With 3 rounds to go, Zhao Xue has already sealed the victory in Nalchik. She is leading her compatriot by 3 points! The rest of the field is battling for 2nd place.

Zhao Xue was a major star in China with many spectacular results. Unfortunately, her many accomplishments have some what been forgotten due to the meteoric rise of Hou Yifan. She is now making a mark in women’s chess again. I am happy to see her do well. Congratulations!

Round 8 results

Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg
GM Zhao Xue 2497 1 – 0 GM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2560
IM Galliamova Alisa 2498 ½ GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2525
IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2467 1 – 0 WGM Ju Wenjun 2536
GM Lahno Kateryna 2554 ½ GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2536
GM Zhu Chen 2490 1 – 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2528
IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 2421 0 – 1 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2469

Standings after 8 rounds

Rk Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Rp
1 GM Zhao Xue 2497 CHN * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2942
2 WGM Ju Wenjun 2536 CHN * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 2544
3 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 2421 RUS ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 4 2509
4 GM Lahno Kateryna 2554 UKR 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4 2500
5 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2525 LTU 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 4 2506
6 GM Zhu Chen 2490 QAT 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 4 2499
7 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2536 RUS ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 4 2500
8 GM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2560 RUS 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 4 2505
9 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2528 BUL 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 1 4 2509
10 IM Galliamova Alisa 2498 RUS 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 3 2441
11 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2467 MGL 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 2374
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2469 RUS 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 0 * 2371

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