Armenian grandmaster Zaven Andriasian has gained 3 points at a chess festival in Gronigen, the Netherlands, falling 0.5 point behind the leaders – Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria and Ilia Nizhnik of Ukraine.

Vahe Baghdasaryan scored 2.5 points.

Meanwhile, international master Karina Ambartsumova won the Russian Rapid Chess Cup, armchess.am reported.