On April 26, families gathered around chessboards in the Children’s Park to take part in the “Family Gambit” rapid team chess tournament and spend quality time together. Winning was important, but even more valuable were the shared moments, smiles, and memorable games. Here are the prize winners: 1st place — Team “Armens” 2nd place — Team “Alexanyans” 3rd p...
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On April 25, the III round of the “Chess Academy Cup” blitz tournament took place at the Chess Academy of Armenia. The results of the tournament are as follows: Main prizes: 1st place — GM Mamikon Gharibyan 2nd place — IM Erik Gasparyan 3rd place — IM Benik Agasarov 4th place — IM Erik Hakobyan 5th place — IM Vahe Sukiassian Special prizes: Best-per...
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In the final stage of the 2026 Armenian Youth Chess Championship, our students recorded an unprecedented result, winning 16 medals (8 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze). We are proud to surpass our own results year after year. We present our prize winners: Under 8 Boys: 2nd place – Ruben Kaytsakyan (coach: A. Shahinyan) 3rd place – Mark Adamyan (coach: G. Stepanyan) ...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia hosted an official visit by Akaki Iashvili, President of the Georgian Chess Federation, Chairman of the FIDE Events Commission, and Director for Special Assignments of the FIDE Management Board. Together with Smbat Lputian — Founder-Director of the Chess Academy of Armenia, Director of the “Chess” Scientific Research Institute, First Vi...
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On May 16 at 12:00, the Chess Academy of Armenia, in cooperation with the Union of Banks of Armenia, is organizing a rapid chess tournament among organizations in the financial and banking sector. PARTICIPATION Teams representing banks, credit, payment and settlement, investment, and insurance organizations of the Republic of Armenia may participate in the tourn...
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On April 26 at 12:00 PM, the “Family Gambit” rapid chess team tournament will take place at Children’s Park (Yerevan, 13/2 Zakyan Street). Participation Each team must consist of 2 participants: one minor (under 18), and one adult (30+ years old). It is mandatory that the participants are family members (father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, unc...
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From May 5 to May 12, the Chess Academy of Armenia, in cooperation with the Chess Academy Club, will organize a Class I qualification tournament. Schedule: May 5 – Round 1 (15:30) May 6 – Round 2 (15:30) May 7 – Round 3 (15:30) May 8 – Round 4 (15:30) May 9 – Round 5 (16:00) May 10 – Round 6 (11:00), Round 7 (15:30) May 11 – Round 8 (15:30) ...
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From April 11–21, the Final of the 2026 Armenian Youth and Girls Championship will take place. Around 45 students from the academy will participate, including: Boys Under 8: Mark Adamyan /coach: G. Stepanyan/ Aram Hekimyan /coach: E. Markaryan/ Areg Gevorgyan /coach: G. Stepanyan/ Ruben Kaytsakyan /coach: Sh. Albert/ Mark Hovsepyan /coach: Sh. Albert/ Ar...
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On April 5, a blitz chess tournament took place in Arzni as part of a training camp. The results of the tournament are as follows: 1st place: FM Manvel Arakelyan 2nd place: IM Erik Hakobyan 3rd place: GM Levon Babujyan Best-performing female player: WFM Nvard Hayrapetyan Best-performing player under 14: Davit Melkonyan Best-performing player under 16:...
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From April 1 to 8, a training camp is being held in Arzni with the participation of the academy’s top students. During the camp, young chess players not only train, analyze games, and deepen their knowledge, but also take part in various educational activities. Today, as part of the camp, they had the opportunity to participate in a simultaneous exhibition match...
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