Armenian grandmaster Zaven Andriasyan keeps lead at Kalamaria Open.

In the 8th round, Andriasyan scored a victory over Marijan Petrov (Bulgaria) and tops the standings with 6.5 points.

Vahe Baghdasaryan won the game against Ekaterina Atalik, stepping up to 10th position with 5.5 points. Aghasi Inants, who missed the round, is 48th with 3 points.

In the 9th round Zaven Andriasyan will rival Julian Radulski(Bulgaria). Vahe Baghdasaryan will play vs. Ioanis Nikolaidis (Greece).