25/02/2011 12:24
FIDE Grand Prix: Elina Danielian in lead
Elina Danielian beat Batkhuyag Munguntuul with black pieces in Round 3 of FIDE Grand Prix and took lead in the tournament. Lilit Mkrtchian drew with Marie Sebag and shares the 8th-12th places with 4 other chess players.
Martha Fierro beat Nana Dzagnidze, Zhu Chen beat Antoaneta Stefanova, Xu Yuhua lost to Maia Chiburdanidze. Pia Cramling drew with Humpy Koneru.
Dzagnidze and Fierro share the 2nd-3rd places with 2 points each. Humpy Koneru, Marie Sebag, Zhu Chen and Pia Cramling share the 4th-7th places with 1.5 points each.
Elina Danielian will play with Nana Dzagnidze, Lilit Mkrtchian with Maia Chiburdanidze in Round 4 to be held today.