The Chess Academy of Armenia, in collaboration with the Chess Academy Club, is organizing the “Stepan Avagyan Memorial” International Youth Chess Tournament, which will take place from May 27 to June 3, 2026. The tournament will be conducted in a 9 round Swiss system and will be held in different age groups. The total prize fund of the tournament is 2 350 000 AMD. ...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing the “Hovhannes Danielyan 2nd Memorial” International Chess Tournament from 9th to 15th of May, 2026. The tournament is a 10-player IM norm Round Robin event, held in 9 rounds. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 15 minutes for the whole game (with 30 seconds increment starting from move one). MAIN PRIZES ...
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On February 28 at 12:00 PM, the Armenian Chess Academy, in collaboration with the Chess Academy Club, is organizing a blitz chess tournament. Participants The tournament is open to chess players holding at least a Second Category rating. The tournament will be conducted in a 9-round Swiss system, in accordance with FIDE Chess Rules. The tournament will be FID...
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Ս/թ. փետրվարի 24-ից 27-ը Հայաստանի շախմատի ակադեմիան «Շախմատի ակադեմիայի ակումբ»-ի հետ համատեղ կազմակերպում է IV կարգի որակավորման մրցաշար: IV կարգի մրցաշարը կայանալու է երկու տարիքային խմբերով - 1-ին խումբ՝ մինչև 8տ. մասնակիցներ (2018թ. և բարձր), 2-րդ խումբ՝ առանց տարիքային սահմանափակումների: Մրցաշարերի օրեր / ժամեր            24 փետրվարի – 1 տուր 15:00 24...
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On January 24, the closing ceremony of the first tournament dedicated to the memory of Tigran Nalbandyan took place at the Armenian Chess Academy. Family members and friends of the chess player were present at the event, creating a memorable and emotional atmosphere. During the ceremony, Smbat Lputian, First Vice President of the Armenian Chess Federation, posthumo...
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On February 13 at 4:00 PM, the Chess Academy of Armenia, in cooperation with the “Chess Academy Club,” is organising the first stage of the “Chess Academy Cup – 2026” Blitz Chess Tournament. Participants Chess players with at least Second Category qualification are eligible to participate. Tournament Format The tournament will be held under the Swiss syste...
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The Chess Academy of Armenia in collaboration with the “Jermuk Ashkhar” Health Centre is organizing the “Stepan Avagyan Memorial” from May 28 to June 6, 2026. The tournament will be conducted in a 10-player round-robin format, in 9 rounds and in accordance with FIDE rules. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game (with 3...
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On January 18, a blitz chess tournament dedicated to the memory of Eduard Mnatsakanyan was held at the Chess Academy of Armenia. Eduard Mnatsakanyan was for many years one of the most prominent figures in the chess world and an honorary coach of the Chess Academy of Armenian. Through this tournament, we pay tribute to his life and his great contribution to chess...
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From January 18 to 24, a Round-Robin tournament with an International Master norm, dedicated to the memory of Grandmaster Tigran Nalbandyan, is being held at the Chess Academy of Armenian. Members of the chess player’s family also attended the opening ceremony, which took place on January 18. The tournament has brought together 10 chess players from Armenia, Rus...
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From February 3 to 11 of 2026, the Chess Academy of Armenia, in cooperation with the “Chess Academy Club”, is organizing qualification tournaments for III, II, and I categories. Tournament Schedule / Times February 3 – Round 1: 16:00 February 4 – Round 2: 16:00 February 5 – Round 3: 16:00 February 6 – Round 4: 16:00 February 7 – Round 5: 12:00 February 7 – ...
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