Gabriel Sargsyan again loses chances for victory in Inventichess-2009September 25, 2009 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 7th round of 15 category Inventichess-2009 tournament, held in Antverpen, Belgium, Armenian grand master Gabriel Sargsyan played a drawn match against Holland's Yan Timman. The only winner in this round was Bartosh Bochko who gained the upper hand over Belgium's Bart Michels. All other games ended in a draw Emil Sutovsky who gained 5.5 points in 7 rounds continues to remains the sole leader of tournament. Etienne Bacrot with 5 points comes next. Gabriel Sargsyan, who earned 3.5 points, shares the 5-7 positions with Anna Muzychuk and Bartosh Sochko. In the 8 round, Sargsyan will play with Holland's Yan Timman, and tournament leader Sutovsky will compete against the sportsman following Bacrot in tournament list. Despite the outcome of Sutosky-Bacrot match, Armenian grand master has lost all chances of victory in the tournament. 7th round results: Etienne Bacrot (France) - Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) - 0.5- 0.5 Emil Sutovsky (Israel) - Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) - 0.5- 0.5 Bartosh Sochko (Poland) - Bart Michels (Belgium) - 1:0 Gabriel Sargsyan (Armenia) - Yan Timman (Holland) - 0.5- 0.5 David Howell (England) - Krishnan Sasikiran (India) - 0.5- 0.5 Standing Sutovsky - 5.5 Bacrot - 5 Sasikiran, Stefanova - 4 Sargsyan, Muzychuk, Sochko - 3.5 Timman - 3 Michels - 2 Howell - 1 Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |