KHACHIYAN, ALTUNYAN WIN 7TH ROUND GAMES OF U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 21, 2010 – 13:29 AMT 08:29 GMT
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.