Russian player Alexandra Kosteniuk became the leader of the second stage of the FIDE Women’s Chess Grand Prix after the second round, which ended in Munich on February 3. The results of the round are published on chess24.com.
In the second round, Alexandra Kosteniuk defeated Elisabeth Petz with black and topped the tournament table with 2 points out of 2. Nana Dzagnidze, Tan Zhongyi and Anna Muzychuk are half a point behind.
Let’s remember that the Munich tournament is the second stage of the 2022-2023 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. – a series of 4 tournaments with 16 participants (each chess player will play in 3 tournaments). Stage composition in Munich: Humpy Koneru (India, FIDE rating 2572), Tan Zhongyi (China, 2530), Maria Muzychuk (Ukraine, 2523), Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, 2522), Alexandra Kosteniuk (FID, 2519), Nana Dzagnidze ( Georgia, 2517), Harika Dronavalli (India, 2507), Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan, 2496), Alina Kashlinskaya (Poland, 2491), Zhu Jin’er (China, 2486), Elisabeth Petz (Germany, 2464), Dinara Wagner ( Germany, 2413). Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting on move one. The prize fund is 80,000 euros.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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