Emin Ohanyan is the sole leader

GM Emin Ohanyan is the sole leader of the "Atyrau Open 2026" international chess tournament, currently underway in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

Emin has scored 6 points out of 7, with 5 wins and 2 draws.

IM Sergey Sklokin-Bagiyan is also among the leaders, with 5 points, sharing 4th place.

Armenia is also represented by GM Mamikon Gharibyan, who has 4.5 points, and IM Erik Gasparyan, who has 4 points.

There are two rounds left until the end of the tournament.

We wish our chess players the best of luck!