Zhao Xue is on a tear at the Nalchik Women’s Grand Prix. She scored 5 straight wins to start the event with a performance of over 3,300 and is leading the field by 1.5 pt.
In the mean time, Alexandra Kosteniuk after a good start has lost 4 straight games. Her performance is at around 2280.
There are 6 games to go so anything can still happen. No one can be counted out just yet.
Round 5 results
| Zhu Chen | 2490 | ½ | IM | Kovalevskaya Ekaterina | 2421 |
| Zhao Xue | 2497 | 1 – 0 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2554 |
| Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2560 | 1 – 0 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2467 |
| Stefanova Antoaneta | 2528 | 1 – 0 | IM | Galliamova Alisa | 2498 |
| Kosintseva Tatiana | 2536 | 1 – 0 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2469 |
| Ju Wenjun | 2536 | ½ | GM | Cmilyte Viktorija | 2525 |
Standings after 5 rounds
| Rk | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | |
| 1 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2497 | CHN | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 2 | WGM | Ju Wenjun | 2536 | CHN | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | ||||||
| 3 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2528 | BUL | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 4 | GM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2560 | RUS | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | GM | Cmilyte Viktorija | 2525 | LTU | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 2½ | ||||||
| 6 | IM | Kovalevskaya Ekaterina | 2421 | RUS | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2½ | ||||||
| 7 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2536 | RUS | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2½ | ||||||
| 8 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2490 | QAT | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | ||||||
| 9 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2554 | UKR | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 2 | ||||||
| 10 | IM | Galliamova Alisa | 2498 | RUS | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1½ | ||||||
| 11 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2469 | RUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2467 | MGL | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
Official website: http://nalchik2011.fide.com/index.php
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan what happened to lil Kostarook? Wow, They doing alotta practicin over there Susan! The Chinese women starting to whoop eieebody they must be really disciplined over there to get so good so fast Susan! lol
2280 is a performance 99% of the planet’s chess players will never achieve.
Yes, Kosteniuk should be proud of her 2280 performance. It’s excellent for her.
I feel bad for Kosteniuk. How the mighty have fallen. But being a wife and a mom can take its toll on professional players.
I feel bad for Kosteniuk. How the mighty have fallen. But being a wife and a mom can take its toll on professional players.
I feel bad for Kosteniuk. How the mighty have fallen. But being a wife and a mom can take its toll on professional players.
I feel bad for Kosteniuk. How the mighty have fallen. But being a wife and a mom can take its toll on professional players.
I feel bad for Kosteniuk. How the mighty have fallen. But being a wife and a mom can take its toll on professional players.
hmmm. So she’s the only female player who is married and have children? What a stupid lame excuse. She’s too busy self promoting and not enough time training. So this is the result of her own doing. At this rate, she won’t even make the national team.