Gabriel Sargsyan again loses chances for victory in Inventichess-2009
25.09.2009 10:05 GMT+04:00
/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
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