


The Armenian Chess Federation invited some of today's most promising young grandmasters to play in the idyllic surroundings of Martuni at Lake Sevan. Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Samvel Ter Sahakyan, Robert Hovhannisyan and Arman Pashikian came from Armenia, Jan Krzysztof Duda (Poland), Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (India), Vladimir Onischuk (Ukraine), Vladislav Artemiev (Russia), David Anton Guijarro (Spain) and Samuel Sevian (USA) came from abroad though Sevian has Armenian roots.

Vidit Gujrathi from India

David Anton from Spain

Samuel Sevian (USA)
After six rounds Duda, Sevian and Vidit shared the lead with 4.0/6 each. But in the seventh round Duda was beaten by Onischuk and lost ground. In round eight Vidit won the crucial duel against Sevian to become sole leader with 5.5/8. (It is not entirely clear why and how Samuel Sevian lost. According to the official game score Sevian is better in the final position but maybe he lost on time.)
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.dxc5 dxc5 13.Nbd2 Bb7 14.Qe2 Qc7 15.Nf1 Nc4 16.b3 Nd6 17.c4 Rfe8 18.Bb2 Bf8 19.Bc3 f6 20.N3d2 Nb8 21.Ne3 Nc6 22.Nd5 Qf7 23.Bd3 b4 24.Bb2 a5 25.a3 Ra6 26.Qf1 Nc8 27.g3 Bd6 28.Ra2 N8e7 29.Rea1 Rea8 30.Qd1 bxa3 31.Rxa3 Nb4 32.Bf1 Nec6 33.Ra4 Kh8 34.Bc3 Bf8 35.Nf3 Rd8 36.Qc1 Ra7 37.Nh4 Bc8 38.Qb2 Bd7 39.R4a3 Rb8 40.Bg2 Rab7 41.Qe2 Nd4 42.Bxd4 cxd4 43.Rxa5 d3 44.Qd1 Nc2 45.Rb1 Na3 46.Rc1 Rxb3 47.Kh2 Nc2 48.Qf1 Qh5 49.Nf4 Qh6 50.Nxd3 Nd4 51.Rd1 Rc3 52.f4 Be6 53.fxe5 Bxc4 54.exf6 gxf6 55.Qf4 Nc6 56.Qxh6 Bxh6 57.Rc5 Ne7 58.Nf4 Bb3 59.Rxc3 Bxd1 60.Rc7 Re8 61.Rxe7 Rxe7 62.Nhg6+ hxg6 63.Nxg6+ Kh7 64.Nxe7 Bf8 65.Nd5 Kg7 66.h4 Bc5 67.Bh3 Bd4 68.Kg2 Bc2 69.Bf5 Be5 70.Ne3 Bb3 71.Kf3 Bd4 72.Bd7 Be5 73.Bc6 Kh7 74.Bd5 Ba4 75.Bc4 Kg6 76.Be6 Bd4 77.Bf5+ Kg7 78.Nd5 Bd1+ 79.Kg2 Be5 80.Ne3 Bb3 81.Bd7 Bc7 82.Kf3 Bb6 83.Be8 Be6 84.Bc6 Bc5 85.Bd5 Bd7 86.Bb3 Bc8 87.Ng2 Bb6 88.Nf4 Bd7 89.Bc4 Ba5 90.Be6 Bc6 91.Bd5 Bd7 92.Ba2 Bc3 93.Be6 Bc6 94.Bd5 Bd7 95.Be6 0–1
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Sevian,S | 2595 | Vidit,S | 2658 | 0–1 | 2016 | C96 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 8.1 |
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But he drew the last round which allowed Artemiev, who won with Black against Hovhnisyan, to catch up to the Indian.

Duda and Vidit at the beginning of their game - which a few hours later ended in a draw.

Robert Hovhannisyan

Vladislav Artemiev
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Bc4 h6 8.Bh4 g6 9.Qe2 Bg7 10.0-0-0 0-0 11.f4 Qc7 12.Kb1 b5 13.Bb3 Bb7 14.f5 g5 15.Bg3 Nc5 16.h4 16.e5!? Nxb3 17.axb3 dxe5 17...Nd7 18.f6 18.Bxe5 Qb6= 16...g4 16...Ncxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 17...Nxe4 18.hxg5 Qc5 18...Nxg3 19.Qg4 hxg5 20.Qxg3 19.Bf4 Bxd4 20.f6 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.Qe3 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.Bxd5 Rac8 19.h5 19.c3!? Na4 20.Rhe1 19...Na4 20.c3? 20.-- Nxb2 21.Kxb2 Nxd5 22.exd5 Qc3+ 23.Kb1 Bxd4 20.Bf2 Nxd5 21.exd5 Qc4 22.c3 Qxe2 23.Nxe2 b4 24.Kc2= 20...Qxc3! 21.Be1 21.bxc3 Nxc3+ 22.Ka1 Nxe2 23.Nxe2 Nxd5+ 24.Kb1 Ne3 25.Rc1 Rc4-+ 21...Qc7 22.Nc6? 22.Bh4 Nxd5 23.exd5 Qc4 24.Qxc4 bxc4 25.Bxe7 Rb8 22...Nxb2 23.Rd4 23.Qxb2 Nxd5-+ 23.Rc1 Nc4-+ 23...Nc4 24.Bc3 Qd7 25.Rxc4 bxc4 26.Qxc4 Kh8 27.Rc1 Rc7 28.Bxf6 Bxf6 29.Bxf7 Rxc6 30.Qxc6 Qxc6 31.Rxc6 Rxf7 32.Rxa6 Rf8 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
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Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | Artemiev,V | 2653 | 0–1 | 2016 | B94 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 9 |
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.cxd5 c6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.Bc4 cxd5 10.Bxd5 Nc6 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Qd2 c5 13.dxc5 Rb8 14.b3 Qa5 15.Nd5 Qxc5 16.Rc1 Qa3 17.0-0 e6 18.Ne3 Qb4 19.Nc4 Qxd2 20.Nfxd2 Rd8 21.Rfd1 Bb7 22.f3 Bh6 23.Kf2 Ba6 24.Rb1 Rd3 25.Ke1 Kg7 26.e5 Bf4 27.Ne4 Bxc4 28.bxc4 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Bxe5 30.g3 Rb4 31.Rd7 h6 32.Rxa7 Rxc4 33.Kd2 Rb4 34.Kd3 g5 35.Ra5 Bc7 36.Rc5 Bb6 37.Rc4 Rb2 38.Rc2 Rb1 39.Nd2 Ra1 40.Rb2 Bd8 41.Nc4 Bf6 42.Rf2 Rc1 43.Rc2 Ra1 44.Rf2 Rc1 45.Rc2 Ra1 46.Rf2 ½–½
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Duda,J | 2671 | Sevian,S | 2595 | ½–½ | 2016 | D80 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 1 |
Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | Vidit,S | 2658 | 0–1 | 2016 | B33 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 1 |
Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | 1–0 | 2016 | C11 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 1 |
Artemiev,V | 2653 | Onischuk,V | 2615 | 1–0 | 2016 | C06 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 1 |
Pashikian,A | 2615 | Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | ½–½ | 2016 | D10 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 1 |
Vidit,S | 2658 | Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | ½–½ | 2016 | D11 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 2 |
Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | Artemiev,V | 2653 | ½–½ | 2016 | B51 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 2 |
Duda,J | 2671 | Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | 1–0 | 2016 | B66 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 2 |
Sevian,S | 2595 | Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | 1–0 | 2016 | C65 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 2 |
Onischuk,V | 2615 | Pashikian,A | 2615 | 1–0 | 2016 | C50 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 2 |
Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | Sevian,S | 2595 | 1–0 | 2016 | A07 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 3 |
Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | Duda,J | 2671 | ½–½ | 2016 | B59 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 3 |
Artemiev,V | 2653 | Vidit,S | 2658 | ½–½ | 2016 | A21 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 3 |
Pashikian,A | 2615 | Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | 0–1 | 2016 | A88 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 3 |
Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | Onischuk,V | 2615 | 1–0 | 2016 | B12 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 3 |
Sevian,S | 2595 | Onischuk,V | 2615 | 1–0 | 2016 | B07 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 4 |
Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | ½–½ | 2016 | D19 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 4 |
Vidit,S | 2658 | Pashikian,A | 2615 | ½–½ | 2016 | D37 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 4 |
Duda,J | 2671 | Artemiev,V | 2653 | 1–0 | 2016 | B41 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 4 |
Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | 0–1 | 2016 | A07 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 4 |
Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | Sevian,S | 2595 | 0–1 | 2016 | C77 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 5 |
Artemiev,V | 2653 | Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | 1–0 | 2016 | B38 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 5 |
Pashikian,A | 2615 | Duda,J | 2671 | 1–0 | 2016 | E60 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 5 |
Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | Vidit,S | 2658 | ½–½ | 2016 | C47 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 5 |
Onischuk,V | 2615 | Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | ½–½ | 2016 | A13 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 5 |
Sevian,S | 2595 | Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | ½–½ | 2016 | C03 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 6 |
Vidit,S | 2658 | Onischuk,V | 2615 | 1–0 | 2016 | E62 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 6 |
Duda,J | 2671 | Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | 1–0 | 2016 | C45 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 6 |
Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | Pashikian,A | 2615 | ½–½ | 2016 | A14 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 6 |
Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | Artemiev,V | 2653 | ½–½ | 2016 | B40 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 6 |
Artemiev,V | 2653 | Sevian,S | 2595 | ½–½ | 2016 | D02 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 7 |
Pashikian,A | 2615 | Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | ½–½ | 2016 | D11 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 7 |
Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | 1–0 | 2016 | B92 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 7 |
Onischuk,V | 2615 | Duda,J | 2671 | 1–0 | 2016 | B56 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 7 |
Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | Vidit,S | 2658 | ½–½ | 2016 | C80 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 7 |
Sevian,S | 2595 | Vidit,S | 2658 | 0–1 | 2016 | C96 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 8 |
Duda,J | 2671 | Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | 1–0 | 2016 | C12 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 8 |
Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | Onischuk,V | 2615 | 1–0 | 2016 | E62 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 8 |
Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | ½–½ | 2016 | C53 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 8 |
Artemiev,V | 2653 | Pashikian,A | 2615 | 1–0 | 2016 | C49 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 8 |
Vidit,S | 2658 | Duda,J | 2671 | ½–½ | 2016 | D31 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 9 |
Hovhannisyan,R | 2640 | Artemiev,V | 2653 | 0–1 | 2016 | B94 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 9 |
Onischuk,V | 2615 | Ter Sahakyan,S | 2605 | ½–½ | 2016 | B92 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 9 |
Anton Guijarro,D | 2627 | Gabuzyan,H | 2607 | 1–0 | 2016 | B52 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 9 |
Pashikian,A | 2615 | Sevian,S | 2595 | ½–½ | 2016 | B09 | Lake Sevan 2016 | 9 |
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Final standings after 9 rounds

Organiser GM Smbat Lputjan at the opening ceremony

Opening ceremony in...

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