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Stepan Avagyan Memorial Tournament

Chithambaram V R Aravindh6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Dmitrij Kollars5/9(+1 -0 =8)[games]
Samuel Sevian4.5/9(+0 -0 =9)[games]
Jonas Buhl Bjerre4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Nodirbek Yakubboev4/9(+1 -2 =6)[games]
Xiangyu Xu4/9(+1 -2 =6)[games]
Aram Hakobyan4/9(+1 -2 =6)[games]
Robert Hovhannisyan3.5/9(+1 -3 =5)[games]
Benjamin Gledura2.5/9(+0 -4 =5)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Stepan Avagyan Memorial (2025)

Name: Stepan Avagyan Memorial
Event Date: May 29 - June 6, 2025
Site: Jermuk ARM
Format: 10-Players, 9-Rds SRR
TC: 90m:30m+30spm

Official site: http://jermuk-round.chessacademy.am/

Pairings/results: https://chess-results.com/tnr118464...

Aravindh Chithambaram won the tournament on tie-break from Praggnanandhaa, both scored 6.5/9 and both won in the final round.

Source: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Aravindh vs R Praggnanandhaa  ½-½232025Stepan Avagyan MemorialA08 King's Indian Attack
2. R Hovhannisyan vs X Xu 0-1712025Stepan Avagyan MemorialB33 Sicilian
3. N Yakubboev vs D Kollars  ½-½342025Stepan Avagyan MemorialE15 Queen's Indian
4. J B Bjerre vs A Hakobyan  ½-½292025Stepan Avagyan MemorialB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
5. Sevian vs Gledura  ½-½172025Stepan Avagyan MemorialD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
6. X Xu vs D Kollars  ½-½712025Stepan Avagyan MemorialD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
7. Gledura vs N Yakubboev  ½-½332025Stepan Avagyan MemorialE36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
8. A Hakobyan vs Sevian  ½-½932025Stepan Avagyan MemorialB30 Sicilian
9. R Praggnanandhaa vs J B Bjerre  ½-½452025Stepan Avagyan MemorialE00 Queen's Pawn Game
10. R Hovhannisyan vs C Aravindh  ½-½332025Stepan Avagyan MemorialB69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6
11. N Yakubboev vs A Hakobyan 0-1452025Stepan Avagyan MemorialD02 Queen's Pawn Game
12. D Kollars vs Gledura 1-0582025Stepan Avagyan MemorialA07 King's Indian Attack
13. Sevian vs R Praggnanandhaa  ½-½182025Stepan Avagyan MemorialC78 Ruy Lopez
14. J B Bjerre vs R Hovhannisyan  ½-½272025Stepan Avagyan MemorialC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
15. C Aravindh vs X Xu 1-0272025Stepan Avagyan MemorialE25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
16. X Xu vs Gledura  ½-½412025Stepan Avagyan MemorialA04 Reti Opening
17. A Hakobyan vs D Kollars  ½-½162025Stepan Avagyan MemorialD02 Queen's Pawn Game
18. R Praggnanandhaa vs N Yakubboev 1-0772025Stepan Avagyan MemorialD05 Queen's Pawn Game
19. R Hovhannisyan vs Sevian  ½-½252025Stepan Avagyan MemorialB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
20. C Aravindh vs J B Bjerre 1-0432025Stepan Avagyan MemorialA45 Queen's Pawn Game
21. Gledura vs A Hakobyan  ½-½502025Stepan Avagyan MemorialA13 English
22. D Kollars vs R Praggnanandhaa  ½-½222025Stepan Avagyan MemorialB83 Sicilian
23. N Yakubboev vs R Hovhannisyan 1-0572025Stepan Avagyan MemorialC53 Giuoco Piano
24. J B Bjerre vs X Xu 1-0342025Stepan Avagyan MemorialC02 French, Advance
25. Sevian vs C Aravindh  ½-½652025Stepan Avagyan MemorialB30 Sicilian
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-06-25  DaeWang: Who was Stepan Avagyan? I find no games for him.
Jun-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: <DaeWang> I did a quick google search for you:

https://www.chess.com/events/2025-s...

Jun-06-25  DaeWang: >Wannabe> I don't see any info there about who he was.
Jun-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  beatgiant: Here's a link to a biography. http://jermuk-swiss-2017.chessacade...

It says, <From 2003 to 2014 he was the President of the Chess Federation of Vayots Dzor Region.>

Jun-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Atterdag: I must oversee something, but I can't find Mr Avagyan's date of death on the official page or anywhere else. Regardless, he seems to have been an energetic, very entreprenant man who accomplished a lot, thus worth a good memorial.
Jun-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  beatgiant: <Atterdag> Here's his page on Armenian Wikipedia: https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8...

The infobox has Մահացել է փետրվարի 1, 2014 which I can't read of course, but online translators give it as "Died February 1, 2014."

Jun-06-25  ultrausurper: Aravindh wins his third consecutive closed tournament, after Chennai and Prague. He is now ranked #9 in the world. Congrats!
Jun-07-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Atterdag: Thanks, <beatgiant>!
Jun-10-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Atterdag: Congrats to the winners. And then we have Samuel Sevian, who travelled to Jermuk in Armenia with the fabulous goal to draw all nine games. A 24 year old with ambitions!

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