Armenian GMs in Cappelle la Grande

 Armenian champion Tigran L. Petrosian has scored 5 points after 6 rounds and is leading together with 7 other grandmasters at the open that is being held in Cappelle la Grande, France. On tie-break Petrosian is the second. The leader is GM Basem Amin (Egypt), armchess.am reported.

GM Tigran Gharamian is only half a point behind the leaders.GMs David Arutinian, Zaven Andriasian, Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian, Gevorg Harutjunyan have 4, GM Sergey Grigoriants, WGM Karina Ambartsumova 3,5, WGMs Tatev Abrahamyan, Evgeniya Doluhanova 3 points each.

Three rounds are ahead till the end of the tournament.