Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 8: Dzagnidze Is Back
GM Nana Dzagnidze is back at the top in Lausanne. With a win in round eight, the Georgian grandmaster now shares the lead at the Women's Grand Prix with GM Aleksandra Goryachkina. There are three rounds to go.
Results round 8
Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS) – Ju Wenjun (CHN) 0-1
Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) – Marie Sebag (FRA) 1-0
Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) – Pia Cramling (SWE) ½-½
Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) – Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) 0-1
Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) – Anna Muzychuk (UKR) ½-½
Antoaneta Stefanova (BLG) – Harika Dronavalli (IND) 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 | 2583 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0/8 | 18.5 | |||||
| 2 | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2509 | 2578 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0/8 | 18.5 | |||||
| 3 | Muzychuk, Mariya | 2551 | 2555 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5/8 | 16.75 | |||||
| 4 | Abdumalik, Zhansaya | 2461 | 2561 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5/8 | 16.5 | |||||
| 5 | Muzychuk, Anna | 2535 | 2554 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5/8 | 15.5 | |||||
| 6 | Kashlinskaya, Alina | 2485 | 2547 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5/8 | 15.25 | |||||
| 7 | Harika, Dronavalli | 2517 | 2499 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 4.0/8 | 17 | |||||
| 8 | Cramling, Pia | 2475 | 2525 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0/8 | 17 | |||||
| 9 | Ju Wenjun | 2583 | 2490 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0/8 | 16.25 | |||||
| 10 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2453 | 2463 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5/8 | ||||||
| 11 | Sebag, Marie | 2443 | 2377 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2.5/8 | ||||||
| 12 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2482 | 2321 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2.0/8 |
Nobody is running away just yet in this tournament where everyone can beat everyone, and plus two is currently enough for first place. Dzagnidze reached that score with her win against French GM Marie Sebag, who had built up a nice attacking position but then spoiled everything in just a few moves.
GM Ju Wenjun's tournament so far hasn't been worthy of the world champion, but on Tuesday, she finally scored her first win as IM Alina Kashlinskaya blundered a tactic:
One of the former world champions also scored her first win: GM Antoaneta Stefanova defeated GM Harika Dronavalli. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk's suffering continued as she also lost to the other Muzychuk sister, Mariya.
Games round 8
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 9 (Wednesday)
Harika Dronavalli (IND) – Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS)
Anna Muzychuk (UKR) – Antoaneta Stefanova(BLG)
Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) – Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ)
Pia Cramling (SWE) – Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)
Marie Sebag (FRA) – Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS)
Ju Wenjun (CHN) – Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)
Previous reports:
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 7: Kosteniuk Struggling
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 6: Kashlinskaya Joins Leaders
- Goryachkina, Harika Lead Lausanne Women's Grand Prix
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 3: The World Champion Stumbles
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 2: Wins For Dzagnidze, Goryachkina
- Lausanne Women's Grand Prix Day 1: Silence Before The Storm?
- Women's Chess Grand Prix To Resume In Lausanne
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