Concludes the Stepan Avagyan Youth Memorial

More than 460 young chess players, hundreds of games, intense battles, victories, disappointments, new friendships, and countless memories — this was the past week at the Stepan Avagyan Youth Memorial.

The closing and award ceremony was attended by Karen Avagyan, son of Stepan Avagyan, and Smbat Lputian, Founder and President of the Chess Academy of Armenia, who congratulated the participants and presented the awards.

We are pleased to present the winners and prize-winners of the tournament:

Under 18

1st Place — Davit Stepanyan
2nd Place — FM Volodya Torosyan
3rd Place — Gor Askanazyan
Prize-winners — Armen Ghazaryan, Mikayel Hovhannisyan, Arman Vardanyan, Samvel Mesropyan

Under 14

1st Place — Movses Militonyan
2nd Place — Ashot Ayvazyan
3rd Place — Samvel Shahvaladyan
Prize-winners — Angel Barseghyan, Felix Arakelyan, Henry Enokyan

Under 12

1st Place — Aleksandr Hakobyan
2nd Place — Edwin Grigoryan
3rd Place — Vahe Sargsyan
Prize-winners — Vahan Tovmasyan, Mikhail Martirosyan, Saghatel Tadevosyan

Under 10

1st Place — Arsen Bayramyan
2nd Place — Davit Mkrtchyan
3rd Place — Robert Pashikyan
Prize-winners — Mikayel Geghamyan, Ruben Kaytsakyan

Under 8

1st Place — Rafael Zakaryan
2nd Place — Aram Danielyan
3rd Place — Aram Hekimyan
Prize-winners — Alex Avetyan, Edgar Grigoryan

Special Awards

Best U18 Girl — Mane Zhamkochyan
Best U16 Girl — Mane Hakobyan
Best U14 Girl — Gabriela Baloyan
Best U12 Girl — Sofia Bagramyan
Best U10 Girl — Eva Hayrapetyan
Best U8 Girl — Yana Nersisyan

Best Performing Players from the Regions

U12 — Garik Torosyan
U10 — Sos Hakobyan
U8 — Vladimir Hovhannisyan

We thank all participants, coaches, parents, arbiters, and organizers for contributing to the success of the tournament.

We wish all young chess players continued progress, new achievements, and many future victories on their chess journey.

See you again at the chessboard!

Sharing some of the best moments from the closing and award ceremony.