14/10/2013 21:01
Armenian GMs compete successfully in Chigorin Memorial
GMs Vladimir Hakobian and Robert Hovhannisyan scored 6.5 points out of 9 and took 12th and 21st places respectively among 231 participants in the Chigorin Memorial held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, according to Armchess.am. They were half a point behind the winner - GM Pavel Elyanov (Ukraine). Another ten grandmasters also scored 7 points each, but they were behind the winner by the tie-break.
GMs Zaven Andriasian and Arthur Gabrielian earned 6 points each.