Armenian grandmaster Melikset Khachiyan and international master Levon Altunyan defeated Joel Benjamin and Samuel Shankland respectively in the 7th round of the U.S. Chess Championship in Saint Louis on May 20.

Meanwhile, grandmaster Varuzhan Hakobyan lost a game vs. Robert Hess.

After 7 rounds, Hakobyan is the 6th with 3.5 points, while Khachiyan and Altunyan are the 17th and 21st respectively.

No matches are scheduled for May 21.