In the 8th tour of FIDE Women Grand Prix championship due in Nanjing, China, Armenian chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan tied against Nana Dzagnidze.
After the 8th tour, Lilit Mkrtchyan, with 4,5 points to her score, shares 5th to 6th places of tournament table with Mongolia’s Munguntuul Batkhuyag.
In the 9th tour, Lilit Mkrtchyan will play with black pieces against China’s Ju Wenjun.
Results after 8th tour:
Zhao Xue (China)- Baira Kovanova (Russia)- 0,5:0,5
Marie Sebag (France) – Zhu Chen (Qatar) – 1:0
Xu Yuhua (China)- Betul Yildiz (Turkey) – 1:0
Shen Yang (China)- Ju Wenjun (China)- 0:1
Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) – Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia)- 0,5:0,5
Martha Fierro (Ecuador)- Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia) – 0:1.
Standings after 8th tour:
Marie Sebag – 6; Nana Dzagnidze, Xu Yuhua – 5,5; Zhao Xue – 5; Lilit Mkrtchyan, Munguntuul Batkhuyag – 4,5; Zhu Chen, Ju Wenjun – 4; Shen Yang, Baira Kovanova – 3,5; Martha Fierro – 2; Betul Yildiz – 0.
