28 September 2022
Kateryna Lagno Leads Race in Astana Before Final Round
Aleksandra Goryachkina is trailing by half a point.
Photo: Anna Shtourman
The penultimate 10th round of the first leg of the 2022-2023 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series was played in Astana. Zhu Jiner won against Alina Kashlinskaya, Bibisara Assaubayeva lost to Elisabeth Paehtz, while Tan Zhongyi beat Dinara Wagner. The games Lagno - Abdumalik, Goryachkina - Kosteniuk, and Shuvalova - Vaishali ended in a draw.
Kateryna Lagno keeps leading the race before the final round with 7.5 points scored. Aleksandra Goryachkina is trailing by half a point.
Standings after Round 10:
1. Kateryna Lagno - 7.5 points
2. Aleksandra Goryachkina - 7
3. Zhu Jiner - 6
4. Alexandra Kosteniuk - 5.5
5-8. Zhansaya Abdumalik, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Alina Kashlinskaya, Tan Zhongyi - 4.5
9-12. Bibisara Assaubayeva, Dinara Wagner, Elisabeth Paehz, Polina Shuvalova - 4.
Round 11 pairings:
Wagner - Shuvalova, Paehtz - Tan, Zhu - Assaubayeva, Abdumalik - Kashlinskaya, Kosteniuk - Lagno, Vaishali - Goryachkina.
