Armenian grandmaster Varuzhan Hakobyan lost a game to Alexander Onischuk in the 5th round of the U.S. Chess Championship going on in Saint Louis.

Hakobyan is currently the 7th with 3 points. Melikset Khachiyan and Levon Altunyan come 21st and 23rd respectively.

In the 6th round, Varuzhan Hakobyan will play vs. Alex Yermolinsky, Melikset Khachiyan will rival Dmitry Gurevich while Levon Altunyan will match against Robert Hess.