Armenian chess players at Chigorin Memorial

GMs Robert Hovhannisyan, Vladimir Akopian, Zaven Andriasian have scored 5.5 points each after 7 rounds at Chigorin Memorial in St. Petersburg, Russia. They are half a point behind the leaders - GM Aleksandr Shimanov, IM Anton Demchenko (Russia), GMs Ilia Smirin (Israel), Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine).

GMs Avetik Grigoryan, Sergey Grigoriants, IM Vahe Baghdasaryan have scored 5 points each, Armenian Chess Federation website reported.