Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026: Armenia’s Martirosyan wins silver medal

Armenian chess grandmaster Haik Martirosyan has won the silver medal at the Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026.

The Armenian grandmaster scored 7 points out of a possible 9 and shared second through fourth place with other participants at the international tournament in Italy.

He secured second place based on tie-break criteria.

Germany’s Frederik Svane won gold with 7.5 points.

Meanwhile, Armenia’s GM Mamikon Gharibyan also scored 7 points and finished fourth on tie-breaks.

Other members of the Armenian team, Grandmaster Emin Ohanyan and FIDE Master Sargis Manukyan, each earned 5.5 points in the competition.