Round 6 of the World Youth Stars International Chess Tournament was held at Kirishi, Russia after the weekend. All the games of the round ended in victories.
As Panorama.am was informed from the Chess Federation of Armenia, in the central match of the round, two leading players Aram Hakobyan and Sergei Lobanov played against each other. The Armenian chess player outplayed his opponent in a tense competition. Another Armenian player Shant Sargsyan suffered a defeat.
After six rounds, Aram Hakobyan and Kirill Shevchenko have scored 4.5 points apiece and share 1-2 positions. Two chess players – Kirill Shubin and Kaasen Tor Fredrik – are closely trailing the leaders, sharing 3-4 places. Armenia’s Shant Sargsyan has scored 3.5 points and takes the 5th position.
The two Armenian players are set to compete with each other at Round 7 to be held today.