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Women's
Grand Prix in NalchikThe Third Women's Chess Grand Prix is taking place in Nalchik, Russia, from April 25th (arrival) to May 8th (departure) 2010. Games start at 15:00 Local Time (GMT+3).
Zhu Chen |
½-½ |
Danielian Elina |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
0-1 |
Zhao Xue |
Dzagnidze Nana |
1-0 |
Hou Yifan |
Kovanova Baira |
0-1 |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
Koneru Humpy |
½-½ |
Cramling Pia |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
½-½ |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
Betul Yildiz from Turkey had chances in a Sicilian game against Tatyana
Kosintseva...
...but Tatiana was able to draw and in fact extend her lead
Her main rival, Chinese GM Hou Yifan, was defeated by...
Nana Dzagnidze from Georgia, who converted a queen-and-pawn ending
The two other ladies in places three and four, Zhu Chen and Pia Cramling, both drew their games, leaving Kosintseva, who had 6.5/8 (and a 2718 performance) 1.5 points ahead of four players with 5.0/8 points each: Dzagnidze, Hou, Zhu and Cramling.
Kosintseva Tatiana |
½-½ |
Zhu Chen |
Cramling Pia |
1-0 |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
0-1 |
Koneru Humpy |
Hou Yifan |
1-0 |
Kovanova Baira |
Zhao Xue |
½-½ |
Dzagnidze Nana |
Danielian Elina |
0-1 |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
Tatiana Kosintseva had white against former women's world champion Zhu Chen, and drew in an unusual line of the Ruy Lopez in 53 moves. Meanwhile Hou Yifan, playing White against Baira Kovanova, survived a scare in the middlegame to profit from her opponent's messing things up in time trouble.
Hou Yifan (2570) - Kovanova,B (2385) [C92]
FIDE GP w Nalchik RUS (9), 05.05.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3
0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Nd7 11.Nbd2 exd4 12.cxd4 Bf6 13.Nf1 Re8 14.N1h2 Na5 15.Bc2
h5 16.Rb1 Rc8 17.b3 g6 18.Bf4 Nf8 19.Nf1 Ne6 20.Be3 d5 21.e5 Bg7 22.Bc1 c5 23.dxc5
b4 24.Bd2 Nc6 25.Rc1 Qa5 26.Nh4 Nxe5 27.f4 Qxc5+ 28.Be3 d4 29.Be4 Qb6 30.Rxc8
Rxc8 31.Bf2 Nxf4 32.Bxd4
Now after 32...Qa5 Black has excellent chances to press home and take the full point. However: 32...Qf6? 33.Bxe5 Qxh4?? throws it all away. 34.Bxf4 Rd8 35.Qb1 Bd4+ 36.Kh1 Re8 37.Bg3 1-0.
Pia Cramling outplayed her opponent in an English Opening...
...then gave her opponent, Betul Yildiz a good chance for salvation.
On move 68 the Turkish player overlooked a relatively clear draw in a rook ending and was severely punished for that in a 95-move defeat.
Top seed Humpy Koneru, who had a disastrous start, has been gaining ground
on
the leaders. She defeated Lilit Mkrtchian of Armenia on the black side of a
Ragozin.
Actually it was Lilit who, in an equal endgame, was looking for a win. She
allowed
her opponent to regroup her pieces and carry out the decisive attack on the
king.
Tatiana Kosintseva in the lead by a full point
Chinese wonder-girl Hou Yifan, 16, in hot pursuit
Always good for big finish: Swedish GM Pia Cramling
| 06.05.2010 | 12th day Round 10 |
| 07.05.2010 | 13th day: Round 11 & Closing Ceremony |
| 08.05.2010 | 14th day: Departure |
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