After beating Argentina's Rubén Felgaer in the 7th round of the Gibraltar Chess Festival, Armenian grandmaster Sergei Movsesian climbed to the 8th place with 5.5 points. With 6 points, Michael Adams (England) currently leads the tournament.
Meanwhile, scoring a win against Spain’s’ Valhondo Morales, Gabriel Sargissian gained 4,5 points to take the 43rd place.
Varuzhan Akobian, who represents U.S., in turn, shared points with UAE’s Saleh Salem to come 21st with 5 points.
The 8th round pairings have been announced as follows: Movsesian – Geetha Narayanan Gopal (India), Sargissian – Lela Javakhishvili, Akobian – Felipe de Cresce El Debs (Brazil).
