Welcome to the official web page of Andranik Margaryan Memorial

The Chess Academy of Armenia is honored and delighted to inform all talented chess players of "Andranik Margaryan Memorial-2020" Round Robin Chess Tournament, and looks forward to seeing you all during that annual and special event from 9th to 17th of January. 
We truly hope that all the players, coaches and parents will have an enjoyable time. 
For your convenience, our official website makes relatively easy to obtain tournament regulation, schedule or any detail about roles and instantly get helpful information. Anyway, if you encounter any issues, feel free to contact us: 
Add.:      Shevchenko 34, Yerevan, 0050, RA
Tel.:       +374 10 44 84 79 , +374 99 44 84 79
E-mail:   chessacademyarm@gmail.com 

Good luck to everyone, have a great and exciting tournament, and most of all have fun! 

2019-01-17    Klementy Sychev wins the 9th Andranik Margaryan Memorial

Andranik Margaryan Memorial came to the end yesterday at Chess Academy of Armenia. After the 9th round Klementy Sychev of Russia got 6.5 points each and won the first place. FM Artur Davtyan and GM Zurab Sturua got 5.5 points each and shared 2-3 places. Silver medal was awarded to Artur Davtyan. IM Aryan Gholami from Iran, GM Levon Babujyan and student of Chess academ...
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2019-01-14    The 6th round of Andranik Margaryan memorial was played

Andranik Margaryan memorial continues at Chess academy of Armenia. Yesterday the 6th round was played. Klementy Sychev from Russian Federation is leading the table with 4.5 points. Aryan Gholami from Iran holds the second place with 4 points. Artur Davtyan, Tigran Sargsyan and Zurab Sturua are sharing 3-5 places with 3.5 points each. ...
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2019-01-10    Anna Sargsyan is leading the table after second round

The 9th Andranik Margaryan Memorial continues. Ten chess players are participating  in the round robin tournament, among them 3 Grandmasters and 2 International Masters, 2 Fide Masters and 1 WFM. Among the participants of the tournament is GM Zurab  Sturua, five-time champion of Georgia. After two rounds, WFM Anna Sargsyan is leating the table with 2 points. 4 players...
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2019-01-08    The 9th Andranik Margaryan Memorial Kicked off

Today the 9th Andranik Margaryan Memorial kicks off at the Chess Academy of Armenia. Seven tournaments - six youth swiss and one round robin will be held within the framework of memorial. Ten chess players are going to participate in the round robin tournament, among them 3 Grandmasters and 2 International Masters, 3 Fide Masters. The tournament is a FIDE category ...
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2018-01-18    Parham Maghsoodloo wins the 8th Andranik Margaryan Memorial

Andranik Margaryan Memorial came to the end yesterday at Chess Academy of Armenia. After the 9th round Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran and Klementy Sychev of Russia got 6.5 points each and shared the 1-2 places. Due to higher tie-break Maghsoodloo became winner of the tournament and Sychev was awarded silver medal. Representative of Armenia Aram Hakobyan and Lukasz Jarmula...
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2018-01-16    Andanik Margaryan Memorial Comes to the End

The 8th Andranik Margaryan Memorial tournament comes to the end. Games of round 7 of the tournament were played at Chess Academy of Armenia yesterday. In the top game of the round two leaders of the tournament Parham Maghsoodloo and Lukasz Jarmula were playing against each other. Jarmula, playing white, had a dominating position right from the beginning of the game, b...
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2018-01-15    Rounds 5 and 6 took place at Chess Academy of Armenia

Games of rounds 5 and 6 of Andranik Margaryan Memorial took place during the weekend at Chess Academy of Armenia. During round 5 President of the Republic of Armenia, President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan visited the  Chess Academy of Armenia and observed the games of the round. After 6 rounds Parham Maghsoodloo and Lukasz Jarmula got 5 points eac...
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2018-01-13    3 Way Lead in Andranik Margaryan Memorial

Games of round 4 of Andranik Margaryan Memorial took place yesterday at Chess Academy of Armenia. In contrast to third round where 4 draws were registered, in this round only one draw was agreed and in 4 other games one of the sides was stronger than his opponent. The only draw was agreed in the top game of the round, where then the sole leader Parham Maghsoodloo was ...
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2018-01-12    GM Artashes Minasyan Celebrated a Victory in Round 3 of Andranik Margaryan Memorial

Round 3 of Andranik Margaryan Memorial took place yesterday at Chess Academy of Armenia. In RR tournament only one game was victorious. The most titled and experienced participant of the tournament GM Artashes Minasyan defeated GM Hovik Hayrapetyan in style. In the top game of the round IM Sychev Klementy had a better position against the leader GM Parham Maghsoodloo,...
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2018-01-11    Andranik Margaryan Memorial: Rounds 1 and 2

On January 9 and 10 first and second rounds of Andranik Margaryan Memorial took place at Chess Academy of Armenia. In RR tournament the top seed of the tournament GM Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran is solely leading the table with 2 points out of 2. In the first round he defeated IM Vadim Moiseenko of Russia and in second round he took victory over 2017 Champion of Mold...
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2018-01-09    Andranik Margaryan Memorial Kicks off

Today the 8th Andranik Margaryan Memorial kicks off at the Chess Academy of Armenia. Six tournaments - five youth swiss and one round robin will be held within the framework of memorial. Ten chess players are going to participate in the round robin tournament, among them 5 Grandmasters and 5 International Masters. The tournament is a FIDE category 11 event with the...
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2017-01-16    The 7th Andranik Margaryan Memorial Came to Its End

The games of the last round of the 7th Andranik Margaryan Memorial Round Robin International Chess Tournament and the closing ceremony took place today, on the 16th of January 2017. IM Stanislav Bogdanovich from Ukraine celebrated his victory over IM David Paravyan representing Russia in the last round and became the winner of the tournament, scoring 6,5 points. ...
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2017-01-08    Change in the List of Participants

Dear chess fans, there has been a change in the list of participants of the 7th Andranik Margaryan Memorial Round Robin Tournament. GM Levon Babujian from Armenia will play instead of GM Vahap Sanal representing Turkey. The opening ceremony of the tournament will be held today on 8 January, at 1 pm. The games will be held every day at 3 pm, the last round - at 11 a...
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2016-12-07    Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2017: Round Robin

The Chess Academy of Armenia has the pleasure to announce that the 7th Andranik Margaryan Memorial: Round Robin tournament will be organized from January 8 to 16, 2017. It is a FIDE category 11 ten player round robin event which promises to be fascinating and spectacular as strong and promising young chess players both from Armenia and abroad are going to take part in...
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2016-01-16    IM David Paravyan the Winner of Round Robin Tournament 2016

The 6th Andranik Margaryan Memorial – Round Robin Tournament ended with IM David Paravyan’s (Russia) confident victory. In the last round he took victory over IM Tigran S. Petrosyan (Armenia), and scoring 6.5 points out of 9 fulfilled his first GM norm. After a tough struggle for the 2nd place IM Maksim Chigaev (Russia), FM Haik M. Martirosyan (Armenia) and GM Olexand...
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2016-01-13    Attention

There have been some changes in the schedule of the round robin tournament. Matches of the last, 9th round will be played on January 16 at 13:00, after which at 19:00 the closing ceremony will take place. ...
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2015-12-25    Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2016

From January 8 to 16, 2016 the Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing “Andranik Margaryan 6th Memorial”: Swiss and Round Robin tournaments.   Participants of the Round Robin Tournament are GM Olexandr Bortnyk from Ukraine, IM Maksim Chigaev and IM David Paravyan from Russia, IM M.amin Tabatabaei from Iran, GM Tigran Kotanjian, IM Tigran S. Petrosyan, IM Tigran K. H...
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2015-12-25    FM Kirill Alekseenko the Winner of Round Robin Tournament 2015

Today was the last round of Andranik Margaryan Memorial Round Robin Tournament. FM Kirill Alekseenko (Russia) scored 6.5 points out of 9 and became the winner of the tournament. The second place with 6 points took GM Hovik Hayrapetyan  (Armenia). IM Maksim Chigaev (Russia) and IM Manuel Petrosyan (Armenia) scored 5.5 points and shared third-fourth places.       ...
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2015-12-25    Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2015 - Round Robin

The Round Robin Tournament held in the framework of  Andranik Margaryan Memorial was officially announced open on January 8 at the Chess Academy of Armenia.  Participants of the Round Robin Tournament  are GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy and FM Matviishen Viktor from Ukraine, FM Alekseenko Kirill and IM Chigaev Maksim from Russia, GM Babujian Levon, GM Hovik Hayrapetyan, IM Har...
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2015-12-25    Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2015 Coming Soon

Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing Andranik Margaryan Memorial from 8-16 January, 2015: Swiss system and Round Robin with Grandmaster norm. The participants of the Round Robin are GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy and FM Matviishen Viktor from Ukraine, FM Alekseenko Kirill and IM Chigaev Maksim from Russia, GM Babujian Levon, GM Hovik Hayrapetyan, IM Harutyunian Tigran K., I...
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