Aleksandra Goryachkina and Kateryna Lagno in Leading Pack at WGP Leg
Seven rounds are played in Astana.
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The seventh round of the first leg of the 2022-2023 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series has finished in Astana. Kateryna Lagno beat Dinara Wagner, Alexandra Kosteniuk defeated Zhansaya Abdumalik, while Alina Kashlinskaya lost to Tan Zhongyi. The games Paehtz - Goryachkina, Assaubayeva - Shuvalova, and Zhu - Vaishali were drawn.
Standings after Round 7:
1-3. Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno, Zhu Jiner - 5 points
4-5. Alina Kashlinskaya, Alexandra Kosteniuk - 4
6-7. Bibisara Assaubayeva, Vaishali Rameshbabu - 3.5
8. Zhansaya Abdumalik - 3
9-11. Elisabeth Paehz, Tan Zhongyi, Dinara Wagner - 2.5
12. Polina Shuvalova - 1.5.
Round 8 pairings:
Shuvalova - Kosteniuk, Vaishali - Abdumalik, Goryachkina - Zhu, Lagno - Paehtz, Kashlinskaya - Wagner, Assaubayeva - Tan.
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