Defeating Ashot Anastasyan round 8, Robert Hovhannisyan keeps the lead at the Armenian Chess Championship with 5.5 points.

Avetik Grigoryan, Zaven Andriasyan, Arman Pashikyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan have 4 points each.

The championship winner will receive AMD 1 million 200 thousand and will be included in the national team.