KIRISHI, MAY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Games of 8th tour took place in the Youth Chess International Tournament being held on May 24 in Kirishi. Zaven Andriasian shared his points with Sergei Zhigalko (Belarus) and Avetik Grigorian with Yuri Kuzubov (Ukraine). Yan Nepomnyashchi (Russia) is the leader with 6 out of 8 possible points. He is followed by Zaven Andriasian and Negis Parimarya with 5.5 points each. Avetik Grigorian has 5 points.

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