Armenian grandmaster Karen Movsziszian scored 5 points to lead Mallorca chess open together with five other participants.

Grandmaster Sergey Kasparov (Belarus) is half a point behind the leaders.

Meanwhile, Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) scored 6 points after eight rounds at Brazil-hosted World Championship Zonal 2.4 Tournament. Mekhitarian is only half a point behind the leaders - GMs Rafael Leitao, Alexandr Fier and IM Diego Rafael Di Bernardino (Brazil).

CM Armen Proudian (Brazil) has 5,5 points.