Lilit Galoyan a winner again

In the 7th round of international chess tournament taking place in Abu Dhabi with the participation of 141 chess players Ashot Anastasyan took a victory over the representative of Uzbekistan Anton Filipov with black. Gaining 6 points he shares the 1-3 places with Aleqsander Rakhmanov (Russia) and Amin Basemi (Egypt). In the period under review Zaven Andreasyan had a draw with the Indian Laqsman playing with the black. Now he has got 5.5 points on his credit side and has appeared in the 4-8th places.

Unfortunately Hrant Melqumyan who was celebrating his brilliant victory in the previous round couldn’t develop his success and lost the game with Alexander Rakhmanov (Russia). Hrant gained 5 points and together with several other chess players is sharing the 9-24 places. In that number are also Hrayr Simonyan and Lilit Galoyan. The first one gained a half point in the game with Saleh Ar Salemi, the representative of United Arab Emirates, and Lilit took a beautiful victory over Indian Jonny.

Anton Filipov (Uzbekistan) – Ashot Anastasyan 0:1

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qd2 b6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Be4 Rb8 12. Qd3 h6 13. O-O-O c5 14. h4 Qc7 15. g4 Qf4+ 16. Qe3 Qxg4 17. Ne5 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Qh5 19. f4 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Bb7 21. Rd7 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 a5 23. Rd6 b5 24. b3 b4 25. Re1 Rb5 26. Kb2 Rc8 27. Qd4 Rbc5 28. Rd8+ xd8 29. Qxd8+ Kh7 30. Qf8 Qxh4 31. Qxc5 Qxe1 32. Qxa5 h5 33. Qb5 h4 34. a4 bxa3+ 35. Kxa3 Qc1+ 36. Ka4 Qxc2 37. Qb4 Qf2 38. Qg4 Qg3 39. Qe4+ g6 40. b4 h3 41. b5 h2 42. b6 Qh3 43. b7 h1=Q 0:1:

R.R. Laksman (India) – Zaven Andriasyan 0.5:0.5

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 Nbd7 6. Bg5 a5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Ne5 Ng4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxg4 Bxg4 15. Rae1 Bh5 16. Qc2 Bg6 17. Bxg6 Nxg6 18. g3 Qf6 19. f4 Ne7 20. f5 Nc8 21. Qd3 Nd6 22. e4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 h6 25. Rff4 Rad8 26. Qe3 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 c5 28. Qe5 cxd4 29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. Kf1 d3 31. Ke1 Re8+ 32. Kd2 Re2+ 33. Kxd3 Rxb2 34. Kc4 b6 35. Rh4 Kg7 36. Kd5 b5 37. Kc5 Rb3 38. Kb6 Rxa3 39. Kxb5 Ra2 40. Rh5 Ra1 41. Kb6 Ra4 42. h3 Ra1 43. g4 a4 44. Kb5 Kh7 45. Kb4 a3 46. Kb3 Kg7 47. Rh4 1/2:1/2:

Hrant Melqumyan – Alexander Rakhmanov (Russia) 0:1

1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Bd3 a6 13. h3 b5 14. f4 e6 15. Qd2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qa5 17. Qb2 Rfe8 18. Nc1 Qa4 19. e5 Bf8 20. Bc2 Qa3 21. Qxa3 Bxa3 22. Be4 Rac8 23. Nb3 Ne7 24. Bc1 Bb4 25. a3 Bc3 26. Bb2 Bxb2 27. Rxb2 Bc6 28. Nc5 Red8 29. Rd1 Bxe4 30. Nxe4 Nf5 31. Rbd2 Ne3 32. Rb1 Nc2 33. a4 bxa4 34. Rc1 Ne3 35. Ra1 a3 36. Kf2 Nc4 37. Rc2 Kg7 38. d5 exd5 39. Nd2 Nb2 40. Rxc8 Rxc8 41. Nf3 Rc2+ 42. Ke3 a2 43. Kd4 Nc4 44. Kxd5 Na5 45. Ne1 Rd2+ 46. Ke4 Nb3 0:1:

Hrayr Simonyan – Saleh Ar Salem (UAE) 0.5:0.5

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 f6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e5 6. Qd2 Nc6 7. e3 Be6 8. Be2 Bb4 9. c3 Ba5 10. O-O Nge7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 e4 14. Ne1 a5 15. b5 Ne5 16. Na3 Rc8 17. Rac1 N7g6 18. Nec2 Qd7 19. c4 dxc4 20. Qxd7 Bxd7 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Rxd7 Ne5 24. Rxb7 Bd8 25. Bd1 Nd3 26. Ra1 Nc5 27. Ra7 Bb6 28. Re7 Rfd8 29. Nd4 Kf8 30. Re6 Nxe6 31. Nxe6+ Ke7 32. Nxd8 Rxd8 33. Bb3 Rc8 34. Kf1 f5 35. h4 g6 36. Ke2 Rc3 37. Rb1 h6 38. Rb2 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Bd5 Kd6 41. Rd2 Rd3 42. Bf7 Rxd2+ 43. Kxd2 Ke5 44. Ke2 Ba7 45. Be8 Bb6 46. Bd7 Ba7 47. Bc8 Bb6 48. Kd2 Ba7 49. Kc3 Bb6 50. Bb7 Ba7 51. Kc4 f4 52. exf4+ gxf4 1/2:1/2:

Lilit Galoyan – P. I. Jonny (India) 1:0

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Be2 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa5 11. Rb1 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ke7 14. Rhc1 Rd8 15. Ke3 Na5 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nc4 Nc6 18. Rd1 b6 19. d5 Ne5 20. d6+ Ke8 21. Nxe5 fxe5 22. f4 exf4+ 23. Kxf4 Bd7 24. Ke5 Rac8 25. Rbc1 Rc5+ 26. Rxc5 bxc5 27. Rb1 Bc6 28. Kxe6 1:0:

8th round 19.08.09

Ashot Anastasyan – Roman Ovechkin (Russia)
Zaven Andreasyan – Yuri Drozdovski (Ukraine)
Edvins Qengis (Latvia) – Lilit Galwyan
D’Kunha Viani Antonio (India) – Hrant Melkumyan
Oldaro Adu (Nigeria) – Hrayr Simonyan