Hrant Melkumyan half a point behind leaders

GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 5.5 points out of 7 at an open chess tournament hosted by Golden Sands resort, Bulgaria. He is half a point behind the five leaders.

GMs Tigran L. Petrosian, Avetik Grigorian, Vladimir Akopian, Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian, IM Karen Grigoryan have scored 5 points each, website of Armenian chess Federation reported.