Women's chess grand prix in Doha R3: Danielian leads with perfect score

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Hi everyone,

Elina Danielian is going super strong at the sixth women's chess grand prix in Doha, Qatar. She leads with a perfect score after three rounds.

Maia Chiburdanidze and Elina Danielian in the press conference with Anastasiya Karlovich (middle)

The FIDE Women Grand Prix is a series of elite tournaments organised by FIDE and Global Chess, with six legs over two years in various countries around the world, with three tournaments every year. The winner of each tournament gets 6,500 Euros out of a prize fund of 40,000 Euros, and the overall winner of the series will win a further 15,000 Euros at the end of the series. The sixth event of the cycle is currently being held from the 21st of February to 5th of March. It is taking place in the Sharq Village and Spa in Doha, Qatar. Games start: Rounds 1-10 at 3:00 PM local time, round 11 at 12 AM local time, the rest day is February 27th (after round 6).

Here are the Round 3 results

Results of round three

Ti.	Name	Rtg	Res.	Ti.	Name	Rtg
IM	Fierro Baquero Martha L	2363	1-0	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2550
GM	Cramling Pia	2516	½-½	GM	Koneru Humpy	2607
GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2546	0-1	GM	Zhu Chen	2495
GM	Sebag Marie	2489	½-½	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2475
GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	2502	1-0	GM	Xu Yuhua	2484
IM	Munguntuul Batkhuyag	2410	0-1	GM	Danielian Elina	2454

You can check the official website here. Meanwhile, how about some nice games from the third round? Enjoy.

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