Memorial Panchenko continues in Chelyabinsk

4 rounds were played in the tournament. In the open tournament, 7 chess players are leading with 3.5 points each: grandmasters Lysyj, Lobanov, Bryakin, Nikitenko, Petrov and international masters Grebnev and Makarian.

Women with an asset of 3.5 points are ahead of five: grandmasters Voit and Kovanova, international masters Balabayeva and Semenova and FIDE master Gvanceladze.