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ChessMood Open 2022 kicked off in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia

30 Sep, 2022by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

The “ChessMood” International Open Chess Tournament kicked off today and takes place from September 29 to October 09 at the 5 star Tsaghkadzor Marriott Hotel in Armenia. The event is played in 9 rounds, swiss system, within two groups: A (2000+) and B (U2000), with the total prize fund of 10.250.000 Armenian drams (around 21.000 euros).  Time control for the A tournament is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes till the end of the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one.

84 players from 17 countries, including 17 grandmasters and 12 international masters compete in the A category. GM Shant Sargsyan, GM Maxime Lagarde and GM Manuel Petrosyan headline the field. Scroll down for starting rank list of players

ChessMood International Open 2022 – Live games

The opening ceremony was attended by the first deputy president of the Armenian Chess Federation- Smbat Lputyan, the general sponsor and founder of Royal Signature Armen Unanyan, the founder of “ChessMood” Avetik Grigoryan, the director of the Trade Union of Electrical Networks of Armenia Artyom Muradyan, and the mayor of Tsaghkadzor Narek Harutyunyan. They welcomed all the players, wishing them spectacular games, emphasizing the significance of the tournament being held during such a tough period, and adding that such events foster the massification of chess and the multidimensional development of future generations.

ChessMood Open 2022 – The opening ceremony; Photo by Chess Academy of Armenia

Starting rank list of players – ChessMood Open 2022:


No.   Name FED RtgI sex Typ
1 GM Sargsyan Shant ARM 2661   U20
2 GM Lagarde Maxime FRA 2613    
3 GM Petrosyan Manuel ARM 2609    
4 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2595    
5 GM Pultinevicius Paulius LTU 2585    
6 GM Sivuk Vitaly UKR 2569    
7 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2568    
8 GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2549    
9 GM Harutyunyan Tigran K. ARM 2541    
10 GM Lobanov Sergei RUS 2535    
11 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2527    
12 GM Sankalp Gupta IND 2502   U20
13 GM Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI 2481    
14 GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2476    
15 IM Gharibyan Mamikon ARM 2476   U18
16 GM Sochacki Christophe FRA 2463    
17 IM Prraneeth Vuppala IND 2458   U16
18   Pour Agha Bala Amirreza IRI 2449   U18
19 FM Daghli Arash IRI 2446   U20
20 IM Galchenko Matvey RUS 2440    
21 IM Gholami Orimi Mahdi IRI 2428   U20
22 IM Pogosyan Stefan FID 2411   U18
23 FM Nazari Arad IRI 2410   U18
24 IM Poormosavi Seyed Kian IRI 2404   U18
25 IM Barseghyan Armen Ar. ARM 2402   U20
26 GM Babujian Levon ARM 2396    
27 IM Ohanyan Emin ARM 2395   U16
28 IM Remizov Yaroslav RUS 2390   U20
29 IM Garifullina Leya RUS 2375 w U18
30 FM Atakhan Abtin IRI 2371   U18
31   Tyurin Artem RUS 2367   U16
32 FM Pingin Artem RUS 2358   U14
33 IM Derbenev Andrey FID 2350    
34 FM Hakemi Arman IRI 2345   U20
35 FM Wagh Suyog IND 2335    
36 FM Piliposyan Robert ARM 2332   U16
37 FM Davtyan Arsen ARM 2327   U16
38 WGM Obolentseva Alexandra RUS 2310 w  
39   Ritviz Parab IND 2309    
40 FM Bhambure Shantanu IND 2302    
41 FM Chaqryan Erik ARM 2285   U18
42 IM Danielyan Vahe ARM 2284    
43 FM Kuzmin Roman RUS 2284   U16
44   Hakobyan Erik ARM 2274   U16
45 GM Baghdasaryan Vahe ARM 2270    
46 FM Dilanyan Grigor ARM 2247    
47   Gasparyan Erik R. ARM 2246   U16
48   Rostami Hossein IRI 2232   U18
49 FM Yeritsyan Hayk ARM 2231    
50   Kutsanyan Andranik UKR 2215    
51   Yadegar Radin IRI 2215   U12
52 FM Yeremyan Alen ARM 2210   U20
53   Ronce Nathan FRA 2195    
54   Shams Mohammad Matin IRI 2167   U14
55   Juknis Paulius LTU 2147    
56 CM Manukyan Artyom ARM 2126    
57   Baradaran Tamadon Arian IRI 2120   U18
58 CM Rostomyan Mikayel ARM 2118   U16
59   Rostami Mohsen IRI 2105   U18
60   Devnani Kush IND 2095   U20
61   Morvekar Kedar IND 2093    
62   Hakobyan Astghik ARM 2091 w U18
63 FM Manukyan Sargis A. ARM 2083    
64   Vardanyan Aram ARM 2082   U18
65   Ebrahimi Herab Hamidreza IRI 2056   U16
66   Gharagyozyan Artur ARM 2054    
67 WIM Priyanka K IND 2052 w  
68   Danesharaste Arvin IRI 2047   U14
69   Sukiasyan Vahe A. ARM 2044   U14
70   Yeganegi Barad IRI 2044   U12
71 CM Agasarov Benik ARM 2037   U14
72   Alizadeh Mohammad Mahdi IRI 2027   U18
73   Manukyan Sevak N. ARM 2024   U18
74   Gotziridze Irakly RUS 2020    
75   Mohammadi Melika IRI 2020 w U12
76   Sahakyan Arman K. ARM 2019   U18
77   Hayrapetyan Edgar ARM 2012   U16
78   Sahakyan Aleks ARM 2002   U16
79   Pashikyan Rudolf ARM 1993   U14
80   Alikhanyan Artak ARM 1990   U18
81   Patil Harshal IND 1987    
82 CM Harish Neeraj USA 1963   U14
83   Ghevondyan Arman ARM 1949   U20
84 CM Jaivardhan Raj IND 1915   U12