Petrosian, Hovhannisyan lead Armenian men's chess championship

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PanARMENIAN.Net reports that in the 9th round of Armenian men's chess championship, Tigran L. Petrosian and Robert Hovhannisyan tied games with Hrayr Simonyan and Arman Pashikyan respectively, both having scored 5,5 points.

Zaven Andriasian- Samvel Ter-Sahakyan game also ended in a draw, with Andriasian coming 3rd with 5 points.

Karen Grigorian and Levon Babujyan gained wins over Artashes Minasyan and Hrant Melkumyan resp.

The 10th round pairings are as follows: Hrayr Simonyan - Levon Babujyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan -Tigran L. Petrosian, Robert Hovhannisyan - Zaven Andriasian, Artashes Minasyan- Arman Pashikyan, Avetik Grigoryan - Karen Grigorian.

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