Inventichess-2009: Gabriel Sargsyan and Bart Michels ended 8th round in a drawSeptember 26, 2009 - 02:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 8th round of 15th category International Chess Tournament held in Antverpen, Belgium, Armenian grand master Gabriel Sargsyan played his 4th drawn match, this time against Belguim's Bart Michels.Successful players in the 8th round were Krishnan Sasikarin and Yan Timman who defeated Antoaneta Stefanova and David Howell respectively. All other matches ended in a draw. Emil Sutovsky, who earned 6 points in 8 rounds, continues to remain sole tournament leader. Next sportsmen in tournament table are Etienne Bacrot, who falls behind leader by 1.5 points. Sargsyan who has 4 points in his reserve shares 4th-8th positions of tournament table together with Muzychuk, Sochko, Stefanova and Timman. In the 9th and final rounds, Gabriel Sargsyan will play against Slovenia's Anna Muzychuk. 8th round results: Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) - Krishnan Sasikiran (India) - 0:1 Yan Timman (Hollan) - David Howell (England) - 1:0 Bert Michels (Belgium) - Gabriel Sargsyam (Armenia) - 0.5:0.5 Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) -Bartosh Sochko (Poland) - 0.5:0.5 Etienne Bacrot (France) - Emil Sutovsky (Israel) - 0.5:0.5 Standing: Sutovsky - 6 Bacrot - 5.5 Sasikiran - 5 Sargsyan, Stefanova, Muzychuk, Sochko, Timman - 4 Michels - 2.5 Howell - 1 Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |