A true triumph of white today as white won all the six games!
Results of the 9th round
Muzychuk-Ruan 1-0
N.Kosintseva-Kosteniuk 1-0
Danielian-Galliamova 1-0
Kovalevskaya-Koneru 1-0
T.Kosintseva-Stefanova 1-0
Lahno-Hou 1-0
Standings after the 9th round
1.Hou 7
2.T.Kosintseva 6
3-4.Lahno, Muzychuk 5.5
5.N.Kosintseva 5
6-7.Koneru, Stefanova 4.5
8-10.Galliamova, Ruan, Danielian 3.5
11.Kosteniuk 3
12.Kovalevskaya 2.5
Photos of the day
Games of the round
Hou produced a draw in the famous Yurtaev variation, Stefanova won a nice positional game and Lahno suffered a loss from Ruan.
Full results after round 8
1.Hou 7
2. T.Kosintseva 5
3-6. Lahno, Konery, Stefanova, Muzychuk 4.5
7. N.Kosintseva 4
8-9. Galliamova, Rufei 3.5
10. Kosteniuk 3
11. Danielian 2.5
12. Kovalevskaya 1.5
Pairings of round 9
Muzychuk-Ruan
N.Kosintseva-Kosteniuk
Danielian-Galliamova
Kovalevskaya-Koneru
T.Kosintseva-Stefanova
Lahno-Hou
Photos from today’s round
Games from today’s round
There were three draws today and overall it was a very fighting round! Stefanova played a very interesting game against Danielian, Muzychuk had won too many pawns against Galliamova and Hou has locked Kovalevskaya’s knight in the end.
Hou is leading with 6.5 out of 7, 2nd-3rd are Lahno and T.Kosintseva with 4.5 points.
Full results after 7th round
1.Hou 6.5
2-3. Lahno, T.Kosintseva 4.5
4-5. Koneru, Muzychuk 4
6-7. N.Kosintseva, Stefanova 3.5
8. Galliamova 3
9-10. Ruan, Kosteniuk 2.5
11. Danielian 2
12. Kovalevskaya 1.5
Pairings of 8th round
Ruan-Lahno
Hou-T.Kosintseva
Stefanova-Kovalevskaya
Koneru-Danielian
Galliamova-N.Kosintseva
Kosteniuk-Muzychuk
Photos from today’s round
Today’s games
Today there were four draws and two wins but even draws were very fighting! Hou won again and is leading with 5.5 out of 6, Lahno and T.Kosintseva are on 2nd and 3rd places.
Full results after the 6th round
1. Hou 5.5
2-3. Lahno, T.Kosintseva 4
4. Koneru 3.5
5-7. N.Kosintseva, Muzychuk, Galliamova 3
8. Stefanova 2.5
9-11. Danielian, Rufei, Kosteniuk 2
12. Kovalevskaya 1.5
Photos from today’s round
Today’s games
Yesterday was a rest day but today the leadies resumed the event. Hou Yifan drew the game and is now leading with 4.5 out of 5, while Lahno won against Danielian and is 2nd with 3.5 points. T.Kosintseva and Koneru and tied for 3rd.
Full results after 5th round
1.Hou 4.5
2.Lahno 3.5
3-4. T.Kosintseva, Koneru 3
5-7. N.Kosintseva, Galliamova, Muzychuk 2.5
8-10. Danielian, Ruan, Stefanova 2
9. Kosteniuk 1.5
10. Kovalevskaya 1
Pairings of the 6th round
Ruan-T.Kosintseva
Lahno-Kovalevskaya
Hou-Danielian
Stefanova-N.Kosintseva
Koneru-Muzychuk
Galliamova-Kosteniuk
Photos from today’s round
Today’s games