After the free day the round fifth was quite peaceful – 4 draws and only 2 decisive games, a rare outcome in this event. Playing black the leader of the tournament Elina Danielian made a draw against Viktorija Cmilyte in a slightly better for white endgame. Anna Muzychuk defeated Betul Yildiz to join Elina Danielian in the lead.
Katerina Lahno received the position with the big advantage in the opening, playing white against Alexandra Kosteniuk and managed to convert her advantage into full point. Antoaneta Stefanova and Tatiana Kosintseva were close to win their games but missed their advantage playing against Alisa Galliamova and Humpy Koneru accordingly. Nadezhda Kosinsteva got better position playing with white against Hou Yifan but World Champion changed few pieces and succeeded to make a draw in a slightly worse endgame.
Round 6 standings:
1st-2nd Elina Danielian and Anna Muzychuk 3,5 points
3rd-6th Katerina Lahno, Viktorija Cmilyte, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Humpy Koneru 3 points
7th Antoaneta Stefanova 2,5 points
8th – 10th Alexandra Kosteniuk, Hou Yifan, Alisa Galliamova 2 points
11th Tatiana Kosintseva 1,5 points
12th Betul Yildiz 1 point.
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Videos with press-conferences after the games are here
Photos from the fifth round and free day are here
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