The second round of the Aeroflot Open chess tournament was held in Moscow with only one representative of Armenia Manuel Petrosyan winning his game in A tournament. As the chess federation reports, Tigran Petrosyan, Hayk Sargsyan, Aram Hakobyan and Shant Sargsyan played draw.
After two rounds played, Hayk Martirosyan has scored 1.5 points, Tigran Petrosian and Manuel Petrosyan – one point each, while Aram Hakobyan and Shant Sargsyan – half a point.
To remind, 15 Armenian players, including six grand masters are taking part in the tournament. The festival comprises of three open tournaments (A, B and C) made up according to the rating of the participants and are 9-round Swiss tournaments.
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