USHENINA MAINTAINS THE LEAD WITH ONE ROUND TO GO

Anna Ushenina maintains the lead before the last round of the European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2016 in Mamaia.

Vega vs UsheninaIn the 10th round she drew with Sabrina Vega Gutierrez on the top board and kept the half a point lead.

Pogonina vs PaehtzOn the second board Natalija Pogonina drew with Elisabeth Paehtz, while Lilit Mkrtchian defeated Jolanta Zawadzka on the third board.

Mkrtchian vs Zawadzka

Stefanova, Javakhishvili, Bodnaruk and Lazarne made important victories to stay in the fight for the top places.

Daulyte vs Stefanova

Round 10 results

Standings after 10 rounds:

1 Ushenina 8 points

2-4 Paehtz, Vega, Mkrtchian 7.5 points

5-9 Stefanova, Bodnaruk, Pogonina, Lazarne, Javakhishvili 7 points

10-19 Matnadze, Socko, Shvayger, Atalik, Goryachkina, Szczepkowska-Horowska, Hoolt, Styazhkina, Zawadzka, Khurtsidze 6.5 points, etc.

Kuhkhashvili vs Bodnaruk

Round 11 top pairings:

Ushenina vs Mkrtchian, Paehtz vs Vega, Stefanova vs Pogonina, Bodnaruk vs Javakhishvili, Zawadzka vs Lazarne, etc.

Javakhishvili vs Gara

The final decisive round is played on Tuesday 7th June at 1.00 pm (local time).

The ECU President Zurab Azmaiparashvili announced a moment of silence before the last round of the Championship, in memory of the legendary Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, who died yesterday.

Gaponenko vs Lazarne