23 February 2018
Vladislav Artemiev Joins Leaders at Aeroflot Open 2018
Four rounds are played.
Photo by Boris Dolmatovsky
The leaders of the main tournament of Aeroflot Open 2018 Viorel Bologan (Moldavia) and Tigran L. Petrosian (Armenia) made a draw in round 4. It allowed Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) to catch up with them after beating his compatriot Mikhail Antipov. The three leaders have scored 3.5 points.
Alexander Khalifman, Maxim Matlakov, Vladimir Fedoseev, Dmitry Gordievsky, Igor Lysyj (all from Russia), Parham Maghsoodloo (Iran), Eesha Karavade, Murali Karthikeyan (both from India), and Vladislav Kovalev (Belarus) are half a point behind.
Photos by Boris Dolmatovsky
Round 5 pairings