On May 16, Armenian grandmaster Vladimir Akopian lost a game vs. China’s Wang Yue in the 6th round of Men’s Grand Prix in Astrakhan, Russia.

Now, Akopian is the 14th, bottoming the standings with 2 points. Russia’s Ernesto Inarkiev keeps the lead with 4 points.

In the 7th round, Akopian will rival Russia’s Evgeny Alekseev, who is currently the 6th with 3 points.