Batumi, Rd. 6: Anna Muzychuk takes lead

by André Schulz
4/27/2016 – In the top encounter of round six at the Women's Grand Prix in Batumi Anna Muzychuk won against Almira Skripchenko, who had led the table after round five. Anna Muzychuk now has 4.0/6 and is half a point ahead of five players with 3.5/6 each. Former Women's World Champion Mariya Muzchuk, who had started badly, played against Olga Girya and scored her first win.

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The top encounter of round six: Anna Muzychuk vs Almira Skripchenko

 

Anna Muzychuk

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Olga Girya (right, with Black) lost against Mariya Muzychuk

Nana Dzagnidze

Elina Danielian

Round 6 on 2016/04/26 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
1-0
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
1-0
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
1-0
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
0-1
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
1-0
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4

Games of rounds 1 to 6

 

 

Standings after six rounds

 

Schedule and results

Round 1 on 2016/04/20 at 15:00
Sd Title Name Rtg
Res.
 Title Name Rtg Sd
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
1-0
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
½-½
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
½-½
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
0-1
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
½-½
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
Round 2 on 2016/04/21 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
½-½
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
1-0
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
0-1
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
0-1
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
½-½
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
1-0
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
Round 3 on 2016/04/22 at 15:00
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
1-0
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
½-½
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
1-0
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
½-½
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
1-0
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
Round 4 on 2016/04/23 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
1-0
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
1-0
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
½-½
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
1-0
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
½-½
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
Round 5 on 2016/04/25 at 15:00
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
½-½
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
1-0
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
1-0
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
1-0
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
½-½
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
1-0
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
Round 6 on 2016/04/26 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
1-0
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
1-0
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
1-0
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
0-1
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
1-0
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
Round 7 on 2016/04/27 at 15:00
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
-
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
-
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
-
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
-
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
-
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
-
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
Round 8 on 2016/04/28 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
-
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
-
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
-
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
-
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
-
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
-
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
Round 9 on 2016/04/30 at 15:00
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
-
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
-
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
-
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
-
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
-
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
-
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
Round 10 on 2016/05/01 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
-
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
-
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
-
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
-
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
-
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
-
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
Round 11 on 2016/05/02 at 11:00
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
-
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
-
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
-
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
-
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
-
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
-
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1

Pictures: Anastasiya Karlovich (FIDE)

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Lavanda Lavanda 4/29/2016 12:58
Anna Muzychuk's flag is wrong: she plays again for Ukraine since 2014...
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