27/10/2010 17:10
Andriasian and Melkumyan in Chigorin Memorial
GMs Zaven Andriasian and Hrant Melkumyan are taking part in the Chigorin Memorial which is being held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. First, a rapid tournament is being held which has 155 participants.
Andriasian has scored 4.5 points out of 5 and is in the lead with GMs Tkachiev (France), Lafuente (Argentina), Volkov, Vorobiov, Khismatullin and IM Demchenko (Russia). Melkumyan yields 0.5 point to the leader.
Four rounds are left before the end of the tournament, armchess.am reported.