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Chess: Gabriel Sargsyan beats Georgian Levan Pantsulaia at European Individual Championship

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Armenian GM Robert Hovhannisyan beat Ben Artzi of Israel in his 5-round game at the European Individual Men's Chess Championship 2015 in Jerusalem. Armenian GM Gabriel Sargsyan beat Georgian Levan Pantsulaia in the same round.

Armenia’s champion Karen Grigoryan suffered his first defeat losing to Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine.

Vladimir Hakobyan, Zaven Andriasyan, Hrant Melkumyan and Arman Mikaelyan played draws.

After five rounds, Gabriel Sargsyan has 4 points. Anton Korobov (Ukraine) tops the standings with 4,5 points. Karen Grigoryan, Vladimir Hakobyan and Zaven Andriasyan have 3,5 points each, while Robert Hovhannisyan and Arman Mikaelyan have 3 points.

A total of 150 players are taking part in the tournament that will continue until March 8.