Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian beat Robert Agasaryan to lead Armenian men’s chess championship with 9 points.

Avetik Grigoryan tied a game against Samvel Ter-Sahakyan to come 2nd with 2,5 points, followed by Zaven Andriasian.

Kotanjyan, Robert Hovhannisyan and Hovik Hayrapetyan scored 1,5 point each, with Hovhannisyan and Hayrapetyan beating Arman Pashikyan and Hrant Melkumyan respectively.

The 4rth rounds board pairings have been announced as follows: Andriasian-Grigoryan, Melkumyan-Ter-Sahakyan, Pashikyan-Hayrapetyan, Agasaryan-Hovhannisyan, Kotanjyan-Petrosyan.