After the 9th tour, Lilit Mkrtchyan is tied for the first place with 7 points to her score. In the 9th tour the Armenian champion Lilit Galoyan and Siranush Andreasyan scored victories over Azeri Narmin Kazimova and Russian Anna Styazhkina. Nelly Aghinyan and Anna Hayrapetyan were defeated.

Thus, Lilit Galoyan has scored 5,5 points, Nelly Aghinyan and Siranush Andreasyan gained 5 points each, Anna Hayrapetyan - 3,5 points.


In the 10th tour of the Chappionship Lilit Mkrtchyan will rival leading Iweta
Rajlich. Lilit Galoyan will play with white pieces against Siranush Andreasyan.