Tigran Petrosian Memorial — Stepanakert 2004
Karen Asrian won the ten-player memorial tournament marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of Tigran Petrosian's birth. His 6/9 included a round-eight win by default over Ehsan Ghaem Maghami. The archive holds every game actually played: 44 replayable scores across nine rounds.
A memorial for Tigran Petrosian
The event brought ten players to Stepanakert for a single round robin. Asrian finished half a point ahead of Bartłomiej Macieja. Gabriel Sargissian, Ashot Anastasian and Mikhail Kobalia followed on five points.
The round-eight default
The Week in Chess records Ehsan Ghaem Maghami–Karen Asrian as 0–1 by default in round eight. No game was played, so no move score exists to replay. That result counts in the official standings, while the archive cross table leaves its unplayed pairing blank. The other 44 pairings have playable Mega2024 scores.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asrian, Karen | 6/9 | games | |
| 2 | Macieja, Bartlomiej | 5½/9 | games | |
| =3 | Sargissian, Gabriel | 5/9 | games | |
| =3 | Anastasian, Ashot | 5/9 | games | |
| =3 | Kobalia, Mikhail | 5/9 | games | |
| =6 | Petrosian, Tigran L | 4½/9 | games | |
| =6 | Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 4½/9 | games | |
| 8 | Pashikian, Arman | 3½/9 | games | |
| =9 | Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan | 3/9 | games | |
| =9 | Pelletier, Yannick | 3/9 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asrian, Karen | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Macieja, Bartlomiej | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Sargissian, Gabriel | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Anastasian, Ashot | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Kobalia, Mikhail | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 6 | Petrosian, Tigran L | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Sveshnikov, Evgeny | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Pashikian, Arman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 9 | Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ||
| 10 | Pelletier, Yannick | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.