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IM Lahno of the Ukraine quickly drew Stefanova today to clinch the North Urals Championship. GM Zhu Chen also quickly drew GM Chiburdanidze to finish 2nd. IM N. Kosintseva defeated IM Mkrtchian to overtake the 3rd spot.
Congratulations to IM Lahno for a fine performance! She would earn a GM norm for this event.
Yifan Hou – Cmilyte 1/2
Lahno – Stefanova 1/2
Kosintseva T. – Matveeva 1-0
Kosintseva N. – Mkrtchian 1-0
Chiburdanidze – Zhu Chen 1/2
Final Standings:
1 Zhu Chen QAT 2476 6 pts (2nd)
2 Lilit Mkrtchian ARM 2459 5 pts (4-6)
3 Svetlana Matveeva RUS 2454 2 pts (10th)
4 Antoaneta Stefanova BUL 2520 5 pts (4-6)
5 Yifan Hou CHN 2488 3 pts (8th)
6 Kateryna Lahno UKR 2449 7 pts (1st)
7 Tatiana Kosintseva RUS 2479 2½ pts (9th)
8 Nadezhda Kosintseva RUS 2472 5½ pts (3rd)
9 Maia Chiburdanidze GEO 2504 5 pts (4-6)
10 Viktorija Cmilyte LTU 2476 4 pts (7th)
minor typo error. you left the winner off the list.
“IM Lahno of the Ukraine quickly drew Stefanova today to clinch the North Urals Championship. (…)
Congratulations to IM Lahno for a fine performance!”
And for not getting invited to more tournaments, right?