Super Six For Zhao Xue In Nalchik
After six rounds of the Women's Grand Prix in Nalchik, Zhao Xue is leading with a sensational perfect score of six points!
With the rest of the field at least 2 points behind, Zhao Xue is a commanding position in the Nalchik Grand Prix, the third tournament of the 2011/12 series.
26 year-old Zhao Xue from China
The standings after 6 of 11 rounds:
| Zhao, Xue | CHN | 2497 | 6 |
| Ju, Wenjun | CHN | 2536 | 4 |
| Stefanova, Antoaneta | BUL | 2528 | 4 |
| Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | RUS | 2421 | 3½ |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda | RUS | 2560 | 3½ |
| Kosintseva, Tatiana | RUS | 2536 | 3 |
| Cmilyte, Viktorija | LTU | 2525 | 2½ |
| Lahno, Kateryna | UKR | 2554 | 2½ |
| Zhu, Chen | QAT | 2490 | 2½ |
| Galliamova, Alisa | RUS | 2498 | 2 |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | RUS | 2469 | 1½ |
| Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | MGL | 2465 | 1 |
The best overall player from the series of 6 Grand Prix tournaments will become the challenger for the 2013 Women's World Championship. The regulations for the 2011/12 Grand Prix can be found here.
The winner in each of the tournaments will receive 6,500 euros out of a prize fund of 40,000 euros, with the overall winner getting a further 15,000 euros.
Current women's world champion Hou Yifan won the first two Grand Prix events, in Rostov and Shenzhen, but isn't taking part this time.
The official website with all the games and more information is here.
