SOCHI, AUGUST 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Games of the 5th round of Grand Prix Chess Tournament were held in the Russian city of Sochi on August 5. Levon Aronian (Armenia) drew with Sergei Karyagin (Ukraine). Aronian earned 2.5 points and shared 4th-12th places with 8 other chess players. Three chess players: Alexander Grishchuk (Russia), Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria) and Temur Rajabov (Azerbaijan) earned 3 points each and lead the points table. Games of the 6th round are scheduled for August 6.

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