Standings of the leaders after 5 rounds:
| Rank | Name | Score | Fed. | M/F | Rating | TPR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Hoang Thanh Trang | 4.5 | HUN | F | 2483 | 2709 | |||||||
| 2 | IM Mkrtchian, Lilit | 4.5 | ARM | F | 2460 | 2694 | |||||||
| 3 | GM Socko, Monika | 4.5 | POL | F | 2449 | 2728 | |||||||
| 4 | IM Melia, Salome | 4.5 | GEO | F | 2422 | 2688 | |||||||
| 5 | IM Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | 4.0 | SCO | F | 2500 | 2559 | |||||||
| 6 | GM Lahno, Kateryna | 4.0 | UKR | F | 2488 | 2591 | |||||||
| 7 | WGM Pogonina, Natalija | 4.0 | RUS | F | 2467 | 2518 | |||||||
| 8 | IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | 4.0 | RUS | F | 2442 | 2565 | |||||||
| 9 | IM Ovod, Evgenija | 4.0 | RUS | F | 2430 | 2554 | |||||||
| 10 | IM Khurtsidze, Nino | 4.0 | GEO | F | 2421 | 2555 | |||||||
| 11 | IM Foisor, Cristina-Adela | 4.0 | ROU | F | 2412 | 2548 | |||||||
| 12 | IM Rajlich, Iweta | 4.0 | POL | F | 2399 | 2515 | |||||||
| 13 | WGM Kovanova, Baira | 4.0 | RUS | F | 2386 | 2508 | |||||||
| 14 | WGM Zawadzka, Jolanta | 4.0 | POL | F | 2385 | 2555 | |||||||
| 15 | WGM Demina, Julia | 4.0 | RUS | F | 2361 | 2448 |
Top board pairings for round 6:
| Table | White | Score | Fed. | Rating | Black | Score | Fed. | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM Melia, Salome | 4.5 | GEO | 2422 | GM Hoang Thanh Trang | 4.5 | HUN | 2483 | |
| 2 | IM Mkrtchian, Lilit | 4.5 | ARM | 2460 | GM Socko, Monika | 4.5 | POL | 2449 | |
| 3 | IM Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | 4.0 | SCO | 2500 | IM Khurtsidze, Nino | 4.0 | GEO | 2421 | |
| 4 | GM Lahno, Kateryna | 4.0 | UKR | 2488 | WGM Kovanova, Baira | 4.0 | RUS | 2386 | |
| 5 | WGM Pogonina, Natalija | 4.0 | RUS | 2467 | WGM Demina, Julia | 4.0 | RUS | 2361 | |
| 6 | IM Rajlich, Iweta | 4.0 | POL | 2399 | IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | 4.0 | RUS | 2442 | |
| 7 | IM Foisor, Cristina-Adela | 4.0 | ROU | 2412 | IM Ovod, Evgenija | 4.0 | RUS | 2430 | |
| 8 | WGM Zawadzka, Jolanta | 4.0 | POL | 2385 | IM Ushenina, Anna | 3.5 | UKR | 2499 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Ms. Polgar,
I love your blog, but I have to ask- do you ever sleep?
Not enough 🙂
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
You’re a great asset to the chess community, Susan. Your blog is a joy to read. Never mind if you can’t get enough sleep. Most people can’t sleep these days anyway. 🙂