The eighth round of the Lake Sevan Tournament 2015 witnessed 3 decisive results. After making a good comeback in the seventh round, India’s sole representative GM Vidit Gujrathi failed to keep up with the momentum as he went down against GM Tigran L. Petrosyan. In other decisive games, GMs Artemiev and Hovhannisyan overcame GMs Sevian and Salem A. R. Saleh respectively.
Meanwhile, the leaders from Round 7 – GMs Duda Jan Kryzystof and Anton David Guijarro – drew their respective games against GMs Gabuzyan and Ter-Sahakyan respectively. Going into the final round, Duda and Anton lead the pack with 5.5 points each, followed by GM Artemiev on 4.5.
Round 8 Results:
|
Rtg |
Name | Result | Name | Rtg |
| 2630 | Petrosyan Tigran L. | 1 – 0 | Vidit Gujrathi |
2643 |
|
2626 |
Anton Guijarro David | ½ – ½ | Ter-Sahakyan | 2593 |
| 2615 | Salem A.R. Saleh | 0 – 1 | Hovhannisyan |
2611 |
|
2660 |
Artemiev | 1 – 0 | Sevian | 2578 |
| 2589 | Gabuzyan | ½ – ½ | Duda Jan Krzysztof |
2632 |
Standings after Round 8:
|
Rank |
Player | Points |
| 1-2 | Anton Guijarro David |
5.5 |
|
1-2 |
Duda Jan Kryzystof | 5.5 |
| 3 | Artemiev Vladislav |
4.5 |
|
4-7 |
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel | 4 |
| 4-7 | Gabuzyan Hovhannes |
4 |
|
4-7 |
Vidit Gujrathi | 4 |
| 4-7 | Robert Hovhannisyan |
4 |
|
8 |
Petrosyan Tigran L. | 3.5 |
| 9-10 | Salem A. R. Saleh |
2.5 |
|
9-10 |
Samuel Sevian |
2.5 |