7 rounds of the Chigorin Memorial have been already played in Saint Petersburg.
Armenian grandmasters Zaven Andreasyan, Hrant Melkumyan and Karen Grigoryan have gained 5 points each. David Petrosyan and Gevorg Hayrapetyan have 4.5 points.
Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia & Herzegovina) keeps the lead with 6.5 points, armchess.am reported.
The prize fund of the tournament is 1400000 rubles.
