The European Individual Chess Championship 2026 has concluded in Katowice, Poland.

The champion is 18-year-old Ukrainian IM Roman Dehtiarov, who scored 9 out of 11 points, the Armenian Chess Federation reported on Monday.

Among the Armenian chess players, GM Robert Hovhannisyan and GM Haik Martirosyan qualified for the FIDE World Cup 2027. With 8 points each, they shared 5th–23rd places and ranked 9th and 13th respectively based on tiebreaks.

IM Arsen Davtyan also finished among the prize winners, placing 23rd with 8 points.

During the tournament, IM Arsen Davtyan fulfilled his first GM norm, while Tyhran Ambartsumian fulfilled his second IM norm.

Results of all Armenian participants:

GM Haik Martirosyan – 8 points

GM Robert Hovhannisyan – 8 points

IM Arsen Davtyan – 8 points

GM Emin Ohanyan – 7.5 points

GM Shant Sargsyan – 7.5 points

GM Gabriel Sargissian – 7.5 points

GM Artur Davtyan – 7.5 points

GM Manuel Petrosyan – 7 points

IM Vahe Sukiasyan – 6.5 points

GM Mamikon Gharibyan – 6.5 points

FM Tyhran Ambartsumian – 6.5 points

IM Robert Piliposyan – 6.5 points

WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan – 6.5 points

FM Hayk Yeritsyan – 5 points

Raffi Ghazaryan – 4.5 points

Details can be found here.