The next quiz: Paal,A-Dembo,Y, Hungary 2000
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White won all the games:
IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2477 1 – 0 GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2514
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2478 1 – 0 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2534
WGM Shen Yang 2452 1 – 0 IM Fierro Baquero Martha L 2363
GM Xu Yuhua 2484 1 – 0 WGM Kovanova Baira 2366
GM Hou Yifan 2589 1 – 0 GM Cramling Pia 2536
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2560 1 – 0 IM Danielian Elina 2473
And the standings are:
1 10 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2478 GEO 5½
2 12 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2477 ARM 4½
3 8 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2534 RUS 4
4 11 WGM Shen Yang 2452 CHN 3½
5 2 GM Hou Yifan 2589 CHN 3½
6 3 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2560 BUL 3
7 4 IM Danielian Elina 2473 ARM 3
8 1 GM Xu Yuhua 2484 CHN 3
9 9 GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2514 GEO 2½
10 5 GM Cramling Pia 2536 SWE 2
11 6 WGM Kovanova Baira 2366 RUS 1½
12 7 IM Fierro Baquero Martha L 2363 ECU 0
The sets of 3rd and 4th rounds of FIDE Grand Prix, Jermuk, are concluded. First, Lilit Mkrtchyan was defeated by Hou Yifan and then ended in draw with Tatiana Kosintseva. Elina Danielyan defeated in the 3rd round Shen Yang and shared scores with Xu Yuhua in the 4th round.
Currently, Nana Dzagnidze who scored 3,5 points leads the championship, Kosintseva has 3, Elina Danielyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan and Maya Chiburdanidze have 2,5 points. .