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6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2025 (Games and Results)
6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2025
Mark Crowther - Friday 6th June 2025
The 6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial took place Thu 29th May to Fri 6th Jun 2025 in Jermuk, Armenia. The event has gradually grown in strength, starting at Category 10, then 15, then 16 twice, now 17 this year and last. Players: R Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram V, Samuel Sevian, Nodirbek Yakubboev, Benjamin Gledura, Buhl Bjerre Jonas, Robert Hovhannisyan, Dmitrij Kollars, Xu Xiangyu and Hakobyan Aram.
Aravindh Chithambaram won the tournament on tie-break from Praggnanandhaa, both scored 6.5/9 and both won in the final round. Aravindh won about $8000 and moves to 9 in the world. This is his third tournament win in a row after the Chennai GMs. and Prague Masters (great stats from ChessBase India). Praggnanandhaa scores some Grand Prix points in his quest for qualification for the next Candidates tournament via the FIDE circuit 2025 (Caruana took the place for 2024).
Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2025 (Jermuk ARM)
Thu 29th May 2025 - Fri 6th Jun 2025 -
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Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games
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| Stepan Avagyan Mem 2025 Jermuk ARM (ARM), 29 v-6 vi 2025 | cat. XVII (2667) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | g | IND | 2749 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2824 | |||
| 2. | Praggnanandhaa, R | g | IND | 2758 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2823 | |||
| 3. | Kollars, Dmitrij | g | GER | 2625 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2715 | |||
| 4. | Sevian, Samuel | g | USA | 2694 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2664 | |||
| 5. | Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | g | DEN | 2641 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2670 | |||
| 6. | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | g | UZB | 2665 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2624 | |||
| 7. | Xu, Xiangyu | g | CHN | 2623 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2629 | |||
| 8. | Hakobyan, Aram | g | ARM | 2620 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2629 | |||
| 9. | Hovhannisyan, Robert | g | ARM | 2635 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3½ | 2590 | |||
| 10. | Gledura, Benjamin | g | HUN | 2663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2½ | 2501 | |||
| Round 1 (May 29, 2025) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | - Praggnanandhaa, R | ½-½ | 23 | A08 | Barcza System | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Gledura, Benjamin | ½-½ | 17 | D40 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | |
| Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | - Hakobyan, Aram | ½-½ | 29 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Yakubboev, Nodirbek | - Kollars, Dmitrij | ½-½ | 34 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Hovhannisyan, Robert | - Xu, Xiangyu | 0-1 | 71 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | |
| Round 2 (May 30, 2025) | ||||||
| Praggnanandhaa, R | - Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | ½-½ | 45 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Xu, Xiangyu | - Kollars, Dmitrij | ½-½ | 71 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Hakobyan, Aram | - Sevian, Samuel | ½-½ | 93 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Hovhannisyan, Robert | - Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | ½-½ | 33 | B69 | Sicilian Rauzer | |
| Gledura, Benjamin | - Yakubboev, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 33 | E36 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Round 3 (May 31, 2025) | ||||||
| Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | - Xu, Xiangyu | 1-0 | 27 | E25 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch | |
| Kollars, Dmitrij | - Gledura, Benjamin | 1-0 | 58 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Praggnanandhaa, R | ½-½ | 18 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | - Hovhannisyan, Robert | ½-½ | 27 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Yakubboev, Nodirbek | - Hakobyan, Aram | 0-1 | 45 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Round 4 (June 1, 2025) | ||||||
| Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | - Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | 1-0 | 43 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Praggnanandhaa, R | - Yakubboev, Nodirbek | 1-0 | 77 | D05 | Colle System | |
| Xu, Xiangyu | - Gledura, Benjamin | ½-½ | 41 | A05 | Various | |
| Hakobyan, Aram | - Kollars, Dmitrij | ½-½ | 16 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Hovhannisyan, Robert | - Sevian, Samuel | ½-½ | 25 | B63 | Sicilian Rauzer | |
| Round 5 (June 2, 2025) | ||||||
| Kollars, Dmitrij | - Praggnanandhaa, R | ½-½ | 22 | B83 | Sicilian Scheveningen | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | ½-½ | 65 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | - Xu, Xiangyu | 1-0 | 34 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Yakubboev, Nodirbek | - Hovhannisyan, Robert | 1-0 | 57 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Gledura, Benjamin | - Hakobyan, Aram | ½-½ | 50 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 6 (June 3, 2025) | ||||||
| Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | - Yakubboev, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 10 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Praggnanandhaa, R | - Gledura, Benjamin | 1-0 | 44 | E24 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch | |
| Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | - Sevian, Samuel | ½-½ | 61 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Xu, Xiangyu | - Hakobyan, Aram | ½-½ | 60 | A05 | Various | |
| Hovhannisyan, Robert | - Kollars, Dmitrij | ½-½ | 50 | C47 | Four Knights | |
| Round 7 (June 4, 2025) | ||||||
| Kollars, Dmitrij | - Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | ½-½ | 52 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Xu, Xiangyu | ½-½ | 11 | C10 | French Rubinstein | |
| Yakubboev, Nodirbek | - Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | ½-½ | 26 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Hakobyan, Aram | - Praggnanandhaa, R | 0-1 | 78 | E01 | Catalan | |
| Gledura, Benjamin | - Hovhannisyan, Robert | 0-1 | 35 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Round 8 (June 5, 2025) | ||||||
| Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | - Gledura, Benjamin | 1-0 | 48 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Yakubboev, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 25 | E01 | Catalan | |
| Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | - Kollars, Dmitrij | ½-½ | 27 | C70 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Xu, Xiangyu | - Praggnanandhaa, R | ½-½ | 18 | A21 | English Opening | |
| Hovhannisyan, Robert | - Hakobyan, Aram | ½-½ | 75 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | |
| Round 9 (June 6, 2025) | ||||||
| Praggnanandhaa, R | - Hovhannisyan, Robert | 1-0 | 40 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Kollars, Dmitrij | - Sevian, Samuel | ½-½ | 16 | B07 | Pirc Defence | |
| Yakubboev, Nodirbek | - Xu, Xiangyu | ½-½ | 58 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |
| Hakobyan, Aram | - Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 0-1 | 52 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Gledura, Benjamin | - Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | ½-½ | 10 | E38 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
