Gabriel Sargsyan again loses chances for victory in Inventichess-2009September 25, 2009 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 7th round of 15 category Inventichess-2009 tournament, held in Antverpen, Belgium, Armenian grand master Gabriel Sargsyan played a drawn match against Holland's Yan Timman. The only winner in this round was Bartosh Bochko who gained the upper hand over Belgium's Bart Michels. All other games ended in a draw Emil Sutovsky who gained 5.5 points in 7 rounds continues to remains the sole leader of tournament. Etienne Bacrot with 5 points comes next. Gabriel Sargsyan, who earned 3.5 points, shares the 5-7 positions with Anna Muzychuk and Bartosh Sochko. In the 8 round, Sargsyan will play with Holland's Yan Timman, and tournament leader Sutovsky will compete against the sportsman following Bacrot in tournament list. Despite the outcome of Sutosky-Bacrot match, Armenian grand master has lost all chances of victory in the tournament. 7th round results: Etienne Bacrot (France) - Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) - 0.5- 0.5 Emil Sutovsky (Israel) - Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) - 0.5- 0.5 Bartosh Sochko (Poland) - Bart Michels (Belgium) - 1:0 Gabriel Sargsyan (Armenia) - Yan Timman (Holland) - 0.5- 0.5 David Howell (England) - Krishnan Sasikiran (India) - 0.5- 0.5 Standing Sutovsky - 5.5 Bacrot - 5 Sasikiran, Stefanova - 4 Sargsyan, Muzychuk, Sochko - 3.5 Timman - 3 Michels - 2 Howell - 1 Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.” Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |