Chess: Aeroflot Open 2019: Leading Armenian players face each other at the final round

Panorama, Armenia

Feb 27 2019

The final round of Aeroflot Open 2019 will take place in Moscow on Wednesday with two Armenian grandmasters facing each other. After seven rounds played, Armenia’s Hayk Martirosyan, GM Kaido Kulaots, and Krishnan Sasikiran of India top the table in the A tournament.

The trio now has a half point lead over four other grandmasters – another Armenian player Tigran Petrosyan among them.

Martirosyan will play against Petrosyan at the final round.

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