The tournament ended after 5th round for Levon Aronian: the Armenian grandmaster defeated the Russian Alexander Grischuk and became unattainable to other participants.
"We urge you at this critical time for the entire Caucasus region to confront Turkish leaders with the historic truth," ADL District Committee of US and Canada states in the letter to U.S. president.
During September 13 male tournament, Armenia will be represented by Karen Djanoyan (90 kg.), Gor Khorodyan (100 kg.), and Artyusha Mkrtchyan (+100 kg.).