Belgian Individual Men Chess Championship 2014 is taking place from 5th to 13th July, 2014, at the Hotel Charleroi Airport in the city of Charleroi, the fifth most populous city in Belgium.
The event is a 10-player round robin valid for FIDE rating and norms.
IM Mher Hovhannisyan leads with 4,5/5, a full point ahead of the nearest contenders.
IM Tanguy Ringoir and IM Geert Van Der Stricht share second place on 3,5 points each.
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Standings after 5 rounds:
1 IM Hovhannisyan Mher (2513) 4.5
2 IM Ringoir Tanguy (2506) 3.5
3 IM Van Der Stricht Geert (2350) 3.5
4 IM Geirnaert Steven (2419) 2.5
5 IM Soors Stef (2391) 2.5
6 GM Malakhatko Vadim (2560) 2.5
7 FM Beukema Stefan (2305) 2.0
8 FM Sadikhov Ulvi (2335) 1.5
9 GM Dgebuadze Alexandre (2487) 1.5
10 FM Le Quang Kim (2288) 1.0
Can he get norm?