Georgians David Arutinian (2556) and Konstantine Shanava (2578) earned 5-5 points after the 7^th round of chess tournament which is underway in the city of Czech Republic, Pardubice. They are in the 14^th and 29^th places.

Tamir Nabat of Israel (2582) is leading CZECH OPEN 2012. He has 6.5 points and is 1 point ahead of his opponent. In the 8^th round Shanava will play against Ramil Hasangatian of Russia (2504) with white pieces and Arutinian – against Kasper Piorun of Poland (2489).