On February 9, Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan scored a win over Santosh Vidit (India) in tournament A 3rd round of Aeroflot Open Chess Festival 2012, ongoing in Moscow.
Melkumyan currently has 2 points.
Vladimir Akopian-Mikhail Ulibin, Karen Grigoryan-Pavel Ponkratov games are under way.
The festival prize fund totals 125.000 euro. The three tournaments (A, B, C) will be held in 9 rounds in line with contenders’ ranking points. Rankings above 2550 are required for the tournament group A, which usually brings together extra class chess players.
