Grandmaster Zaven Andriasian has scored 7,5 points out of 10 before the final round of the open, held in Mumbai, India. He is half a point behind the leaders - GMs Levan Pantsulaia, Mikheil Mchedliashvili (Georgia) and Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan).

In the final round Andriasian plays with whites against Mchedliashvili.

GMs Levon Babujian and Gevorg Harutjunyan have 7 points each.