VLADIMIR HAKOBIAN SHARES 1st-2nd PLACES AFTER PENULTIMATE STAGE OF
GIBRALTAR TOURNAMENT

JIBRALTAR, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Meetings of the penultimate, 8th
stage took place at the international open chess tournament in
Gibraltar on January 31. Vladimir Hakobian won famous grand master
Ivan Sokolov (Holland) and, in the struggle of 176 participants,
shares the 1st-2nd places with Yuri Kuzubov having 6.5 points each.