Armenian Grandmaster Vladimir Akopian drew with Vugar Gashimov from Azerbaijan in the 5th round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Astrakhan. Akopian ranks 10, having 2 points after five rounds.
Standings are as follows: Eljanov — 3.5 points, Gashimov, Gelfand, Inarkiev, Leko — 3 points each, Radjabov, Jakovenko, Ponomariov — 2.5 points, Mamedyarov, Akopian, Svidler, Alekseev, Ivanchuk, Wang Yue — 2 points each.
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