14/06/2010 13:28
Gabriel Sarkisian among leaders at Ruy Lopez Int. Fest in Spain
Armenia’s Grand Master Gabriel Sarkisian has taken the leading position after scoring 1,5 points in two rounds of the Ruy Lopez International Festival, taking place from June 11 to 19 in Villafranca de los Barros, Spain.
Gabriel Sarkisian won over Pia Cramling and then played in drew with Ivan Salgado.
It’s worth mentioning that Cheparinov, Candelario, Sarkisian and Salgado out of eight chess players, participating in the champs, are holding the 1-4th places at 1,5 points. Cori and Malakhov scored a point each. Pérez Candelario and Pia Cramling have no points yet and are last-seeded.