THREE CHESS PLAYERS IN LEAD IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S EUROPEAN
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
30-04-2008 19:20:00 | | Sport
PLOVDIV, APRIL 30, NOAYAN TAPAN. Three chess players are in
the lead after 8 tours in the Men's European Chess Championship
which is being held in the city of Plovdiv, Poland. Sergey
Movsisian (Slovakia), Emil Sutovski (Israel), and Pavel Trigubov
(Russia) gained 6.5 points each out of 8 possible ones and share
the 1-3rd places. 14 participants have 6 points each. Vladimir
Hakobian shares the 18-44th places with 5.5 points.
Three participants are also in the lead in the women's
tournament. Pia Kramling (Sweden), Katerina Lahno and Anna
Ushenina (both from Ukraine) share the 1-3rd places with 6.5
points. Elina Danielian shares the 8-21st places with 5.5 points
and Lilit Mkrtchian 22-45th places with 5 points.