27 October 2017
Vladislav Artemiev Leads Chigorin Memorial
Two rounds are ahead.
Photo by Sergey Sorokhtin
7 rounds of Mikhail Chigorin Memorial, a stage of the Russian Cup, are played in Saint Petersburg. Vladislav Artemiev took the lead having scored 6.5 points. Kirill Alekseenko, David Paravyan, Dmitry Gordievsky, Vadim Moiseenko, Aleksei Pridorozhni, and Alexandr Triapishko are half a point behind.
Round 8 pairings