Tehran Women’s Grand Prix 2016 8th round

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Dzagnidze-Harika (Photo by Alina L'Ami)

Dzagnidze-Harika (Photo by Alina L’Ami)

Dzagnidze is leading with 6.5 out of 8, while Pogonina, Ju and Zhao share 2nd with 5.5. Today is a free day.

Results of the 8th round

IM Batsiashvili Nino 2485 0 – 1 GM Gunina Valentina 2496
GM Koneru Humpy 2583   ½ IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2403
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2509 1 – 0 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2454
GM Zhao Xue 2506   ½ GM Ju Wenjun 2558
GM Zhukova Natalia 2484 0 – 1 GM Cramling Pia 2521
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2529 1 – 0 GM Harika Dronavalli 2511

Standings after 8 rounds

GM Dzagnidze Nana 2529 GEO 6½
GM Zhao Xue 2506 CHN 5½
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2454 RUS 5½
GM Ju Wenjun 2558 CHN 5½
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2403 IRI 5
GM Gunina Valentina 2496 RUS 3½
GM Koneru Humpy 2583 IND 3½
GM Harika Dronavalli 2511 IND 3
GM Zhukova Natalia 2484 UKR 3
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2509 BUL 3
GM Cramling Pia 2521 SWE 2½
IM Batsiashvili Nino 2485 GEO 1½

Games of the round

Pairings of the 9th round

GM Harika Dronavalli 2511 – IM Batsiashvili Nino 2485
GM Cramling Pia 2521 – GM Dzagnidze Nana 2529
GM Ju Wenjun 2558 – GM Zhukova Natalia 2484
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2454 – GM Zhao Xue 2506
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2403 – GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2509
GM Gunina Valentina 2496 – GM Koneru Humpy 2583

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Tehran Women’s Grand Prix 2016 7th round

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Khademalsharieh-Gunina (Photo by Alina L'Ami)

Khademalsharieh-Gunina (Photo by Alina L’Ami)

Pogonina and Dzagnidze lead with 5.5 out of 7, Ju and Zhao have 5 points.

Results of the 7th round

GM Dzagnidze Nana 2529 1 – 0 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2485
GM Harika Dronavalli 2511   ½ GM Zhukova Natalia 2484
GM Cramling Pia 2521 0 – 1 GM Zhao Xue 2506
GM Ju Wenjun 2558 1 – 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2509
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2454 1 – 0 GM Koneru Humpy 2583
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2403 1 – 0 GM Gunina Valentina 2496

Standings after 7 rounds

GM Dzagnidze Nana 2529 GEO 5½
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2454 RUS 5½
GM Zhao Xue 2506 CHN 5
GM Ju Wenjun 2558 CHN 5
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2403 IRI 4½
GM Koneru Humpy 2583 IND 3
GM Harika Dronavalli 2511 IND 3
GM Zhukova Natalia 2484 UKR 3
GM Gunina Valentina 2496 RUS 2½
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2509 BUL 2
IM Batsiashvili Nino 2485 GEO 1½
GM Cramling Pia 2521 SWE 1½

Games of the round

Pairings of the 8th round

IM Batsiashvili Nino 2485 – GM Gunina Valentina 2496
GM Koneru Humpy 2583 – IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2403
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2509 – WGM Pogonina Natalija 2454
GM Zhao Xue 2506 – GM Ju Wenjun 2558
GM Zhukova Natalia 2484 – GM Cramling Pia 2521
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2529 – GM Harika Dronavalli 2511

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