2nd ChessMood Open

After six rounds, Manuel Petrosyan and Pour Agha Bala Amirreza are leading in the open tournament in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia, with 5.5 points each. 10 pursuers are one point behind. Technical results

21. A.Karpov Intl Tournament

In the eighth round of the international tournament in Poikovsky, Najer defeated Iljushenok, Suleymanli – Sjugirov, Tomashevsky – Yakubboev and Malakhov – Chigaev played a draw. Standings after 8th round: 1. Sjugirov – 4,5 (7), 2. Yakubboev – 4,5 (8), 3-4. Tomashevsky, Martirosyan  – 4 (7), 5-6. Malakhov, Najer – 3,5 (7), 7-8. Suleymanli, Chigaev…

Russian Veteran Blitz Championship completed

Among men, Valery Loginov was the strongest of all, who scored 8 out of 11. In second place was Andrei Shalygin (7.5), in third was Sergey Smagin (7.5). Among women, Nina Sirotkina won (9.5), Galina Strutinskaia won silver (8.5), Tatiana Bogumil (8) won bronze. Technical results

2nd ChessMood Open

The games of the fifth round were played in the Armenian Tsaghkadzor. M. Petrosyan is in the lead, T. Petrosian and Pour Agha Bala Amirreza, who scored 4.5 points each. Four participants are half a point behind. Technical results