Nana Dzagnidze (2550) played draw with Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia (2560) in the second round of Grand Prix which is under way in the city of Russia, Khanty-Mansiysk. The Georgian is in the 10th place with 0.5 point.
Yifan Hou of China (2618) is leading the tournament. She beat Tuvshintugs Batchimeg of Mongolia (2340).
In the third round Dzagnidze will face Hou.
Khanty-Mansiysk Grand Prix. 7-22 April
II round
Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria, 2489) – Anna Ushenina (Ukraine, 2501) 1:0
Tuvshintugs Batchimeg (Mongolia, 2340) – Yifan Hou (China, 2618) 0:1
Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, 2550) – Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia, 2560) 0.5:0.5
Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine, 2543) – Olga Girya (Russia, 2450) 1:0
Nafisa Muminova (Uzbekistan, 2321) – Xue Zhao (China, 2552) 1:0
Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, 2527) – Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia, 2496) 0:1
Tournament situation
2 – Hou; 1.5 – Stefanova, Muzychuk; 1 – Ushenina, Zhao, Lahno, Muminova, Girya, Kosintseva; 0.5 – Dzagnidze, Kosteniuk; 0 – Batchimeg;
III round
Ushenina - Kosteniuk
Zhao – Stefanova
Girya – Muminova
Muzychuk - Lahno
Hou – Dzagnidze
Kosintseva - Batchimeg
