European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship

The 2026 European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship will take place in Rzeszow, Poland, from July 7 to 9.

Armenia will be represented by 15 players:
FM Vache Hovakimyan – Open Under 18
FM Manvel Arakelyan – Open Under 16
Vazgen Karakhanyan – Open Under 16
Hamlet Sahakyan – Open Under 16
Anri Hayrapetyan – Open Under 14
Aleksandr Hakobyan – Open Under 12
Smbat Harutyunyan – Open Under 12
Hakob Petrosyan – Open Under 10
Manvel Vardanyan – Open Under 10
Davit Sargsyan – Open Under 10
Alexander Gichunts – Open Under 8
Tsovinar Yeghoyan – Girls Under 18
Rozi Ananyan – Girls Under 14
Lilit Hakobyan – Girls Under 12
Sofia Baghramyan – Girls Under 10

The Rapid Championship will be held from July 7 to 8 and will consist of 9 rounds.

The Blitz Championship will take place on July 9 and will consist of 18 rounds.

We wish good luck to our chess players!