Tan wins twice with white
In Friday's round 3 of the Shymkent Women's Grand Prix, top-seeded Tan Zhongyi claimed sole leadership by scoring her second win in the tournament. Playing with the white pieces, Tan defeated Kateryna Lagno in a determined effort, much like her first-round win over Elisabeth Paehtz. Having secured 2½/3 points, Tan sits in the lead, following a round-2 draw against Humpy Koneru, where she played with the black pieces.
Humpy is among four players trailing Tan with 2/3 points, holding a shared second place. The Indian star achieved her first victory of the event by defeating Bathkuyag Munguntuul with the black pieces. Aleksandra Goryachkina also joined the pursuing group after a win with black over Divya Deshmuk. Bibisara Assaubayeva and Stavroula Tsolakidou complete the second-place pack, both players having secured victories in the opening round.
The Neo-London System offers many new, creative possibilities to present your opponents with serious problems in the early stages of the game.Interestingly, no player holds a fifty-percent score after the third round. Four players currently stand at 1/3 points, while Paehtz, following her losses to Tan and Munguntuul in the first two rounds, finds herself at the bottom of the standings with ½/3 points, marking a challenging start for the German grandmaster.
Rounds 4 and 5 will take place over the weekend, leading up to the tournament's only rest day on Monday. Leader Tan Zhongyi is scheduled to face Divya Deshmuk and Aleksandra Goryachkina in these weekend rounds, key games that could further cement her lead or shake up the standings as the event nears its midway point.
Humpy Koneru is sharing second place after winning in round 3 | Photo: Konstantin Chalabov
Aleksandra Goryachkina also belongs to the chasing pack | Photo: Konstantin Chalabov
Paehtz 0 - 1 Munguntuul (round 2)
Analysis by André Schulz
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.Bd3 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.0-0-0 Be7 13.Qe2 0-0 14.Nf1 c5 15.g4 cxd4 16.g5 Nd5 17.gxh6 Qb6 18.Rg1 18.Ng5 Ba3-+ 8...Bxd3 9.Qxd3 e6 10.Bd2 Ngf6 11.0-0-0 Be7 11...Qc7 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Nf1 c5 14.g4 cxd4 15.g5 Nd5 16.gxh6 Qb6 17.Ng5?? 17.Qe4 Nc5?! 17...Nc3! 18.bxc3 Ba3# 18.Qg4 Bf6 19.Bg5 Na4 20.b3 Qb4 21.Bxf6 Qa3+ 22.Kd2 Qb4+ 23.Kc1 Qa3+ 24.Kd2 Qb4+ 25.Kd3 Nc5+ 17.Rg1 Ba3 17...Bf6!? 18.Rxg7+ Kh8 19.bxa3 Nc3 20.Bxc3 dxc3 21.Rh7+ Kg8 21...Kxh7 22.Qe4+ Kxh6 23.Rxd7+- 22.Rg7+ Kh8= 17...Ba3 17...Ba3 18.bxa3 Nc3 19.Bxc3 dxc3 0–1 
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Bathkuyag Munguntuul during round 3 | Photo: Konstantin Chalabov
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