Round 8: same leaders at the top
The
central game of the eighth round between Ju Wenjun and Hou Yifan
finished in a draw and both leaders secured their places at the top with
6, 5 points. Batchimeg Tuvshintugs outplayed Alina L’Ami and keeps the
third place after eight rounds one point behind the leaders. Elina
Danielian defeated Nafisa Muminova and shares the fourth place with Anna
Ushenina and Harika Dronavalli. Other games finished in a draw but Zhao
Xue had the highest chances to grab the full point in the game against
Tatiana Kosintseva. Hou Yifan and Humpy Koneru keep 3 points distance
and Hou Yifan needs only one draw to win the first place in the FIDE
Women Grand Prix Series 2013-2014.Tomorrow is free day and the ninth round will start at 3 pm on 4th of September.
