GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan tallied 4 points after five rounds at the open being held in Minsk, Belarus, Armchess reports.
GMs Artashes Minasian, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, and FM Haik Martirosyan have 3.5 points, each.
The tournament’s current leader is Aleksandr Kocheev (Belarus), with 5 points.
Separately, GM Hovik Hayrapetyan garnered 4 points after five rounds at the open being held in Barcelona, Spain.
GM Karen Grigoryan has 3.5 points.
The current leader of the event is Simen Agdestein (Norway), with 5 points.
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