Dzagnidze will face Hou Yifan in the final round while Tatiana Kosintseva will face Danielian. Both are far ahead from the rest of the field.
Standings after 10 rounds:
Rank | T |
Name | Rtg | FED | Pts |
1 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2478 | GEO | 8½ |
2 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2534 | RUS | 7½ |
3 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2477 | ARM | 6 |
4 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2589 | CHN | 5½ |
5 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2560 | BUL | 5½ |
6 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2473 | ARM | 5½ |
7 | WGM | Shen Yang | 2452 | CHN | 5 |
8 | GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2514 | GEO | 4½ |
9 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2536 | SWE | 4½ |
10 | GM | Xu Yuhua | 2484 | CHN | 3½ |
11 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | 2366 | RUS | 2½ |
12 | IM | Fierro Baquero Martha L | 2363 | ECU | 1½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is exciting.