After four rounds at the 4th Yerevan Open Tournament, Amirreza Pourramezanali (Iran) is leading with 4 points. 5 participants are half a point behind. Technical results
Ramat Gan hosted a rapid tournament in memory of D. Porat. The winner was Ilia Smirin, who scored 7 out of 9. Evgeny Postny has the same score. Victor Mikhalevski and David Gorodetzky were half a point behind. Final standings
Tomorrow, an extensive program of Russian championships will begin in Sochi. Blitz championships will be held first. There are 208 participants in the men’s tournament, including 31 grandmasters. Starting list
In the seventh round, Caruana beat Lenderman, Dominguez beat Moradiabadi, Robson was stronger than So, and Swiercz beat Niemann. Yoo – Aronian, Xiong – Liang, Shankland – Sevian played a draw. Standings after the 7th round: 1. Caruana – 5.5, 2. Robson – 4.5, 3-6. Dominguez, Sevian, Swiercz, Liang – 4, 7-9. Shankland, Xiong, Yoo…
After 5 rounds at the international festival in Norway, a group of 8 participants with 4 points is in the lead. Official page
The tournament continues in Mersa Matruh, Egypt. Before the last round, Abdelrahman Hesham, Adham Fawzy and Mohsen Gabr are leading with 7 points each. 6 participants are half a point behind. Technical results
After 5 rounds at the tournament in Spain, Raunak Sadhwani (India), Radoslav Dimitrov (Bulgaria) and Viktor Moskalenko (Spain) are leading with 4.5 points each. 4 pursuers are half a point behind. Official page
In Italy, games of the first round were played in the Open and Women’s World Chess Championships among chess players under 20 years old. Most of the rating favorites won. Technical results
Participants play a match of four games with a control of 15+2, in case of a draw, the opponents play Armageddon. The prize fund is 1.000.000$. Match results: Teimour Radjabov – Ian Nepomniachtchi 2,5 – 0,5 Nihal Sarin – Ding Liren 2,5 – 0,5
The chess festival continues in the capital of Armenia. The leaders are Amirreza Pourramezanali, Sankalp Gupta and Pour Agha Bala Amirreza, who scored 3 points each. 17 participants are half a point behind. Official page