U-20 World Rapid Chess Championship: Results of Armenian chess players

09:32   6 November, 2026

Armenian chess players performed successfully at the World U20 Rapid Chess Championship, held in the United Arab Emirates.

International Masters Robert Piliposyan and Alex Sahakyan, representing Armenia, each scored 7 points out of a possible 9, sharing 2nd to 5th places.

Based on tie-break criteria, Robert Piliposyan took 4th place, while Alex Sahakyan finished in 5th.

Alex is currently serving in the military.

Grandmaster Emin Ohanyan also participated in the championship, scoring 6 points and sharing 10th to 16th places.

The copyright for information published on this web site is owned exclusively by Armenian News-NEWS.am information-analytical agency. All information materials published on this website are intended solely for personal use. For full or partial reproduction of any material in other media it is required to acquire written permission from Armenian News-NEWS.am information-analytical agency. Those, who have committed copyright violations, will be prosecuted accordingly.