13 March 2020
WGP Lausanne: Aleksandra Goryackina is On Top Again
She defeated Ju Wenjun in the key game.
The penultimate 10th round of the third leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series was played in Lausanne on March 12.
Aleksandra Goryachkina defeated the women's world champion Ju Wenjun, Zhansaya Abdumalik bested Pia Cramling, while Antoaneta Stefanova beat Mariya Muzychuk. The games Kashlinskaya - Dzagnidze, Kosteniuk - Sebag, and Harika - A. Muzychuk were drawn.
Standings after Round 10:
1-2. Nana Dzagnidze, Aleksandra Goryachkina - 6.5
3. Zhansaya Abdumalik - 6
4-5. Alina Kashlinskaya, Anna Muzychuk - 5.
6-8. Harika Dronavalli, Antoaneta Stefanova, Mariya Muzychuk - 5
9-10. Ju Wenjun, Pia Cramling - 4
11-12. Alexandra Kosteniuk, Marie Sebag - 3.5.
Round 11 pairings (starts at 13:30 PM Moscow time):
A. Muzychuk - Kashlinskaya, M. Muzychuk - Harika, Cramling - Stefanova, Sebag - Abdumalik, Ju Wenjun - Kosteniuk, Dzagnidze - Goryachkina.
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