Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 2: Wins For Dzagnidze, Goryachkina
GM Nana Dzagnidze and GM Aleksandra Goryachkina share the lead at the Lausanne Women's Grand Prix after winning their games in round two. The tournament is the third of four Grand Prix events where the winner and the runner-up will qualify for the 2021 Women's Candidates Tournament.
Results round 2
Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS) – Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) ½ - ½
Pia Cramling (SWE) – Anna Muzychuk (UKR) ½ - ½
Marie Sebag (FRA) – Harika Dronavalli (IND) ½ - ½
Ju Wenjun (CHN) – Antoaneta Stefanova (BLG) ½ - ½
Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) – Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) 1-0
Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) – Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) 1-0
Standings
| # | Fed | Name | Rtg | Perf | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Pts | SB |
| 1 | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | 2579 | 2674 | ½ | 1 | 1.5/2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2509 | 2662 | ½ | 1 | 1.5/2 | 0.75 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kashlinskaya, Alina | 2485 | 2565 | ½ | ½ | 1.0/2 | 1.25 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Muzychuk, Mariya | 2551 | 2510 | ½ | ½ | 1.0/2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Muzychuk, Anna | 2535 | 2513 | ½ | ½ | 1.0/2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Harika, Dronavalli | 2517 | 2459 | ½ | ½ | 1.0/2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Cramling, Pia | 2475 | 2526 | ½ | ½ | 1.0/2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2453 | 2513 | ½ | ½ | 1.0/2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Sebag, Marie | 2443 | 2485 | ½ | ½ | 1.0/2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Ju Wenjun | 2583 | 2457 | ½ | ½ | 1.0/2 | 0.75 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2482 | 2354 | 0 | ½ | 0.5/2 | 0.75 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Abdumalik, Zhansaya | 2461 | 2356 | 0 | ½ | 0.5/2 | 0.5 |
After the five draws on day one, it was Dzagnidze who won the first game in Lausanne. Her opponent, the Kazakh IM Zhansaya Abdumalik, is advised to check the theory of the London System because her play was quite inconsistent. Her voluntary weakening of the kingside was asking for an attack, and Dzagnidze delivered it ruthlessly.
Goryachkina's win was of a different nature: She had a positional edge in a Queen's Indian when GM Alexandra Kosteniuk blundered on move 23. Her rook got misplaced, and she was forced to give up a pawn, thereby weakening her other central pawn that also left the board soon.
Round 2 games
After Skolkovo and Monaco, Lausanne is the third Women's Grand Prix in the 2019-2020 series. The fourth and final leg will be held in May in Sardinia, Italy.
Each tournament is a 12-player round-robin. The prize fund in each Grand Prix is 80,000 euros, with 15,000 euros and 160 Grand Prix points awarded to the winner.
Pairings round 3
Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) – Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS)
Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) – Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS)
Antoaneta Stefanova (BLG) – Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)
Harika Dronavalli (IND) – Ju Wenjun (CHN)
Anna Muzychuk (UKR) – Marie Sebag (FRA)
Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) – Pia Cramling (SWE)
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