LEVON ARONIAN LACKS 1 POINT TO REACH LEADERS
In the ninth round of Jermuk 2009 FIDE Grand Prix Vassily Ivanchuk ended his set in draw with Pavel Eljanov, though if he had managed to win he would become the sole leader of the tournament. Sergey Karjakin has also ended in draw with Ernesto Inarkiev.
After the ninth round Vassily Ivanchuk, Rustam Kasimjanov and Peter Leko have 6 points and lead the tournament. Levon Aronian, Yevgeni Alekseev, Pavel Eljanov and Serey Karjakin have 5 points and share 4-7 horizontals. Boros Gelfand and Etienne Bacrot follow them with 4.5 points. Dmitry Yakovenko has 4 points, Vladimir Hakopian and Gata Kamsky – 3.5; Ivan Cheparinov – 3 points and Ernesto Inarkiev – 2 points.