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For the first time in the event, there is a sole leader at the Tbilisi Women's Grand Prix - when there are only two rounds left to be played. Bibisara Assaubayeva showed great fighting spirit and superb endgame technique to defeat Alexandra Kosteniuk with the white pieces on Thursday. The second highest-rated under-20 woman player in the world (only behind Divya Deshmukh) thus became the only player to have scored 2 wins at the tournament in Georgia.
Standing a half point behind Assaubayeva are 4 players: Mariya Muzychuk, Nana Dzagnidze, Alina Kashlinskaya and Stavroula Tsolakidou. Out of the 4, only M. Muzychuk was close to getting a win in round 6, as she failed to find the pawn push that would have granted her a clear advantage while playing black against Lela Javakhishvili.
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This was the one chance that M. Muzychuk got, as Javakhshvili did not falter in defence from this point on, until eventually getting a 55-move draw.
In Friday's penultimate round, Assaubayeva will face Tsolakidou (one of the chasers) with the white pieces. Tsolakidou, who is the lowest-rated player in the field, has been showing a great level in Tbilisi.
Mariya Muzychuk | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman
Stavroula Tsolakidou | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman
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Alexandra Kosteniuk | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman
