Armenian grandmaster Robert Hovhannisyan beat Gil Popilski (Israel) in the fourth round of Mikhail Chigorin Memorial to top the standings with 4 points.

Meanwhile, Avetik Grigoryan shared points with India’s Parimarjan Negi to come 8th, with Hovik Hayrapetyan suffering his first defeat by Russia’s Aleksandr Shimanov.

Chigorin Memorial will last through November 4.