16 April 2016

Kosteniuk, Gunina, Girya Will Play In Batumi

The tournament starts on April 19.

The third leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix will be played on April 19 – May 3 in Batumi. The lineup is: Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine, 2561), Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, 2557), Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, 2555), Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, 2535), Zhao Xue (China, 2504), Valentina Gunina (Russia, 2497), Bela Khotenashvili (Georgia, 2493), Lela Javakhishvili (Georgia, 2489), Nino Batsiashvili (Georgia, 2476), Almira Skripchenko (France, 2453), Elina Danielian (Armenia, 2445), and Olga Girya (Russia, 2442). 

The games are played on April 20-23, 25-28, April 30 – May 2. There are two rest days – April 24 and 29. The rounds start at 2 pm Moscow time.