1 June 2021

Zhansaya Abdumalik Wins FIDE Women's Grand Prix Leg in Advance

The decisive round is ahead.

Photo: John Saunders
Photo: John Saunders


The penultimate tenth round of the final leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix was played on June 1 in Gibraltar. 

The Abdumalik vs Lagno game ended in a draw, which allowed the Kazakh player to secure the tournament victory with one round to go. Mariya Muzychuk won against Valentina Gunina, the the games Stefanova - Paehtz, Mammadzada - Saduakassova, Bulmaga - A. Muzychuk, and Dzagnidze - Kashlinskaya were drawn.

Standings after Round 10:

1. Zhansaya Abdumalik - 8 points
2. Mariya Muzychuk - 6.5
3-4. Gunay Mammadzada, Kateryna Lagno - 6
5-6. Nana Dzagnidze, Elisabeth Paehtz - 5.5
7. Anna Muzychuk - 5
8. Antoaneta Stefanova - 4.5
9-10. Valentina Gunina, Alina Kashlinskaya - 4
11. Dinara Saduakassova - 3
12. Irina Bulmaga - 2.

Round 11 pairings:

Kashlinskaya - Stefanova, Gunina - Dzagnidze, Lagno - M. Muzychuk, A. Muzychuk - Abdumalik, Saduakassova - Bulmaga, Paehtz - Mammadzada. 

Games online

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