3rd place – Lilit Hakobyan

Girls Under 14
1st place – Angelina Mirakyan
2nd place – Viktoria Harutyunyan
3rd place – Lida Xing

Girls Under 16
1st place – Lilia Danielyan
2nd place – Viktoria Sharajyan
3rd place – Ani Tavakalyan

Girls Under 18
1st place – Ani Avetisyan
2nd place – Tsovinar Yeghoyan
3rd place – Alisa Hakobova

The players who finished in 1st–6th places in each group earned the right to participate, at their own expense, in the European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, which will take place from July 6 to 10 in Rzeszow, Poland.

Congratulations to all the winners, and we wish them continued success!