Armenian grandmaster Vladimir Akopian suffered a defeat by Russia's Yevgeny Alekseev in the 7th round of Men's Grand Prix in Astrakhan.
Akopian bottoms the standings with 2 points. Ukraine's Pavel Elyanov keeps the lead with 4.5 points.
In the 8th round, the Armenian grandmaster will rival Russia's Ernesto Inakriev.
