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2026-03-04 Meeting with Ruben Yesayan and Manuel Petrosyan
On March 3, an interesting meeting took place at the Chess Academy of Armenia, bringing together chess and literature.
The Academy hosted the Writer of the Year, video blogger, screenwriter, and musician Ruben Yesayan, as well as the reigning Armenian chess champion, World Chess Olympiad silver medalist, and International Grandmaster Manuel Petrosyan.
The guests... Read More
2026-03-02 The Blitz Chess Tournament has come to its end
On February 28, a blitz chess tournament was held at the Chess Academy of Armenia.
We now present the tournament results:
Main Prizes:
1st place – IM Benik Agasarov
2nd place – IM Robert Piliposyan
3rd place – GM Mamikon Gharibyan
4th place – GM Emin Ohanyan
5th place – FM Sargis Sargsyan
Special Prizes:
Best-performing female player – Sona Krkyasha... Read More
2026-02-23 The Yerevan stage of the Armenian Youth Chess Championship 2026 has been concluded
Based on the results of the Yerevan qualifying round of the 2026 Armenian Youth Chess Championship our academy students have earned the right to participate in the Semi Final Tournament of the Armenian Boys and Girls Chess Championship
Under 8 Boys
3rd place Vahe Khachatryan Zhora
4th place Narek Karapetyan Ruben
7th place Razmik Mikayelyan Gevorg
13th place Da... Read More
2026-02-21 Inmates' Inter-Institutional Chess Championship
Through the long-standing cooperation between the Chess Academy of Armenia and the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, an inter-institutional chess championship was organized at the Armavir Penitentiary Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. The tournament brought together inmates from the penitentiar... Read More
2026-02-20 Academy Cup 2026. 2nd Stage
On March 14 of this year at 12:00 PM, the Chess Academy of Armenia, jointly with the “Chess Academy Club,” is organizing the second round of the “Chess Academy Cup – 2026” blitz chess tournament.
Participants
The tournament is open to chess players holding at least a Second Category (Class II) qualification.
The tournament will be held in a 9-round Swiss syst... Read More
