Grandmaster Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) has scored 5,5 points after seven rounds at the World Championship Zonal 2.4 Tournament, ongoing in Ponta Negra, Brazil.

Mekhitarian is only half a point behind the leaders - GMs Rafael Leitao and Alexandr Fier (Brazil). CM Armen Proudian (Brazil) has 4,5 points.

Meanwhile, grandmasters Sergey Kasparov (Belarus) and Karen Movsziszian (Armenia) scored 4 points each after five rounds at the open, ongoing in Mallorca, Spain. They are half a point behind the four leaders, armchess.am reported.