Top seed Humpy Koneru of India lost again this round, this time with the White pieces! She is now -1 after 5 rounds at the Women’s Grand Prix in Nalchik.
Round 5 results:
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 3 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2622 | 0 – 1 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2476 | 12 |
| 4 | WIM | Yildiz Betul Cemre | 2244 | 0 – 1 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | 2385 | 2 |
| 5 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2524 | 1 – 0 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2479 | 1 |
| 6 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2523 | ½ – ½ | WGM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2428 | 11 |
| 7 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2503 | ½ – ½ | IM | Danielian Elina | 2491 | 10 |
| 8 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2570 | 1 – 0 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2490 | 9 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I hope she’s not sick.