European U8-U18 Chess Championship: Armenia has 58 participants

The European Youth Chess Championship for boys and girls aged 8–18 is taking place from November 3 to 12 on the island of Crete, Greece.

The championship is held across 12 age categories: boys and girls in the under-18, under-16, under-14, under-12, under-10, and under-8 age groups.

A delegation of 58 chess players from Armenia is participating in the championship, led by Armen Gevorgyan, Executive Director of the Chess Federation of Armenia.

The composition of the delegation is as follows:

Head: Grandmaster Artashes Minasyan

Coach: Grandmaster Tigran Harutyunyan

Coach: FIDE Master Sargis Manukyan

Coach: FIDE Master Ararat Santryan

Coach: Candidate Master Norayr Torosyan

Full list of participants:

Vache Hovakimyan – Boys U18

Vahe Sukiasyan – Boys U18

Rudolf Pashikyan – Boys U18

Menua Hakobyan – Boys U18

Manvel Arakelyan – Boys U16

Hayk Maghakyan – Boys U16

Avik Isakhanyan – Boys U16

Tigran Hambardzumyan – Under 14

Aren Mnatsakanyan – Under 14

Artem Mamikonyan – Under 14

Davit Poghosyan – Under 14

Sergey Yenokyan – Under 14

Arman Aslanyan – Under 14

Movses Militonyan – Under 14

Davit Melkonyan – Under 12

Ashot Avetisyan – Under 12

Hamlet Harutyunyan – Under 12

Mikayel Sargsyan – Under 12

Gevorg Aghoyan – Under 12

Harutyun Dermenjyan – Under 12

Aleksandr Hakobyan – Under 12

Edvin Grigoryan – Under 12

Samvel Movsisyan – Under 10 (boys)

Manvel Vardanyan – Under 10 (boys)

Hakob Petrosyan – Under 10 (boys)

Arsen Bayramyan – Under 10 (boys)

Areg Manasyan – Under 10 (boys)

Avet Vardanyan – Under 10 (boys)

Narek Khachatryan – Under 10 (boys)

Aram Danielyan – Under 8 (boys)

Monte Avetisyan – Under 8 (boys)

Ruben Kaytsakyan – Under 8 (boys)

Mark Adamyan – Under 8 (boys)

Rafael Zakaryan – Under 8 (boys)

Anahit Mkrtchyan – Under 18 (girls)

Nvard Hayrapetyan – Under 18 (girls)

Ani Avetisyan – Under 18 (girls)

Emma Mkhitaryan – Under 18 (girls)

Syuzanna Arakelyan – Under 18 (girls)

Alisa Hakobova – Under 18 (girls)

Sona Krkyasharyan – U16 (girls)

Ani Nahapetyan – U16 (girls)

Nelli Jalalyan – U16 (girls)

Mane Zhamkochyan – U16 (girls)

Nrane Gevorgyan – U16 (girls)

Angelina Mirakyan – U14 (girls)

Gabriela Harutyunyan – U14 (girls)

Mane Hakobyan – U14 (girls)

Kristina Gharagyozyan – U14 (girls)

Nare Isakhanyan – U12 (girls)

Ariana Chilingaryan – U12 (girls)

Ariana Azizbekyants – U12 (girls)

Arina Minasyan – U12 (girls)

Sofia Baghramyan – U10 (girls)

Nelli Ghukasyan – U10 (girls)

Mari Papikyan – U10 (girls)

Yana Nersisyan – U8 (girls)

Eva Voskanyan – U8 (girls)