FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) 6th round

Khademalsharieh-Batsiashvili (Photo taken from the official site)

Khademalsharieh-Batsiashvili (Photo taken from the official site)

Batsiashvili leads with 4.5 points. Gunina, Khademalsharieh, Kosteniuk and Girya are on 3.5.

Results of the 6th round

IM Javakhishvili Lela 2461 ½ – ½ GM Khotenashvili Bela 2426
GM Harika Dronavalli 2543 ½ – ½ WGM Girya Olga 2450
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2555 1 – 0 GM Ju Wenjun 2580
GM Gunina Valentina 2525 0 – 1 GM Zhukova Natalia 2448
IM Skripchenko Almira 2455 ½ – ½ WGM Pogonina Natalija 2492
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2435 ½ – ½ IM Batsiashvili Nino 2489

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FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) 3rd round

Batsiashvili (Photo taken from the official site)

Batsiashvili (Photo taken from the official site)

Batsiashvili leads with perfect score after 3 rounds.

Results of the 3rd round

IM Skripchenko Almira 2455 ½ – ½ IM Javakhishvili Lela 2461
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2435 1 – 0 GM Gunina Valentina 2525
IM Batsiashvili Nino 2489 1 – 0 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2555
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2492 ½ – ½ GM Harika Dronavalli 2543
GM Zhukova Natalia 2448 ½ – ½ GM Khotenashvili Bela 2426
GM Ju Wenjun 2580 ½ – ½ WGM Girya Olga 2450

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FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) 1st round

Pogonina-Girya (Photo taken from the official site)

Pogonina-Girya (Photo taken from the official site)

Batsiashvili, Gunina and Girya won their first games.

Results of the 1st round

GM Gunina Valentina 2525 1 – 0 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2461
IM Skripchenko Almira 2455 ½ – ½ GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2555
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2435 ½ – ½ GM Harika Dronavalli 2543
IM Batsiashvili Nino 2489 1 – 0 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2426
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2492 0 – 1 WGM Girya Olga 2450
GM Zhukova Natalia 2448 ½ – ½ GM Ju Wenjun 2580

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FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia)

Players, arbiters, officials (Photo taken from the official site)

Players, arbiters, officials (Photo taken from the official site)

This prestigious event started yesterday in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Pairings of the 1st round

GM Gunina Valentina 2525 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2461
IM Skripchenko Almira 2455 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2555
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2435 GM Harika Dronavalli 2543
IM Batsiashvili Nino 2489 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2426
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2492 WGM Girya Olga 2450
GM Zhukova Natalia 2448 GM Ju Wenjun 2580

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