H. Melkumyan is the leader of the international chess tournament

Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 6,5 points out of 8 before the last round and is leading at the open that is being held in London, England. The same results have GMs Robin Van Kampen (Netherlands), Mark Hebden and Simon Williams (England) but they are behind the Armenian chess player by the tie-break. Armchess.am informs about this. 

According to the same source GM Avetik Grigoryan has scored 7,5 points out of 9 before the last round and is solely leading at the open that is being held in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.

GMs Zaven Andriasian and Hovhannes Gabuzyan have scored 6 points each. GM Hrair Simonian has 5,5 points.