The fifth edition of the International Chess Festival Sunway Sitges is nearing its end in Barcelona, Spain. The competition has brought together 183 chess players from 41 countries, including several big names such as grandmasters Dmitry Andreykin, Vassily Ivanchuk, Krishnan Sasikiran.
After seven rounds played, Armenia’s representative Manuel Petrosyan, Krishnan Sasikiran and Alonso Rosell have scored 6 points and lead the table. Another Armenian player Tigran Harutyunyan along with Vassily Ivanchuk and Dmitry Andreikin chase the leaders with 5.5 points each.
In round 8, Manuel Petrosyan will face Ivanchuk.
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