Round 8
1. Alisa Melekhina 1-0 Elizabeth Vicary
2. Anna Zatonskih 1-0 Camilla Baginskaite
3. Tsagaan Battsetseg ½-½ Batchimeg Tuvshintugs
4. Chouchanik Airapetian ½-½ Tatev Abrahamyan
5. Irina Krush ½-½ Katerina Rohonyan
Standings after 8 rounds:
Position Player Points
1-2 Irina Krush 6
1-2 Katerina Rohonyan 6
3 Anna Zatonskih 5½
4-5 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 4½
4-5 Tsagaan Battsetseg 4½
6-8 Camilla Baginskaite 3½
6-8 Alisa Melekhina 3½
6-8 Tatev Abrahamyan 3½
9 Elizabeth Vicary 2½
10 Chouchanik Airapetian ½
Final round pairings:
1. Katerina Rohonyan – Alisa Melekhina
2. Tatev Abrahamyan – Irina Krush
3. Batchimeg Tuvshintugs – Chouchanik Airapetian
4. Camilla Baginskaite – Tsagaan Battsetseg
5. Elizabeth Vicary – Anna Zatonskih
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Prize Fund
The total prize fund is $25,000 to be split as follows:
1st $7,000
2nd $5,000
3rd $3,000
4th $2,500
5th $2,000
6th $1,500
7th-10th $1,000
There is also a $300 Brilliancy Prize sponsored by Goddess Chess.
Tie Breaks
If there is a tie for 1st place at the end of the tournament, the top two players on tie-breaks will split the money but will play the following for the title of US Women’s Champion.
a) Two G/20 minute games
b) Two G/10 minute games
c) One Armageddon game with white having 7 minutes and black having 5 minutes but black wins in case of a draw.
Tie breaks to determine the above two players or for the Zonal qualification places will be decided on the following systems:
a) Head to head results between the players involved in the tie.
b) Most points scored against players scoring 50% of more.
c) Most wins.