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5th Stepan Avagyan Memorial R5: Five draws

by Shahid Ahmed - 15/06/2024

Arjun Erigaisi drew his fifth round game against Haik Martirosyan (ARM) at 5th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024. Haik sacrificed an exchange to regain a lost pawn. Despite having an exchange up, Arjun did not have any practical chances to win the game. The remaining four games also ended in draws. Thus, there is no change in the leaderboard. Arjun is at 3.5/5. Four players - M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI), Samuel Sevian (USA), Haik and Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) are at 3/5 each. They are followed by four players at 2/5. Arjun will face Matthias Bluebaum (GER) in the sixth round. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

No changes in the leaderboard

Arjun Erigaisi maintains his sole lead by splitting the point with Haik Martirosyan (ARM) | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

Stepan Avagyan Memorial will take place from 9th to 18th June 2024 | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

Stepan Avagyan Memorial Official logo | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

Arjun - Haik: 0.5-0.5

Haik Martirosyan (ARM, 2662) sacrificed an exchange to regain a pawn against Arjun Erigasi (2761). There was no practical winning chances for Arjun despite having a slight material advantage. The game eventually ended in a draw.

Arjun Erigaisi stays at the front  | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

Matthias Bluebaum (GER) - Samuel Sevian (USA): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) - Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

Volodar Murzin - Shant Sargsyan (ARM): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) - Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia
Replay Round 5 live stream | Video: Chess Academy of Armenia

Replay Round 5 games

Round 5 results

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.
132761
GMErigaisi Arjun½ - ½GMMartirosyan Haik M.
266210
242647
GMBluebaum Matthias½ - ½GMSevian Samuel
26872
352680
GMDeac Bogdan-Daniel½ - ½GMTabatabaei M. Amin
27131
462650
GMMurzin Volodar½ - ½GMSargsyan Shant
26399
572625
GMPetrosyan Manuel½ - ½GMHovhannisyan Robert
26118

Details

Standings after Round 5

Rk.SNo NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 Krtg+/-
13
GMErigaisi ArjunIND27613,58,5002103,2
21
GMTabatabaei M. AminIRI271338,250,52103,2
2
GMSevian SamuelUSA268738,250,52104,8
410
GMMartirosyan Haik M.ARM266236,7503106,7
55
GMDeac Bogdan-DanielROU268036,0002102,7
69
GMSargsyan ShantARM263924,750310-1,7
74
GMBluebaum MatthiasGER264724,500210-4,4
87
GMPetrosyan ManuelARM262524,250,5310-3,3
8
GMHovhannisyan RobertARM261124,250,5310-0,8
106
GMMurzin VolodarFID26501,53,000310-10,4

Details

Round 6 pairings

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.
1102662
GMMartirosyan Haik M.GMHovhannisyan Robert
26118
292639
GMSargsyan ShantGMPetrosyan Manuel
26257
312713
GMTabatabaei M. AminGMMurzin Volodar
26506
422687
GMSevian SamuelGMDeac Bogdan-Daniel
26805
532761
GMErigaisi ArjunGMBluebaum Matthias
26474

Details

Time Control

90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game (with 30 seconds increment starting from move one).

Prizes

The total prize fund is 7450000 AMD (≈ US$ 18400). The top three prizes are 3100000 AMD (≈ US$ 7976), 1 850 000 AMD (≈ US$ 4760) and 1500000 (≈ US$ 3859). There are also Chessify prizes for all ten participants. The top three Chessify prizes are - bundles worth $350, $300 and $250 each.

Schedule

Sunday 9 June at 19:00 Opening Ceremony
Monday 10 June at 15:00 Round 1
Tuesday 11 June at 15:00 Round 2
Wednesday 12 June at 15:00 Round 3
Thursday 13 June at 15:00 Round 4
Friday 14 June at 15:00 Round 5
Saturday 15 June at 15:00 Round 6
Sunday 16 June at 15:00 Round 7
Monday 17 June at 15:00 Round 8
Tuesday 18 June at 11:00 Round 9
Tuesday 18 June at 17:00 Closing Ceremony

Links

Official site

Tournament details


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