Armenian grandmaster Elina Danielian won her 8th round game against Mongolia's Batkhuyag Munguntuul to climb to the 9th place with 3 points at FIDE Women’s Grand Prix second tournament in Shenzhen, China.
In the 9th round, Danielian will face GM Zhao Xue of China, who is currently 2nd with 5.5 points.
The FIDE Women Grand Prix is a series of elite tournaments which will be organized by FIDE and Global Chess. There will be 6 stages over two years in various countries around the world with three tournaments every year.
The winner of each tournament will win 6,500 euros out of a prize fund of 40,000 euros and the overall winner of the series will win a further 15,000 euros at the end of the series.
