Gabriel Sargsyan again loses chances for victory in Inventichess-2009

PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 7th round of 15 category Inventichess-2009 tournament, held in Antverpen, Belgium, Armenian grand master Gabriel Sargsyan played a drawn match against Holland's Yan Timman.



The only winner in this round was Bartosh Bochko who gained the upper hand over Belgium's Bart Michels. All other games ended in a draw



Emil Sutovsky who gained 5.5 points in 7 rounds continues to remains the sole leader of tournament. Etienne Bacrot with 5 points comes next. Gabriel Sargsyan, who earned 3.5 points, shares the 5-7 positions with Anna Muzychuk and Bartosh Sochko.



In the 8 round, Sargsyan will play with Holland's Yan Timman, and tournament leader Sutovsky will compete against the sportsman following Bacrot in tournament list. Despite the outcome of Sutosky-Bacrot match, Armenian grand master has lost all chances of victory in the tournament.



7th round results:



Etienne Bacrot (France) - Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) - 0.5- 0.5

Emil Sutovsky (Israel) - Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) - 0.5- 0.5

Bartosh Sochko (Poland) - Bart Michels (Belgium) - 1:0

Gabriel Sargsyan (Armenia) - Yan Timman (Holland) - 0.5- 0.5

David Howell (England) - Krishnan Sasikiran (India) - 0.5- 0.5



Standing



Sutovsky - 5.5

Bacrot - 5

Sasikiran, Stefanova - 4

Sargsyan, Muzychuk, Sochko - 3.5

Timman - 3

Michels - 2

Howell - 1