28 March 2019
Vladislav Artemiev Takes the Lead at European Individual Championship
Final round is ahead.
Photo: Europechess.org
In the penultimate 10th round of the European Individual Championship in Skopje, the Russian Vladislav Artemiev defeated his compatriot Andrey Esipenko to take the sole lead with 8 points.
Grigoriy Oparin (Russia), Kacper Piorun (Poland), Maxim Rodshtein (Israel), Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Ferenc Berkes, Benjamin Gledura (both from Hungary), David Anton Guijarro (Spain), Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany), and Sergei Movsesian (Armenia) are half a point behind the leader.
The final 11th round starts at 3 p.m. (Moscow time).
The first 22 players will qualify for the next World Cup.
Round 11 parings
Official website
Photos by Ekaterina Murzina
