The 1st Yerevan International Open Tournament is taking place from 2-10th October, 2016, at the Chess Academy of Armenia in Yerevan.
The tournament is open to all Fide rated players and the playing format is 9-round Swiss system.
137 players from ten countries, including 21 Grandmasters and 10 International Masters, are competing.
Of the surprising results in the first two rounds, David Ziroyan defeated GM Avital Boruchovsky, Karen Hovhannisyan stunned GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan, while Romik Hakobyan (1898) won against GM Gevorg Harutjunyan.
Official website
Participants:
1 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2644
2 GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2629
3 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2626
4 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2622
5 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2599
6 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2593
7 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes ARM 2592
8 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2590
9 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2589
10 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2584
11 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2568
12 GM Vaganian Rafael A ARM 2564
13 GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy UKR 2539
14 GM Boruchovsky Avital ISR 2532
15 IM Baghdasaryan Vahe ARM 2501
16 IM Harutyunian Tigran K. ARM 2495
17 GM Kotanjian Tigran ARM 2473
18 IM Firouzja Alireza IRI 2469
19 GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2468
20 GM Babujian Levon ARM 2465
21 GM Kislinsky Alexey CZE 2456
22 IM Mikaelyan Arman ARM 2449
23 IM Petrosyan Tigran S. ARM 2433
24 GM Yegiazarian Arsen ARM 2423
25 GM Harutjunyan Gevorg ARM 2414
26 Bakunts Rafael ARM 2396
27 GM Petrosian Davit G. ARM 2393
28 IM Nadanian Ashot ARM 2391
29 Torosyan Norayr ARM 2386
30 FM Vardanian Haik G. ARM 2359
31 IM Kalashian David ARM 2358
32 IM Gevorgyan David Sh. ARM 2335
33 Manukyan Sargis A. ARM 2319
34 Gholami Orimi Mahdi IRI 2312
35 FM Dilanyan Grigor ARM 2296
36 FM Manukyan Sargis V. ARM 2292
37 FM Danielyan Vahe ARM 2270
38 FM Poghosyan Suren ARM 2260
39 FM Zarinfam Arsalan IRI 2258
40 Hayrapetyan Artavazd R. ARM 2258
41 IM Karatorossian David ARM 2252
42 Hovhannisyan Karen G. ARM 2251
43 Molaei Mohammadamin IRI 2245
44 Yegiazaryan Armenak ARM 2243
45 Tiraturyan David ARM 2242
46 Gasparian Tigran ARM 2219
47 Doostkam P IRI 2210
48 Babayan Armine ARM 2198
49 Movsisyan Vardan ARM 2196
50 Yeritsyan Hayk ARM 2191
51 WIM Gevorgyan Maria ARM 2189
52 Gharagyozyan Artur ARM 2182
53 Mashatan Reza IRI 2182
54 Apresyan Zohrak ARM 2180
55 Babaniya Benyamin IRI 2179
56 Pogosyan Stefan RUS 2155
57 Mkrtchyan Sargis R. ARM 2144
58 Matevosyan Sedrak ARM 2141
59 Basencyan Mark ARM 2140
60 Hakobyan Hovhannes H. ARM 2136
61 Khachykian David BLR 2134
62 Kocharyan Hovik ARM 2128
63 Shahzamani Arman IRI 2124
64 Avetisyan Mariam ARM 2107
65 Gaboyan Susanna ARM 2105
66 Hovsepyan David ARM 2091
67 Sargsyan Anna M. ARM 2084
68 Sayadyan Edvard ARM 2075
69 Daghli Arash IRI 2066
70 Shmavonyan Areg ARM 2058
71 Bakhtiari Kish Mazdak IRI 2056
72 Poormosavi Seyed Kian IRI 2056
73 Hoghmrtsyan Artur ARM 2042
74 Manukyan Artyom ARM 2039
75 Barseghyan Armen Ar. ARM 2035
76 Davtyan David Arm. ARM 2034
77 Manukyan Aleks ARM 2025
78 Simonyan Latush ARM 1987
79 Hovhannisyan Khachatur ARM 1982
80 Nassajtorshizi Amirmorteza IRI 1979
81 Bashirinia Omid IRI 1975
82 Nazemi Pedram IRI 1972
83 Ziroyan David ARM 1960
84 Khachikyan Haik ARM 1954
85 Asatryan Sona ARM 1953
86 Hakobyan Hakob V. ARM 1947
87 Gesyan Suren ARM 1936
88 Vasilyan Sargis ARM 1934
89 Sakhtkar Milad IRI 1931
90 Santryan Davit ARM 1929
91 Javdan Asmail IRI 1919
92 Faridi Faham IRI 1900
93 Hakobyan Romik ARM 1898
94 Gasparyan Mher ARM 1894
95 Niazyan Sargis ARM 1892
96 Hakobyan Hakob Mk. ARM 1875
97 Muradyan Robert ARM 1871
98 Arakelyan Nare ARM 1867
99 Israyelyan Eduard ARM 1856
100 Yeremyan Alen ARM 1855
101 Nazaryan Armenak ARM 1844
102 Yeremyan Hayk ARM 1824
103 Nourimoghaddam Shahrokh IRI 1813
104 Mashi Houshang IRI 1804
105 Melkonyan Gor ARM 1801
106 Grigoryan Gor A. ARM 1800
107 Khachatryan David S. ARM 1796
108 Fallahi Ali IRI 1791
109 WCM Mkrtchyan Mariam ARM 1785
110 Khachikyan Yervand ARM 1772
111 Nurijanyan Alex ARM 1768
112 Mkrtchyan Levon ARM 1765
113 Piliposyan Robert ARM 1758
114 Yeremyan Nazik ARM 1745
115 Khachatryan Samvel S. ARM 1742
116 Khachatryan Anna ARM 1717
117 Manukyan Levon ARM 1713
118 Nalbandyan Vahan ARM 1711
119 Sayan Hakob ARM 1709
120 Adamyan Mane ARM 1702
121 Rahmani Jamshid IRI 1686
122 Manukyan Hayk T. ARM 1675
123 Nanyan Georgy ARM 1669
124 Brutyan Hamlet ARM 1635
125 Manukyan Sevak N. ARM 1626
126 Mashalov. Aliniyaz TKM 1617
127 Hovhannisyan Mane ARM 1605
128 Kocharyan Hayk ARM 1599
129 Ohanyan Emin ARM 1508
130 Hakobyan Norayr ARM 1489
131 Hakobyan Alik ARM 1472
132 Philiposyan Gor ARM 1469
133 Margaryan Roman ARM 1463
134 Galajyan Armen ARM 1442
135 Petrosyan Narek Agh. ARM 1419
136 Khachatrian Arbi IRI 0
137 Ziroyan Artashes ARM 0