Anna Ushenina maintains the lead before the last round of the European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2016 in Mamaia.
In the 10th round she drew with Sabrina Vega Gutierrez on the top board and kept the half a point lead.
On the second board Natalija Pogonina drew with Elisabeth Paehtz, while Lilit Mkrtchian defeated Jolanta Zawadzka on the third board.
Stefanova, Javakhishvili, Bodnaruk and Lazarne made important victories to stay in the fight for the top places.
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.
Round 11 top pairings:
Ushenina vs Mkrtchian, Paehtz vs Vega, Stefanova vs Pogonina, Bodnaruk vs Javakhishvili, Zawadzka vs Lazarne, etc.
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.