Armenian grandmaster Vladimir Akopian tied a game vs. Azerbaijan’s Vugar Gashimov in the 5th round of Men’s Grand Prix in Astrakhan, Russia.
After drawing four games and losing one, Akopian is the 10th with 2 points. Ukraine’s Pavel Elyanov tops the standings with 3.5 points.
In the 6th round, Akopian will rival China’s Wang Yue.
