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    THREE CHESS PLAYERS SHARE LEADING POSITION IN FIDE GRAND PRIX SERIES TOURNAMENT IN JERMUK

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    19.08.2009 13:02 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the final rounds of FIDE Grand Prix Series
    Tournament organized in Jermuk, Armenia, three chess players appeared
    on top of tournament list. Rustam Kasimdzhanov, the only player who
    finally held victory in the 9th round, joined tournament leaders
    Vasily Ivanchuk and Peter Leko. Uzbek chess player was competing
    against Ivan Chaparinov who gave in at the 42nd move.

    Armenian grand master Levon Aronyan and Vladimir Hakbyan played drawn
    games against their rivals Bacrot and Yakovenko. After the 9th round,
    Aronyan who has 5 points continues sharing the 4th-7th positions with
    Kariakin, Elianov and Alekseev. Aronyan's tournament position also
    remains unchanged: he shares the 11th-13th positions with Chaparinov
    and Kamsky.

    August 19 is declared a rest day. In the 10th round scheduled on August
    20, Aronyan will play against Vladimir Hakobyan with black figures.

    Results for the 9th round: Kamsky Gata - Leko Peter (Hungary)
    1/2 Kasimdzhanov Rustam (Uzbekistan) - Cheparinov Ivan (Bulgaria)
    1-0 Gelfand Boris (Israel) - Alekseev Evgeny (Russia) 1/2 Elianov
    Pavel (Ukraine) - Ivanchuk Vassily 1/2 Kariakin Sergey (Ukraine) -
    Inarkiev Ernesto (Rusia) 1/2 Bacrot Etienne (France) - Aronian Levon
    (Armenia) 1/2 Yakovenko Dmitry (Russia) - Akopian Vladimir (Armenia)
    1/2 Standing: 1. Ivanchuk, Vassily 6 2. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 6 3. Leko,
    Peter 6 4. Elianov, Pavel 5 5. Aronyan, Levon 5 6. Kariakin,
    Sergey 5 7. Alekseev, Evgeny 5 8. Bacrot, Etienne 4½ 9. Gelfand,
    Boris 4½ 10. Yakovenko, Dmitry 4 11. Hakopyan, Vladimir 3½ 12. Kamsky,
    Gata 3½ 13. Cheparinov, Ivan 3 14. Inarkiev, Ernesto 2
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