Armenia’s Arman Pashikyan tied a game with Russia’s Pavel Ponkratov in the 3rd round of Sevana Lich chess tournament under war in Martuni, Armenia.

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan vs. Tigran Petrosyan, Avetik Grigoryan vs. Geetha Narayanan Gopal (India), Luka Lenic (Slovenia) vs. Maxim Matlakov (Russia) games also ended in a draw.

Robert Hovhannisyan scored a victory over David Harutyunyan (Georgia)

Pashikyan keeps the lead with 2.5 points, followed by Hovhannisyan (2.5 points). Matlakov comes 3rd with 2 points.