Women’s Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2014 4th round

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Hou made a relatively short draw with Black against Lahno and stayed in the lead. Dzagnidze won a nice attacking game against Kosintseva. In Muminova-Muzychuk there was another interesting Rook endgame which Black managed to win.

Results of the 4th round

GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 1 – 0 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 1 – 0 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496
GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 ½ – ½ GM Hou Yifan 2618
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 0 – 1 GM Muzychuk Anna 2560
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 ½ – ½ WGM Girya Olga 2450
GM Ushenina Anna 2501 ½ – ½ GM Zhao Xue 2552

Standings after 4 rounds

1 GM Hou Yifan 2618 CHN 3½
2 GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 SLO 3
3 GM Zhao Xue 2552 CHN 2½
4 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 BUL 2
5 GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 UKR 2
6 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 RUS 2
7 GM Ushenina Anna 2501 UKR 2
8 WGM Girya Olga 2450 RUS 2
9 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 GEO 1½
10 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 UZB 1½
11 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 RUS 1½
12 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340 MGL ½

Sunday is a rest day!

Pairings of the 5th round

GM Zhao Xue 2552 – GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527
WGM Girya Olga 2450 – GM Ushenina Anna 2501
GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 – GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489
GM Hou Yifan 2618 – WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 – GM Lagno Kateryna 2543
WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340 – GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550

Photo Gallery of the 4th round.

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Women’s Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2014 3rd round

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Hou Yifan
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And once again white was ahead this day by two wins and there could be even more! Zhao Xue managed to win a drawn R endgame and Hou created a miniature.

Results of the 3rd round

GM Ushenina Anna 2501 ½ – ½ GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527
GM Zhao Xue 2552 1 – 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489
WGM Girya Olga 2450 ½ – ½ WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321
GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 ½ – ½ GM Lagno Kateryna 2543
GM Hou Yifan 2618 1 – 0 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 ½ – ½ WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340

Standings after 3 rounds

1 GM Hou Yifan 2618 CHN 3
2 GM Zhao Xue 2552 CHN 2
3 GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 SLO 2
4 GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 UKR 1½
5 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 BUL 1½
6 GM Ushenina Anna 2501 UKR 1½
7 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 UZB 1½
8 WGM Girya Olga 2450 RUS 1½
9 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 RUS 1½
10 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 RUS 1
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 GEO ½
12 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340 MGL ½

Photo Gallery of the 3rd round.

Pairings of the 4th round

GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 – WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 – GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496
GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 – GM Hou Yifan 2618
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 – GM Muzychuk Anna 2560
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 – WGM Girya Olga 2450
GM Ushenina Anna 2501 – GM Zhao Xue 2552

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