Armenia hosts qualification events for FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships
From November 27 to 29, the qualification tournaments for the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships are taking place at the Chess Academy of Armenia, the Armenian Chess Federation reports.
Monday was the first game day of the rapid tournament, and after 4 rounds the standings look like this:
1st place: GM Tigran Harutyunyan: 3 points
2nd place: GM Robert Hovhannisyan: 2.5 points
3rd place: GM Tigran Petrosian: 2.5 points
4th place: GM Levon Babujian: 2 points
5th place: FM Erik Gasparyan: 1 point
6th place: IM Vahe Danielyan: 0.5 point
7th place: GM Mamikon Gharibyan: 0.5 point
The chess players who will take 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the sum of the tournaments will have the right to participate in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships.