February 4, 2009 - 17:33 AMT
Moscow Open 2009: Armenian chess players rank 20th to 62nd after 4 tours
Armenian grandmasters Gabriel Sargsyan and Rafael Vahanyan, gaining 3 points each, rank 20th to 62nd at Moscow Open 2009 chess tournament.

Ukraine's Yuri Ayrapetjan has proved the most successful Armenian player in the tournament so far, with 3.5 points on his credit after 4 tours.  

According to the drawing, Gabriel Sarkissyan (rating 2677) and Rafael Vahanyan (rating 2596) will be competing against Russian grandmasters Dmitriy Chuprov (rating 2571) and Nikolyay Pushkarev (rating 2486) in the 5th tour.

According to FIDE rating, both representatives of Russia come second to their rivals from Armenia, but have equal fixture list positions.