Armenian grandmaster Vladimir Akopian will face off against Denis Khismatullin (Russia) in the 8th round of European Individual Chess Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Other board pairings have been announced as follows: Gabriel Sargissian – Jan Smeets (Netherlands), Sergei Movsesian-Levan Pantsulaia (Georgia), Hrant Melkumyan – Baris Esen (Turkey), Hovhannes Gabuzyan- Sanan Sjugirov.
The winner will get euro 14 thous. The event is organized in 11-round Swiss system in accordance with the ECU Tournament Rules and FIDE Laws of Chess. The rate of play will be 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.
