Elina Danielyan ends in draw, comes fourth

In Round 10 of FIDE Women’s Chess Grand Prix Tournament held in Istanbul, Armenian Elina Danielyan ended in draw with Hou Yifan. Zhao Xue was bet by Marie Sebag, Hampy Koneru won against Antoinette Stefanova. Now Zhao Xue, Humpy Koneru and Hou Yifan have taken the lead with 7,5 points. Elina Danielyan finishes 4th with 7 points. The results of the other players are as follows: Sebag – 6points, Chiburdanidze – 5points, Stefanova – 5 points, Fierro – 4,5 points, Cramling – 4,5 points, Mamedjarova -2 points, Yang Shen – 2 points, Yildiz – 1,5 points.

Hou Yifan (China) – Elina Danielyan 0,5:0,5

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 Nd7 6. Nxb7 Qc7 7.
Nc5 Nxc5 8. dxc5 e6 9. Nf3 Bxc5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. O-O h6 12. b3 O-O 13.
Bb2 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Nh4 Nf4 16. Qf3 Bh7 17. Rad1 e5 18. Qg3 Bxc2
19. Rc1 Bh7 20. Nf3 Bd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Rfd1 c5 23. Bf1 Qe5 24. Re1
Qf5 25. b4 cxb4 26. h4 Bg6 27. Rcd1 Qf6 28. Rd2 Rac8 29. Qb3 a5 30. g3
Ne6 31. Qd1 Rc3 32. Qa4 Rc5 33. a3 bxa3 34. Bxa3 Re5 35. Be7 Qxe7 36.
Rxe5 d3 37. Qxa5 Qf6 38. Rd5 Rxd5 39. Qxd5 Qc3 40. h5 Be4 41. Rxd3
Qxd3 42. Qxd3 Bxd3 43. Bxd3 Kf8 44. Kg2 Ke7 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Kg4 Nc5
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Round 11 pairings:

Marie Sebag - Humpry Koneru
Elina Danielyan – Zhao Xue
Yang Shen – Hou Yifan
Maya Chiburdanidze – Martha Fierro
Zeinab Mamedjarova – Betul Yildiz
Antoinette Stefanova – Pia Cramling