Armenian GMs Draw in FIDE World Cup Second Round

In the first games of the second round of the FIDE Chess World Cup, the grandmasters representing Armenia ended their matches in a draw.

Gabriel Sargissian, playing with black pieces, drew with Grandmaster Maxim Rodshtein from Israel.

Shant Sargsyan, playing with white pieces, drew with Grandmaster Jorge Cori from Peru.

Robert Hovhannisyan, playing with white pieces, drew with Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani from India.

Hayk Martirosyan, playing with white pieces, drew with Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev, representing FIDE.

Among the Armenian chess players, Grandmasters Levon Aronian and Samuel Sevian are also participating in the tournament. In this round, Aronian, playing with white pieces, defeated International Master Aronyak Ghosh from India. Sevian, playing with white pieces, drew with Grandmaster Tin Jingyao from Singapore.