“Rising Stars” International Round-Robin Chess Tournament

Agasi Inants, a member of the Council of the Chess Federation of Armenia and a FIDE Master, is organizing the “Rising Stars” International Round-Robin Chess Tournament from 17-23 October, 2026. The tournament is a 10-player GM and IM norm Round Robin event held in 9 rounds.

Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 15 minutes for the whole game (with 30 seconds increment starting from move one).

Schedule:

Opening Ceremony –  17 October, 14:00
1st round –   17 October, 16:00
2nd round –  18 October, 10:30
3rd round –  18 October, 16:30
4th round –  19 October, 15:00
5th round –  20 October, 10:30
6th round –  20 October, 16:30
7th round –  21 October, 15:00
8th round –  22 October, 15:00
9th round –  23 October, 11:00
Closing ceremony – 23 October, 17:00

REGULATIONS