FIDE master Poghos Nahapetyan and international master Karina Hambartsumova are participating in Russian students’ chess championship.

After the 7th tour, Armenian chess players gained 5 points each, dropping 0,5 point behind championship leaders.

Brazil Chess Championship 2010 continues in the city of Americana, with Armenian grandmaster Krikor Sevag Mkitarian having scored 6 points out of 10 possible.

Giovanni Vescovi, with 8 points to his score has already secured the championship gold.

1 tour is left till championship completion, armchess.am reported.