In the 2nd round of Second Stage FIDE Grand Prix competitions which kicked off on September 28 in Nanjing, China, Armenian female chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan made a drew with France’s Mary Seba. Let’s note that in the 1st round, Mkrtchyan played a drawn match with Russia’s Baira Kovanova.
After 2 rounds, Lilit Mkrtchyan earned one point, sharing 4th-9th positions of tournament table with Marta Fiero, Mongontul Batukhiag¸ Yu Venyun, Chen Yan and Baira Kovanova.
After victories in 2 rounds, sole tournament leader Nana Dzangidze (Georgia) shares 2nd-3rd positions with China’s Zhu Chen and Xu Yuhua, who have 1.5 points in the reserve.
In the 3rd round, Lilit Mkrtchyan will compete against Xu Yukhua.
2nd round results:
Czhao Sue (China) – Yu Venyun – 0:1
Betul Idiz (Turkey) – Nana Dzangidze (Georgia) – 0:1
Zhu Chen (Qatar) – Mongontul Betukhiag (Mongolia) – 1:0
Baira Kovanova (Russia) – Marta Fiero (Equador) – 0.5:0.5
Mary Seba (France) – Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) – 0.5:0.5
Xu Yukhua (China) – Chen Yan (China) – 1:0
Standing:
Nana Dzangidze – 2
Zhu Chen, Xu Yukhua – 1.5
Lilit Mkrtchyan, Baria Kovanova, Chen Yan, Mongontul Batukhiag, Yu Venyun – 1
Mary Seba, Czhao Sue – 0.5
Betul Ildiz – 0
