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Before the last round Cyfka and Kulon shared the lead and Majdan was half a point behind. In the final round Majdan missed the chance to catch up to the leading duo by only drawing against Julia Antolak – the final round was a nerve-wracking affair. Kulon missed a good chance to win her game against Monika Socko:
Monika Socko (left) vs Klaudia Kulon
Cyfka, on the other hand, was lucky that her opponent, Honorata Kucharska, made a draw in a position she could still have attempted to win:
Honorata Kucharska (right) was by far the weakest player in the tournament - maybe that's why the 18-year-old showed a lot of respect for her better-rated opponent
In the first game of the tiebreak Kulon was clearly winning but lost after a wrong knight move:
Karina Cyfka (right) also won the second tiebreak game.
Translated from German by Arthur Paul