Armchess

30-Sep-2008	World Youth Chess Championship
	The World Youth Chess Championship will held from October 19 to 31, 2008, in Vung Tau, Vietnam. 15 Armenian chess players will participate in the event. You can follow the games of the World Youth Chess Championship on our website from October 20 to 30, 2008, starting from 13:00(Yerevan time). Online
29-Sep-2008	Varuzhan Akobian's Success
	Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian (USA) ended the SPICE Cup with 5,5 points of 9 sharing the 1st-4th places with GMs Onischuk (USA), Harikrishna (India) and Kritz (Germany). This round-robin tournament was held in the Texas Tech University, USA.
27-Sep-2008	Armenian Clubs at European Club Cup
	The 24th European Club Cup for Men and the 13th European Club Cup for Women will be held from October 16 to 24, 2008, in Kallithea, Greece. Four Armenian teams (three men and one women) will participate in this great event. Here are their compositions: Men's teams: Mika: Carlsen, Aronian, Gelfand, Sargissian, Jobava, Petrosian T. L., Pashikian. Bank King: Vaganian, Lputian, Arutinian, Minasian Art., Anastasian, Kotanjian, Chibukhchian, Avetisyan FIMA: Andriasian Z., Grigoryan A., Melkumyan, Hairapetyan, Hambardzumian, Khalikian, Akopian G. Women Team: Mika: Chiburdanidze, Danielian, Lahno, Mkrtchian, Khurtsidze. You can follow the games of the ECC on our website from October 17 to 23, 2008, starting from 17:00 (Yerevan time). Online
26-Sep-2008	The Anand - Kramnik Match
	The match between World Champion Vishvanatan Anand and Ex-Champion Vladimir Kramnik will be held from October 14 to November 2, 2008, in Bonn, Germany. The event will consist of 12 games and possible tie-breaks. The winner will be announced the World Champion. You can follow the games of the World Chess Championship from October 14 to November 2, 2008, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time). Online
26-Sep-2008	Varuzhan Akobian Leading at SPICE Cup
	Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian (USA) is leading with 4 points of 6 in the SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence) Cup. This round-robin tournament is held in the Texas Tech University, USA. Ten GMs from USA, Iceland, Israel, Poland, India and Germany participate in the event. Three rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
25-Sep-2008	Ter-Sahakyan and Grigoryan - Prize - Holders at European Youth Championship!
	Samvel Ter-Sahakyan Karen H. Grigoryan Young talented Armenian chess players Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Karen H. Grigoryan achieved a great success in the European Youth Championship held in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. FM Ter-Sahakyan took the silver medal in the U16 group, and CF Grigoryan gained the bronze medal in the U14 group. Final Standing Group Name Pts. Rk. B18 Hayrapetian Ovik 4,5 39 B18 Khojayan Vardan 5,0 27 B16 Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 6,5 2 B16 Vardanian Haik G. 6,0 14 B16 Tamazyan Haik 4,5 59 B16 Manasyan Haik 4,0 70 B14 Grigoryan Karen H 7,0 3 B14 Gabuzyan Hovhannes 5,0 36 B14 Eranyan Khachatur 6,0 12 B12 Torosyan Norayr 5,5 31 B12 Avetisyan Davit 4,5 62 B12 Kanjaryan Vladimir 5,0 38 B10 Petrosyan Manuel 5,0 35 B10 Harutyunyan Arman 3,0 108 B10 Petrosyan Arman 5,0 51 B10 Shahnazaryan Georgi 3,0 99 G18 Kalashyan Varduhi 4,5 23 G16 Avoyan Liana 4,5 39 G16 Tunyan Zara 5,0 22 G14 Mirzabekyan Svetlana 4,0 57 G12 Azizbekyan Arpi 5,5 19 G10 Ghukasyan Siranush 6,0 13 G10 Shahbazyan Hasmik 5,5 24
23-Sep-2008	Tigran Gharamian's Victory in Italy
	Armenian IM Tigran Gharamian (France) scored 7 points of 9 and took the clear first place in the 3rd Riviera dei Cedri International Open in Italy. 46 chess players participated in the event.
22-Sep-2008	David Arutinian will Play in Dresden Olympiad
	Armenian GM David Arutinian, after beating GM Merab Gagunashvili in a tie-break with a 3,5:2,5 score, took the only vacancy in the Georgian National Team, thus securing his participation in the 38th World Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany.
22-Sep-2008	Sevag Mekhitarian in Parla Open
	Armenian IM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) scored 6,5 points of 9 and took the 6th place in the 23rd International Open held in Parla, Spain. Mekhitarian was one point behind the winners, IM Ortiz Suarez Isam (Cuba) and GM Vazquez Igarza Renier (Spain). 138 chess players participated in the tournament.
18-Sep-2008	Alexandra Kosteniuk is the Women's World Champion!
	WGM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) won the final match with WGM Hou Yifan (China) with a 2,5:1,5 score and became the new Women's World Champion. Results of Round 6 NAT Name Rtng G1 G2 G3 G4 Total RUS Kosteniuk, Aleksandra 2510 1 ½ ½ ½ 2½ CHN Hou, Yifan 2557 0 ½ ½ ½ 1½
15-Sep-2008	European Youth Championship 2008
	The European Youth Championship is held from September 15 to 25, 2008, in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. 921 boys and girls, in 10 groups, from 10 to 18 years of age, participate in the event, including 23 Armenian chess players.
14-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao
	Results of Round 10 Topalov, Veselin - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 Aronian, Levon - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 Final Standing 1. Topalov, Veselin 17 2. Carlsen, Magnus 13 3. Aronian, Levon 13 4. Ivanchuk, Vassily 12 5. Radjabov, Teimour 10 6. Anand, Viswanathan 8
13-Sep-2008	The Last Round of Bilbao One Hour Earlier
	In the last 10th round of the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, Levon Aronian plays with Teimour Radjabov. Results of Round 9 Ivanchuk, Vassily - Aronian, Levon 1/2 Radjabov, Teimour - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2 Anand, Viswanathan - Topalov, Veselin 1/2
13-Sep-2008	World Women's Chess Championship 2008
	Results of Round 5 NAT Name Rtng G1 G2 Rp1 Rp2 Bz1 Bz2 SD Total RUS Kosteniuk, Aleksandra 2510 1 ½ 1½ SWE Cramling, Pia 2544 0 ½ ½ CHN Hou, Yifan 2557 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 IND Koneru, Humpy 2622 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
12-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao
	On September 12, Aronian plays with Vassily Ivanchuk in the 9th round of the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. Standing after Round 8 1. Topalov, Veselin 13 2. Aronian, Levon 12 3. Ivanchuk, Vassily 11 4. Carlsen, Magnus 11 5. Radjabov, Teimour 6 6. Anand, Viswanathan 6
12-Sep-2008	Matikozian in the Southern California Championship
	Armenian IM Andranik Matikozian scored 4,5 points of 7 and took the third place in the Southern California Championship held in Los Angeles, USA. He was only half a point behind the winners, IM Enrico Sevillano (USA) and FM Alexander Kretchetov (Russia).
11-Sep-2008	Aronian Beat Anand
	Levon Aronian beat with blacks World Champion Vishvanatan Anand in the 8th round of the "Grand Slam" final held in Bilbao, Spain. Two rounds before the end of the tournament, Aronian is the second. September 11 is a free day. On September 12, Aronian will play with Vassily Ivanchuk, and on September 13, in the last round, with Teimour Radjabov. Results of Round 8 Topalov, Veselin - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Ivanchuk, Vassily - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan - Aronian, Levon 0-1
10-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. Round 7
	Results Carlsen, Magnus - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 Aronian, Levon - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 Radjabov, Teimour - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
9-Sep-2008	World Women's Chess Championship 2008
	Results of Round 4 NAT Name Rtng G1 G2 Rp1 Rp2 Bz1 Bz2 SD Total RUS Kosteniuk, Aleksandra 2510 ½ 1 1½ UKR Ushenina, Anna 2476 ½ 0 ½ IND Koneru, Humpy 2622 1 1 2 CHN Shen, Yang 2445 0 0 0 ARM Mkrtchian, Lilit 2436 ½ 0 ½ CHN Hou, Yifan 2557 ½ 1 1½ BUL Stefanova, Antoaneta 2550 0 ½ ½ SWE Cramling, Pia 2544 1 ½ 1½
9-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. Round 6
	Results Topalov, Veselin - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon 1-0 Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
8-Sep-2008	Karen Movsziszian's Victory
	Armenian GM Karen Movsziszian had a great victory in the 50th Imperia Festival in Italy. Movsziszian scored 8 points of 9 and still two rounds before the end of the event secured his clear first place. Karen was 1,5 point ahead of his runner-up, GM Boris Chatalbashev (Bulgaria). 72 chess players participated in the festival..
8-Sep-2008	Armenian Chess Players in the Spanish Championship
	GM Sergei Movsesian won against GM Pentala Harikrishna and GM Friso Nijboer, but the "Reverte Albox" team, where Movsesian played, did not pass to the final.
7-Sep-20088	World Women's Chess Championship 2008
	Results of Round 3 RUS Matveeva, Svetlana 2412 0 0 0 UKR Ushenina, Anna 2476 1 1 2 HUN Hoang Thanh Trang 2487 ½ 0 ½ IND Koneru, Humpy 2622 ½ 1 1½ CHN Hou, Yifan 2557 1 0 1 1 3 ITA Sedina, Elena 2344 0 1 0 0 1 UKR Gaponenko, Inna 2468 0 0 0 BUL Stefanova, Antoaneta 2550 1 1 2 SWE Cramling, Pia 2544 1 ½ 1½ CHN Ruan, Lufei 2499 0 ½ ½ IND Harika, Dronavalli 2461 ½ 0 ½ ARM Mkrtchian, Lilit 2436 ½ 1 1½ CHN Shen, Yang 2445 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 3½ RUS Kosintseva, Nadezhda 2460 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 2½ RUS Kosteniuk, Aleksandra 2510 ½ 1 1½ RUS Kosintseva, Tatjana 2511 ½ 0 ½
7-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. Round 5
	Results Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 Radjabov, Teimour - Aronian, Levon 1/2 Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2
6-Sep-2008	Lilit Mkrtchian in the Fourth Round!
	WGM Lilit Mkrtchian beat WGM Harika Dronavalli (India) in the second game of the third round, with the total result of the match 1,5:0,5. In the forth round to start on September 7, Mkrtchian will play with the winner of the match between WGM Hou Yifan (China) and WGM Elena Sedina (Italy).
6-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. Round 4
	Results Topalov, Veselin - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Carlsen, Magnus - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 Aronian, Levon - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
5-Sep-20088	World Women's Chess Championship 2008
	WGM Lilit Mkrtchian ended the first game of the third round in a draw with WGM Harika Dronavalli (India). The second game of the third round will be held on September 5.
5-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. Round 3
	Results Radjabov, Teimour - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 Aronian, Levon - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
5-Sep-2008	Armenians Win in the Spanish Championship
	GM Vladimir Akopian ("Linex Magic") beat GM Roberto Cifuentes ("Iretza Gros"), and GM Sergei Movsesian ("Reverte Albox") won against Azerbaijanian GM Vugar Gashimov ("SCC Sabadell") in the second round of the Spanish Club Championship 2008. You can follow the games of the Spanish Club Championship on our website till September 7, 2008, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time). Online 1 Online 2
5-Sep-2008	Levon Babujian Achieved a GM Norm
	Armenian IM Levon Babujian achieved a GM norm in the 2nd International Open held in Urmia, Iran. Babujian scored 9 points of 11 and shared the 1st-5th places with GM Gagunashvili (Georgia), GM Ibrahimov (Azerbaijan), GM Ghaem Maghami and FM Toufighi (Iran). Two other Armenians, GM Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia) and Aghasi Inants, shared the 12th-26th places with 8 points each. 336 chess players participated in the event.
5-Sep-2008	Armenian Chess Players in Kalamaria
	GM Zaven Andriasian scored 6,5 points of 9 and shared the 3rd-9th places in the 5th open held in Kalamaria, Greece. Andriasian was only half a point behind the winners, GMs Gelashvili (Georgia) and Rozentalis (Lithuania). WGM Nelly Aginian scored 5,5 and David Zakarian 5 points. 94 chess players took part in the tournament.
4-Sep-2008	World Women's Chess Championship 2008
	After the tie-breaks of the second round, WGM Katerina Rohonyan (USA) lost to WGM Inna Gaponenko (Ukraine) 1,5:2,5 and fell out of the future struggle. On September 4, the third round starts. WGM Lilit Mkrtchian's opponent is WGM Harika Dronavalli (India). Results of Round 2 RUS Matveeva, Svetlana 2412 1 ½ 1½ CHN Xu, Yuhua 2483 0 ½ ½ IND Koneru, Humpy 2622 + + 2 - - 0 MGL Mongontuul, Bathuyang 2406 0 0 0 CHN Hou, Yifan 2557 1 1 2 BUL Stefanova, Antoaneta 2550 ½ ½ 1 1 3 CHN Ju, Wenjun 2389 ½ ½ 0 0 1 CHN Tan, Zongyi 2387 ½ 0 ½ SWE Cramling, Pia 2544 ½ 1 1½ POL Gasik, Anna 2211 ½ 0 ½ ARM Mkrtchian, Lilit 2436 ½ 1 1½ CHN Shen, Yang 2445 1 ½ 1½ CHN Zhao, Xue 2522 0 ½ ½ RUS Kosintseva, Tatjana 2511 1 ½ 1½ USA Zatonskih, Anna 2446 0 ½ ½ - - 0 RUS Kosteniuk, Aleksandra 2510 + + 2 LTU Cmilyte, Viktorija 2508 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1½ RUS Kosintseva, Nadezhda 2460 ½ ½ 1 ½ 2½ IND Harika, Dronavalli 2461 ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ SLO Muzychuk, Anna 2504 ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ CHN Ruan, Lufei 2499 ½ 1 1½ ARG Amura, Claudia 2345 ½ 0 ½ UKR Gaponenko, Inna 2468 1 0 ½ 1 2½ USA Rohonyan, Katerine 2321 0 1 ½ 0 1½ VIE Nguyen, Thi Thanh An 2323 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ITA Sedina, Elena 2344 ½ ½ 1 1 3 POL Socko, Monika 2473 ½ 0 ½ HUN Hoang Thanh Trang 2487 ½ 1 1½ GER Paehtz, Elisabeth 2481 0 ½ ½ UKR Ushenina, Anna 2476 1 ½ 1½
4-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. Round 2
	Results Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2 Anand, Viswanathan - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 Topalov, Veselin - Aronian, Levon 1/2
4-Sep-2008	Armenian Chess Players in the Spanish Club Championship
	GM Vladimir Akopian ("Linex Magic") beat GM Giorgi Giorgadze ("Kasparov-Marco") in the Spanish Club Championship 2008. GM Sergei Movsesian ("Reverte Albox") ended his game with GM Dmitry Jakovenko ("Patrimonio-Ajoblanco") in a draw. You can follow the games of the Spanish Club Championship on our website till September 7, 2008, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time). Online 1 Online 2
4-Sep-2008	Armenian Chess Players in the Tashkent Tournament
	WIM Siranush Andriasian participates in the 1st International Women's Tournament dedicated to the Uzbekistan Independence Day from September 4 to 19, 2008, in Tashkent. Two other Armenian chess players, WGM Evgeniya Doluhanova (Ukraine) and WFM Irina Gevorgyan (Uzbekistan), are also among participants. 12 chess players participate in this round-robin event..
4-Sep-2008	Lilit Mkrtchian in the Third Round!
	The Gasik - Mkrtchian Match WGM Lilit Mkrtchian beat WFM Anna Gasik (Poland) in the second game of the second round and will now play in the third round where she her opponent will be the winner of the WGM Harika Dronavalli (India) - WGM Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) match. Here the scores are 1:1 for now. WGM Katerina Rohonyan (USA) also played successfully with WGM Inna Gaponenko (Ukraine) in the second game of the second round, beat her and equalized the scores. The tie-breaks will be held today, on September 3.
3-Sep-2008	The Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. Round 1
	Results Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 Radjabov, Teimour - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 Aronian, Levon - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
3-Sep-2008	Varuzhan Akobian is the Second in Montreal
	GM Varuzhan Akobian (USA) scored 5,5 points of 9 and took the second place in the International Tournament in Montreal, Canada. GM Yuri Shulman (USA) took the first prize with 6,5 points.
2-Sep-2008	Levon Aronian in the Grand Slam Final
	Armenian GM Levon Aronian participates in the Chess Grand Slam Final held from September 2 to 13, 2008, in Bilbao, Spain. Aronian's opponents are GMs Anand, Ivanchuk, Carlsen, Topalov and Radjabov. This is a double round tournament. On September 2, in the first round Aronian plays with Carlsen with whites..
2-Sep-2008	World Women's Chess Championship 2008
	WGM Lilit Mkrtchian ended the first game of the second round in a draw with WFM Anna Gasik (Poland). WGM Katerina Rohonyan (USA) lost to WGM Inna Gaponenko (Ukraine). The second games of the second round will be played on September 2.
2-Sep-2008	Armenian Chess Players in the Spanish Club Championship
	Armenian GMs Vladimir Akopian and Sergei Movsesian participate in the CECLUB Spanish Club Championship held September 3-7, 2008, in Cala Mayor, Mallorca. Top GMs Shirov, Adams, Ponomaryov, Gelfand, Kasimdzhanov, Van Wely, Motylev, Vallejo, Svidler, Mamedyarov, Karjakin, Jakovenko, Malakhov, Gashimov and others are among participants, too. You can follow the games of the Spanish Club Championship on our website till September 7, 2008, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time). Online
1-Sep-2008	Mkrtchian and Rohonyan in the Second Round!
	The Moser - Mkrtchian Match After a dramatic struggle, Armenian WGM Lilit Mkrtchian beat WGM Eva Moser (Austria) 3,5:2,5 and will continue in the second round of the World Women's Championship. After three draws in the tie-break Lilit won in a blitz game. On September 1, Mkrtchian commences her second match with WFM Anna Gasik (Poland). Another Armenian, WGM Katerina Rohonyan (USA) also succeeded in the tie-break of the first round. She made a great surprise by winning against tough WGM Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine) 2,5:1,5. Now Rohonyan will encounter another Ukrainian WGM Inna Gaponenko. Results of Round 1 NAT Name Rtng G1 G2 Rp1 Rp2 Bz1 Bz2 SD Total CHN Xu, Yuhua 2483 1 ½ 1½ RSA Solomons, Anzel 1895 0 ½ ½ EGY Alaa El Din, Yorsa 1959 0 0 0 IND Koneru, Humpy 2622 1 1 2 CHN Hou, Yifan 2557 1 1 2 EGY Khaled, Mona 2007 0 0 0 PER Zapata, Karen 2180 - - 0 BUL Stefanova, Antoaneta 2550 + + 2 SWE Cramling, Pia 2544 1 ½ 1½ VEN Sanchez Castillo, Sarai 2202 0 ½ ½ POL Gasik, Anna 2211 + + 2 FRA Sebag, Marie 2529 - - 0 CHN Zhao, Xue 2522 1 1 2 ARG Zuriel, Marisa 2231 0 0 0 UZB Muminova, Nafisa 2242 0 0 0 RUS Kosintseva, Tatjana 2511 1 1 2 RUS Kosteniuk, Aleksandra 2510 1 1 2 IRI Pourkashiyan, Atousa 2269 0 0 0 CRO Golubenko, Valentina 2271 0 ½ ½ LTU Chmilyte, Viktorija 2508 1 ½ 1½ SLO Muzychuk, Anna 2504 1 1 2 BUL Velcheva, Maria 2281 0 0 0 RUS Zakurdjaeva, Irina 2308 0 ½ ½ CHN Ruan, Lufei 2499 1 ½ 1½ UKR Zhukova, Natalia 2489 0 1 ½ 0 1½ USA Rohonyan, Katerine 2321 1 0 ½ 1 2½ VIE Nguyen, Thi Thanh An 2323 + + 2 GEO Chiburdanidze, Maya 2489 - - 0 HUN Hoang Thanh Trang 2487 1 ½ 1½ CUB Arribas Robaina, Matza 2323 0 ½ ½ AZE Kadimova, Ilaha 2324 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 GER Paehtz, Elisabeth 2481 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 UKR Ushenina, Anna 2476 1 ½ 1½ VIE Le Thanh Tu 2325 0 ½ ½ ROM Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 2337 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 3 POL Socko, Monika 2473 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 4 USA Krush, Irina 2470 - - 0 ITA Sedina, Elena 2344 + + 2 CHN Zhang, Jilin 2344 ½ 0 ½ UKR Gaponenko, Inna 2468 ½ 1 1½ GEO Javakhishvili, Leta 2461 - - 0 ARG Amura, Claudia 2345 + + 2 RUS Nebolsina, Vera 2350 0 0 0 IND Harika, Dronavalli 2461 1 1 2 RUS Kosintseva, Nadezhda 2460 1 1 2 IND Mohota, Nisha 2354 0 0 0 GEO Gvetadze, Sopio 2355 - - 0 RUS Korbut, Ekaterina 2459 - - 0 USA Zatonskih, Anna 2446 + + 2 NED Bosboom Lanchava, Tea 2358 - - 0 GER Kachiani-Gersinska, Ketino 2374 ½ 0 ½ CHN Shen, Yang 2445 ½ 1 1½ ARM Mkrtchian, Lilit 2436 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 3½ AUT Moser, Eva 2383 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 2½ CHN Tan, Zongyi 2387 ½ 1 1½ IND Tania, Sachdev 2432 ½ 0 ½ SRB Bojkovic, Natasa 2423 ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ CHN Ju, Wenjun 2389 ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ MGL Mongontuul, Bathuyang 2406 1 1 2 POL Rajlich, Iweta 2417 0 0 0 GEO Lomineishvili, Maya 2414 - - 0 GEO Khukhashvili, Sopiko 2408 - - 0 RUS Matveeva, Svetlana 2412 + + 2 GEO Khurtsidze, Nino 2413 - - 0
1-Sep-2008	Rafael Vaganian in the Antwerp Tournament
	Armenian GM Rafael Vaganian beat Zoltan Gyimesi (Hungary) in the last round of the InventiChess GM Tournament held in Antwerp, Belgium. Thus, Vaganian scored 5 points of 9 and took the 4th place. Bu Xiangzhi (China) took the frist prize with 7 points.