Three Armenian grandmasters are trailing the leader by 1 point in the European Individual Championship
The European Individual Championship continues in the town of Petrovac, Montenegro, where Armenian grandmasters are competing for the championship.
On November 16, the 8th round of matches concluded. Currently, 3 Armenian grandmasters—Robert Hovhannisyan, Manuel Petrosyan, and Aram Hakobyan—have earned 6 points each and are 1 point behind the sole leader, Serbian grandmaster Aleksandar Indjić.
Emin Ohanyan and Erik Gasparyan have earned 5.5 points each. While Mamikon Gharibyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, and Shant Sargsyan are half a point behind them.
There are still 2 rounds remaining in the tournament, with a prize fund of $100,000.