Standings after 5 rounds
| 1 | IM Krush, Irina | 2472 | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | ||
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| 2 | WGM Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 2350 | 1 | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | ||
| 3 | WGM Baginskaite, Camilla | 2342 | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | ||
| 4 | WFM Abrahamyan, Tatev | 2326 | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | ||
| 5 | IM Zatonskih, Anna | 2499 | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | 1 | ½ | 2.0 | ||
| 6 | IM Goletiani, Rusudan | 2367 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | ½ | 1.5 | ||
| 7 | WIM Zenyuk, Iryna | 2245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | x | 1 | 1.5 | ||
| 8 | FM Melekhina, Alisa | 2304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | 0.5 |
With just 2 rounds to go, Zatonskih would need a big miracle to qualify for the final. This has to be the biggest story so far. Krush, after a mishap in the first round, scored 4 straight victories.
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Go Irina!
Heck yeah! Go Irina! Take this one! You got this! Save some of that energy for the finals. Take draws these last few rounds before the finals.
Tim Loves Tiffanie
I disagree with the assessment that Zatonskih needs a miracle to qualify. What she needs is to win her last two games! If she does win her last two games, the only way that she could fail to at least tie for second place is is Foisor beats Crush and Baginskaite beats Foisor. While this is certainly possible, it’s not particularly likely.
I disagree with the assessment that Zatonskih needs a miracle to qualify. What she needs is to win her last two games! If she does win her last two games, the only way that she could fail to at least tie for second place is is Foisor beats Crush and Baginskaite beats Foisor. While this is certainly possible, it’s not particularly likely.
Sorry, I meant fourth place (not second place).