Armenian chess players in Chigorin Memorial

A blitz tournament is being held as part of Chigorin Memorial in St. Petersburg, Russia, with 173 chess players participating.

GM Avetik Grigoryan is leading the tournament with 4 points after 4 rounds.

GM Robert Hovhannisyan has scored 3.5, GMs Zaven Andriasian, Sergey Grigoriants, Yuri Ajrapetjan - 3 points each.

The blitz game will be over today and the main tournament of the festival will start tomorrow, Armenian Chess Federation website reported.