Zaven Andriasian is 2016 Armenian champion Print
Sunday, 24 January 2016 15:58
AndriasianThe 76th Armenian Men’s Individual Chess Championship took place from January 12th to January 23rd, 2016, in Armenian capital Yerevan.

The Highest League of the Armenian championship was organized by the Armenian Chess Federation in a 12-player single round-robin format with time control 90’/40 moves + 30’ + 30”.

The 2006 World Junior champion GM Zaven Andriasian emerged a solo winner with 8/10 points, leaving the runner-up GM Robert Hovhannisyan half a point behind. Andriasian was barely sixth seed but his blistering start (5.5/6 points) and solid play at the finish (five draws out of 5 games) ensured him the title. The champion added new 16 Elo points to come back to “Club 2600+”.

GM Arman Pashikian edged GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan on tie-break to take the bronze, after both players finished the event with 6.5 points.

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Final standings:

1 GM Andriasian Zaven 2594 ARM 8
2 GM Hovhannisyan Robert 2624 ARM 7.5
3 GM Pashikian Arman 2606 ARM 6.5
4 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2604 ARM 6.5
5 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2585 ARM 6
6 IM Petrosyan Manuel 2466 ARM 5.5
7 GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2625 ARM 5
8 GM Babujian Levon 2465 ARM 5
9 IM Mikaelyan Arman 2448 ARM 4.5
10 GM Grigoryan Karen H. 2602 ARM 4
11 GM Hayrapetyan Hovik 2489 ARM 4
12 Torosyan Norayr 2365 ARM 3.5