Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan scored a victory over Vasif Durarbeyli of Azerbaijan in round 7 of the Corsican Circuit held October 22-29 in Bastia to top the standings with 6 points along with several other participants.
Avetik Grigoryan defeated Israel’s Ehud Shachar while Vahe Baghdasaryan tied the game against Azerbaijan’s Rauf Mamedov.
178 chess players from various countries are participating in the tournament.
