All the eight Armenian chess players took victories in the seventh round of the open in Al Ain, UAE.
Armenian chess player half a point behind leader
STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 25, ARTSAKHPRESS:The grand master Tigran L. Petrosian has scored 5,5 points after seven rounds and is only half a point behind the leader - GM Gaioz Nigalidze (Georgia). The Armenian Chess Federation reports, that the grand masters Levon Babujian and Arman Pashikian each have 5, the grand masters Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Hovik Hayrapetyan and the international master Manuel Petrosyan each - 4,5, WGM Maria Kursova - 4, WGM Lilit Galojan – 3,5 points. Today in the central game of the penultimate eighth round Tigran L. Petrosian will play with whites against the leader - Gaioz Nigalidze.
