Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumian suffered his first defeat by Israel’s Evgeny Postny in the 7th round of The 42nd International Chess Tournament Bosna 2012.

Despite this, the player keeps lead with 5,5 points. In the 8th round he will face off against Russia’s Michael Antipov, who comes 4th with 5 points.

Last year Armenian chess player took the second place, with Georgia’s Baadur Jobava becoming tournament winner.