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2026-07-21 International Chess Day in Chess Academy of Armenia
The day began with a festive atmosphere, continued with an exciting blitz tournament and a simultaneous exhibition, while in our creative corner, children used colours and drawings to express what chess means to them.
The greatest lesson of International Chess Day is that chess has a unique power to bring people together—and today was the perfect proof of that.
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2026-07-15 The Arsen Yeghiazaryan Memorial Blitz Chess Tournament has concluded.
The tournament brought together numerous chess players who gathered not only to compete but also to pay tribute to the memory of Arsen Yeghiazaryan.
We are pleased to present the prize winners.
Main Prize Winners
1st Place – Mamikon Gharibyan
2nd Place – Manvel Arakelyan
3rd Place – Narek Ghimoyan
4th Place – Robert Piliposyan
5th Place – Arsen Davtyan
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2026-07-13 The Amateur Rapid Chess Tournament Has Concluded
The final games have been played, the scores have been calculated, and the winners and prize recipients of the Amateur Rapid Team Chess Tournament have been determined.
Organized for the fifth consecutive year by the Chess Academy of Armenia and the Alfa Pharm pharmacy chain, the tournament once again demonstrated that chess is not only a game of individual skill b... Read More
2026-06-18 Amateur Rapid Chess Tournament /Team U18/
The Chess Academy of Armenia and Alpha Pharm pharmacy chain are organizing an Amateur Rapid Chess Tournament on July 11 at 11:00 AM at Freedom Square (Opera Square).
PARTICIPATION
Tournament C will be held in a team format, according to the FIDE Laws of Chess, using the Swiss system with 6–7 rounds (depending on the number of participating teams).
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2026-06-17 Blitz Chess Tournament - dedicated to the memory of Arsen Yeghiazaryan
On July 14 at 18:00, the Chess Academy of Armenia, i collaboration with the “Chess Academy Club”, are organizing a blitz chess tournament dedicated to the memory of international grandmaster, honored coach of Armenia Arsen Yeghiazaryan, which will take place at the Chess Academy of Armenia (Yerevan, Shevchenko 34).
Chess players with at least second category are el... Read More
