25 February 2018
Vladislav Kovalev Heads the Race at Aeroflot Open 2018
Three decisive rounds are ahead.
Six rounds of the International chess festival Aeroflot Open 2018 are played in Moscow. Vladislav Kovalev (Belarus) outplayed Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) to become a new leader of the A tournament with 5 points.
Vladislav Artemiev, Igor Lysyj (both from Russia), Tigran L. Petrosian (Armenia), and Amin Tabatabaei (Iran), who defeated the top seed Vladimir Fedoseev, are half a point behind.
Photos by Boris Dolmatovsky
Round 7 pairings