ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN IN THE FIRST PLACE
Support A1+!The Yerevan Chess Academy team beat the leader of the tournament - the Chelyabink “Ural” with the overall 4:2 in the 6th round of the Russian Youth Chess open championship.
The Chess Academy victory was provided by Hovik Hayrapetyan and Armine Babayan who were striking in the championship with their excellent participation. The Chess Academy tops the fixture table with 11 points after this victory. The team “Uniline” occupying the 2nd place beat the Yerevan “Mika” with the overall 4:2.
The adult leader the Ekatirinburg “Ural” beat “Meria” with the score 4.5-1.5 and is in the 1st place now. Vladimir Hakobyan celebrated the team victory and provided one point for “Ural.” Levon Aronyan’s team “Tomsk - 400”beat the Samara “Permosteps” with the overall 3.5-2.5 and is in the 3rd place at present. Aronyan tied with Gelfand in the 1st round.