Chess: Aram Hakobyan, Sergey Lobanov lead the table with two round left at “World’s Youth Stars”

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Round 9 of “World’s Youth Stars” international chess tournament was held in Kirishi, Russia. Chess Federation of Armenia reports, Armenia’s representatives Aram Hakobyan and Shant Sargsyan ended their games in draw. In the round 9 Sergey Lobanov claimed important victory.

According to the source, ahead of the penultimate round, Aram Hakobyan and Sergey Lobanov lead the table sharing the first two places with 6.5 points each.

Kirill Shubin and Kiril Shevchenko are closely trailing the leaders with half a point apiece.

To note, World’s Youth Stars” international chess tournament is the first leg of European Youth Grand Prix.

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