In the seventh round of the Grand Swiss 2025 chess tournament, Armenian grandmaster Shant Sargsyan drew against Azerbaijani GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, who has a rating of 2741. With this result, Sargsyan now has 4.5 points out of a possible 7. He is set to face Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi (rating 2771) in the next round.
Among other Armenian participants, Aram Hakobyan has 3.5 points, Robert Hovhannisyan 3, Gabriel Sargsyan 2.5, and Hayk Martirosyan 2, according to Panorama.am .
The current tournament leaders are Matthias Blübaum of Germany and India’s Nihal Sarin, both with 5.5 points.
In the women’s section, Elina Danielyan has 4 points, while Lilit Mkrtchyan has 3.
The sole leader in the women’s tournament is Vaishali Rameshbabu of India, with 6 points.
Round 8 will begin on September 12 at 14:00 Yerevan time.
