Armenian chess players pursue Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen, World Chess Champion, continues to be confident in the big tournament on the island of Man. In the sixth round, the Norwegian grand-master defeated Ukrainian Pavel Elyanov with black figures, with whom he shared the first and second places. Magnus Carlsen earned 5.5 points and became the sole leader in the tournament. Indian grandmaster Santosh Vidit is half a point behind him. Today, with black figures he with compete with Magnus Carlsen himself. There are 18 chess players in the group of pursuers of the two leaders. Among them is Sergey Movsesian, a member of the Armenian national team, who, winning Ratnagar, the Indian International Master, in this round and increased the number of his points to 4.5. Today, with white figures, he will compete with Ivan Sokolov, grand-master presenting The Netherlands. Another Armenian chess player, Gabriel Sargsian, who gained the lead on Aman Hamblton, Canadian International Master in the current round. Now he is on the 29th place, with his 4 points. In the seventh round, Gabriel Sargsian will compete with Harsha Bharatakoti, Indian International Master, with whom Sergei Movsesian played a draw in the first round.
