Armenian grandmaster Sergei Movsesian tied games vs Arkady Naydich (Germany) and Jan Timman (Netherlands) in the first 2 rounds of tournament B of Tata Steel Chess Festival, ongoing in Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee.

Movsesian scored 2 points to share 5-9 places.

He will face off against Predrag Nikolić in the 3rd round.