At the 11th Karen Asryan Memorial Chess Tournament, which takes place in Jermuk, the games of the 8th round are to take place today.
At the moment the tournament table with 5.5 points is headed by our chess player Hrant Melkumyan and Indian GM S.P. Seturaman, who played draw in the previous round.
9 people, including our chess players Hayk Martirosyan, Aram Hakobyan, Manuel Petrosyan, Zaven Andriasyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan are following the leaders by 5 points each. The first place in the women’s category is taken by Kazakh Abdumalik Zhansaya, who has 4.5 points.
Today a peculiar Armenian-Indian duel will take place in Jermuk. Hrant Melkumyan will playwith white figures against Indian Krishnan Sashikiran, while Zaven Andriasyan’s opponent is SP. Seturaman.