International Master Karen Grigoryan is leading a France-hosted international tournament, having gained 5,5 points after 7 rounds.

At Rochefort tournament, grandmaster Davit Jojua (Georgia) has scored an equal number of points, falling behind the Armenian chess player by a tie-break.

Grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan has scored 5 points to come 3rd.

The tournament will end in 2 rounds, armchess.am reported.