In the 7th round of 15 category Inventichess-2009 tournament, held in Antverpen, Belgium, Armenian grand master Gabriel Sargsyan played a drawn match against Holland’s Yan Timman.
The only winner in this round was Bartosh Bochko who gained the upper hand over Belgium’s Bart Michels. All other games ended in a draw
Emil Sutovsky who gained 5.5 points in 7 rounds continues to remains the sole leader of tournament. Etienne Bacrot with 5 points comes next. Gabriel Sargsyan, who earned 3.5 points, shares the 5-7 positions with Anna Muzychuk and Bartosh Sochko.
In the 8 round, Sargsyan will play with Holland’s Yan Timman, and tournament leader Sutovsky will compete against the sportsman following Bacrot in tournament list. Despite the outcome of Sutosky-Bacrot match, Armenian grand master has lost all chances of victory in the tournament.
7th round results:
Etienne Bacrot (France) – Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) – 0.5- 0.5
Emil Sutovsky (Israel) – Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) – 0.5- 0.5
Bartosh Sochko (Poland) – Bart Michels (Belgium) – 1:0
Gabriel Sargsyan (Armenia) – Yan Timman (Holland) – 0.5- 0.5
David Howell (England) – Krishnan Sasikiran (India) – 0.5- 0.5
Standing
Sutovsky – 5.5
Bacrot – 5
Sasikiran, Stefanova – 4
Sargsyan, Muzychuk, Sochko – 3.5
Timman – 3
Michels – 2
Howell – 1
