The 7th round of Aeroflot Open Chess Festival favored Armenian chess players.
All players representing Armenia – Hrant Melkumyan, Vladimir Akopian and Karen Grigoryan -scored a victory in the main tournament A.
Melkumyan scored a win over Csaba Balogh (Hungary), Akopian beat Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Iran), while Grigoryan beat Chanda Sandipan (India).
The 7th round left Melkumyan 5th with additional 5 points, Grigoryan 21st with 4,5 points and Akopian is placed 34th with 4 points. Mateusz Bartel from Poland tops the tournament list with 5,5 points.
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.
