Armenian players hold no prize positions in Budva Championship

The European Individual Chess Championship held in Budva, Montenegro is over for Armenian players already, taking into consideration the points they have gained by now. To continue are the players listed in 1-11 ranks with 8 points.

In Round 11 the results registered by Armenian players are as follows:

Vladimir Hakobyan – Arman Pashikyan 0,5:0,5

e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Nd2 Kh8 14. Qf5 Bc5 15. h3 Qd4 16. Ba2 Bb6 17. Nb3 Qc4 18. Na5 Bxe4 19. Nxc4 Bxf5 20. Nxe5 Bxc2 21. Nxf7+ Kg8 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Nf7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

Luka Lenic (Slovakia) – Tigran Petrosyan 0:1

1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bh4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Qa4+ Nd7 9. e3 O-O 10. Qxc4 c5 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 e5 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. Bxb5 exd4 16. Nxd4 a6 17. Bc4 Re8 18. Rhd1 Nf6 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bd5 Ba4 22. Nb3 Re7 23. e4 Kg7 24. f4 Rd8 25. Kf3 Red7 26. Rd2 Be7 27. Nd4 Bb4 28. Rd3 Rxd5 29. exd5 Rxd5 30. Rc7 Rd6 31. Ke3 Rb6 32. Nf3 Bd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Ne5 Be8 35. Rxb7 Kf6 36. Ra7 h5 37. g3 g5 38. fxg5+ Kxe5 39. Re7+ Re6 0-1

Konstantin Lupulesku (Romania) – Zaven Andriasyan 1:0

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Bd3 Be6 11. Nc2 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. b3 Qe8 14. Ne3 Rd8 15. Bb2 Nh5 16. Ncd5 Qf7 17. Be4 Bg5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Rad1 Ng7 20. Qc3 Bh6 21. f4 Nf5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Qe1 a5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Ng4 Bg7 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Bxd5 28. Bxg7 Rde8 29. Qg3 f4 30. Qg5 Qxg7 31. Rxd5 b6 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. h3 Re4 34. Rd7+ Kg6 35. Rd6+ Rf6 36. Rxf6+ Kxf6 37. Kf2 Rd4 38. Ke2 Kg5 39. Rc1 Rd6 40. c5 Rc6 41. cxb6 Rxb6 42. Rc5+ Kh4 43. Rxa5 h5 44. Kf2 Rc6 45. Re5 Rc3 46. Re2 Kg5 47. b4 Rc4 48. Rb2 Kh4 49. b5 f3 50. b6 fxg2 51. Kxg2 Rc5 52. Rb4+ 1-0

Artashes Minasyan – Vladimir Potkin (Russia) 0,5:0,5

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O Bf5 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Qe1 Be7 8. e4
Bh7 9. Ne5 O-O 1/2-1/2

Sasa Martinovich (Croatia) – Tigran Kotanjyan 0,5:0,5

1.d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Na2 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 e6 1/2-1/2.

Andrei-Mihai Bonte (Romania) - Artur Chibukhchyan 0:1

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. e3 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. a3 a5 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. exd4 Bxd4 8. Be2 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Bxb2 11. Ra2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 f6 13. Rxb2 fxg5 14. Nxg5 Nxe5 15. Nc3 Ra6 16. Rb5 N7g6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. c5 Nf4 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Ne4 Rg6 21. Neg5 h6 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. c6 Rxc6 24. Ba2 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Nc3 26. N7e5 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Nxb5 0-1

The Armenian players rank as follows:

29. Arman Pashikyan 7,5 points
31. Tigran Petrosyan 7,5
37. Vladimir Hakobyan 7
55. Zaven Andreasyan 6,5
90. Artashes Minasyan 6,5
113. Tigran Kotanjyan 6
169. Artur Chibukhchyan 5,5