Armenian chess championships
In the eighth round of the highest league tournament of 72nd Armenian Men’s Chess Championship Hrant Melkumyan lost to Tigran L. Petrosyan thus leaving him the first horizontal. Robert Hovhannisyan defeated Karen Grigoryan and improved his positions getting the 2nd horizontal, armchess.am reported.
In the reporting round Maria Kursova and Anna Hayrapetyan meet and ended in draw in the highest league tournament of Armenian Women's 67th Championship. They both have scored 6, points each and dominate the tournament.
Melkumyan Hrant - Petrosian Tigran L 0 - 1
Simonian Hrair - Andriasian Zaven 1 / 2
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel - Pashikian Arman 1 - 0
Hovhannisyan Robert - Grigoryan Karen H 1 - 0
Minasian Artashes - Grigoryan Avetik 1 / 2
Standing
1. Petrosian Tigran L 5
2. Hovhannisyan Robert 5
3. Melkumyan Hrant 4.5
4. Andriasian Zaven 4.5
5. Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 4
6. Grigoryan Avetik 3.5
7. Minasian Artashes 3.5
8. Pashikian Arman 3.5
9. Simonian Hrair 2.5
10. Grigoryan Karen H 2.5
11. Babujian Levon 1.5
Gasparian Narine - Martirosyan Lia 1 - 0
Ghambaryan Hasmik - Sargsyan Shushanna 0 - 1
Kursova Maria - Hairapetian Anna 1 / 2
Gevorgyan Maria - Kharatyan Anahit 0 - 1
Aghabekian Liana - Movsisian Naira 1 - 0
Standing
1. Hairapetian Anna 6.5
2. Kursova Maria 6.5
3. Aghabekian Liana 4.5
4. Sargsyan Shushanna 4.5
5. Gasparian Narine 3.5
6. Doluhanova Evgeniya 3.5
7. Martirosyan Lia 3
8. Kharatyan Anahit 3
9. Movsisian Naira 2.5
10. Ghambaryan Hasmik 1.5
11. Gevorgyan Maria 1