ELINA DANIELIAN SHARES WITH 5.5 POINTS 2nd-8th PLACES AT EUROPE CHESS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Noyan Tapan
Apr 11 2007

DRESDEN, APRIL 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The 7th stage meetings took place
on April 9 at the Europe Chess Individual Championship being held in
the city of Dresden, Germany.

Andrey Volokitin (Ukraine) gained 6 points from the 7 possible ones at
the men’s tournament and is the indivual leader. Among the delegates
of Armenia, Artashes Minasian, Tigran L. Petrosian and Arman Pashikian
gained 4.5 points and, correspondingly, occupies the 54th, 57th and
97th places. Rafayel Vahanian, Zaven Andriasian and Gabriel Sargsian
have 4 points each, and Tigran Kotanjian and Karen Asrian have 3.5
points each.

The individual leader of the women’s tournament is Tatyana Kozintseva
(Russia) who has 7 points from the 7 possible ones. Elina Danielian
shares the 2nd-8th places with 7 participants, having 5.5 points
each. And Lilit Mkrtchian and Siranush Andriasian have 4 points each.

Levon Aronian is also in Dresden. He watches performances of his
team-mates.

After the competition he will return Armenia with the national team
and prepare for the speed chess competition with Vladimir Kramnik to
be held in Yerevan in May.

April 10 is stated a resting day at the Europe Chess Individual
Championship.