Local favorite leads Turkey women’s tournament

Local favorite IM Ekaterina Atalik defeated fellow Turkish representative WIM Yildiz to take over the sole lead. Cramling and Yifan both drew and they fell 1/2 point back. Former Women’s World Champion Zhu Chen finally scored her first win.

Round 6 results:

GM ZHU Chen 2548 1-0 WGM ZHAO Xue 2517
IM KRUSH Irina 2473 ½-½ GM CRAMLING Pia 2524
IM DRONAVALLI Harika 2455 ½-½ WGM HOU Yifan 2527
IM JAVAKHISHVILI Lela 2470 ½-½ IM USHENINA Anna 2484
IM ATALIK Ekaterina 2408 1-0 WIM YILDIZ Betul Cemre 2207

Standings after 6 rounds:

1. IM ATALIK Ekaterina 2408 TUR 5

2-3. WGM HOU Yifan 2527 CHN 4½
GM CRAMLING Pia 2524 SWE 4½

4-7. WGM ZHAO Xue 2517 CHN 3
IM DRONAVALLI Harika 2455 IND 3
IM JAVAKHISHVILI Lela 2470 GEO 3
IM KRUSH Irina 2473 USA 3

8-9. WIM YILDIZ Betul Cemre 2207 TUR 1½
GM ZHU Chen 2548 QAT 1½

10. IM USHENINA Anna 2484 UKR 1

Only Atalik and Hou are still in contention for GM norms. Atalik needs 1.5 points and Hou needs 2 points in the last 3 rounds.

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