Valentin Panbukchian shared 1-3 horizontals
54-year-old Armenian IM Valentin Panbukchian (Bulgaria) had big success in the open which was held in Malakoff, France. Having four continuous wins in the last rounds, Panbukchian scored 7 points ouf of 9 and shared the 1st-3rd places with GMs Namig Guliyev (Azerbaijan) and Vladimir Malaniuk (Ukraine). Panbukchian was awarded the 3rd prize in the tie-break.
Armenian IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) was behind the winners with half a point.
Manouk (Claude) Adamian (France), Armenian famous writer Siamanto's nephew, also played confidently in the tournament. 68-year-old chess player scored 4,5 points.
197 chess players took part in the tournament.