Armenia’s Lilit Mkrtchyan gained a victory over Russia’s Baira Kovanova in the 8th round of Women’s Grand Prix going on in Nalchik, Russia.
Mkrtchyan share the 6-7th positions with 4 points with India’s Humpy Koneru.
Elina Danielyan tied a game vs. Qatar’s Zhu Chen and bottoms the standings with 1.5 points.
Russia’s Tatiana Kosintseva keeps the lead with 6.5 points.
In the 9th round, Lilit Mkrtchyan will rival Humpy Koneru while Elina Danielyan will play vs. Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia).
