13 December 2019
Aleksandra Goryachkina Maintains Leadership at Women’s FIDE Grand Prix Leg
Her rival in the last round is Humpy Koneru.
The penultimate 10th round of the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix leg was played in Monaco on December 13.
In the only decisive game of the round, Alexandra Kosteniuk beat Dronavalli Harika. The games N. Dzagnidze - Zhao Xue, E. Paehtz - K. Lagno, P. Cramling - H. Koneru, A. Goryachkina - A. Muzychuk, and V. Gunina - M Muzychuk were drawn.
Standings after Round 10:
1. Aleksandra Goryachkina - 7
2-3. Alexandra Kosteniuk, Humpy Koneru - 6
4-7. Dronavalli Harika, Anna Muzychuk, Kateryna Lagno, Pia Cramling - 5.5
8. Mariya Muzychuk - 5
9. Nana Dzagnidze - 4.5
10-11. Zhao Xue, Elisabeth Paehtz - 4
12. Valentina Gunina - 1.5.
Round 11 pairings:
M. Muzychuk - N. Dzagnidze, A. Muzychuk - V. Gunina, H. Koneru - A. Goryachkina, K. Lagno - P. Cramling, A. Kosteniuk - E. Paehtz, Zhao Xue - D. Harika.
The ultimate round will start at 3 PM (Moscow time).
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