Friday, March 4, 2011

Clutch time, one game for everything


There is one round left at the Doha Women's Grand Prix and three players are within 1/2 point from each other! It will come down to a battle of nerve.

Standings after 10 rounds

Rk
NameRtgFED123456789101112PtsSB
1GMDanielian Elina2454ARM*010111½111
34.50
2GMKoneru Humpy2607IND1*½½01½111
½734.50
3GMSebag Marie2489FRA0½*11½1½1
1½731.75
4GMCramling Pia2516SWE1½0*1½
½½0½127.75
5GMDzagnidze Nana2550GEO0100*
110101522.50
6GMChiburdanidze Maia2502GEO00½½
*1110½½521.75
7GMXu Yuhua2484CHN0½0
00*011½1416.75
8IMMkrtchian Lilit2475ARM½0½½001*
½10419.50
9IMFierro Baquero Martha L2363ECU000½100
*11½417.00
10IMMunguntuul Batkhuyag2410MGL00
1010½0*1½417.75
11GMZhu Chen2495QAT0
0½1½½000*115.75
12GMStefanova Antoaneta2546BUL
½½00½01½½0*17.50

Danielian, who is leading by 1/2 point, will have White against Stefanova. Koneru will have Black against Zhu Chen while Sebag will have Black against Munguntuul. No one else has a chance to catch up.
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