Armenian Grandmaster defeated by Wang Yue

Armenian Grandmaster Vladimir Akopian continues unsuccessful performance in the FIDE Grand Prix in Astrakhan. He was defeated by Chinese chess player Wang Yue in the sixth round and is currently ranked 14^th.

After six rounds the standings are as follows:

1 Inarkiev — 4

2 Jakovenko — 3.5

3 Leko — 3.5

4 Gashimov — 3.5

5 Eljanov — 3.5

6 Alekseev — 3

7 Radjabov — 3

8 Gelfand — 3

9 Wang Yue — 3

10 Ponomariov — 2.5

11 Mamedyarov -2.5

12 Svidler — 2.5

13 Ivanchuk — 2.5

14 Akopian — 2