FIDE WOMEN’S GRAND PRIX: LILIT MKRTCHYAN RECORDED HER FIRST VICTORY.
Elina Danielyan

Panorama.am
13:59 30/04/2010

FIDE Women’s Grand Prix has recorded very efficient results. 5 sets
out of 6 ended by victory of one side. It’s interesting to mention
that 4 chess players who scored perfect victory played with blacks.

The ranking table leads Tatiana Kosintseva. She scored 3,5 during 4
rounds. Georgia Nana Dzagnidze lacks half point to reach the leader,
Sweden Pia Kramling has 2,5 points.

Swden chess player’s rival was Armenian Elina Danielyan who has
been defeated by Pia in the 54th step. Lilit Lazarian recorded her
first victory.

Today both Armenian chess players Lilit Lazarian and Elina Danielyan
have to meet in the 5th round.

Standing 1. Kosintseva Tatiana 3½ 2. Dzagnidze Nana 3 3. Cramling Pia
2½ 4. Yildiz Betul Cemre 2 5. Zhu Chen 2 6. Kovanova Baira 2 7. Koneru
Humpy 2 8. Mkrtchian Lilit 2 9. Hou Yifan 2 10. Munguntuul Batkhuyag
1½ 11. Zhao Xue 1 12. Danielian Elina ½

Results Danielian – Cramling 0:1 Zhe Chen – Hou Yifan 0:1 Dzagnidze
– Yildiz 1:0 Zhao Xue – Mkrtchian 0:1 Munguntuul – Kosintseva 0:1
Kovanova – Koneru 1/2 Source: Panorama.am

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress