13/03/2014 13:03
GMs Hakobian, Malkumian and Sargsyan among leaders
The 15th European Individual Chess Championship in Yerevan is coming to a close.
After round 9, GM Alexander Motylev of Russia remains the sole leader with 7.5 points. Turkish chess player Solak Dragan and Ilia Smirin of Israel earned 7 points each and are in 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Armenian GMs Hrant Melkumian, Vladimir Hakobian and Gabriel Sargsyan earned 6.5 points each and share 4th-16th positions with several other players.