Round 4 results
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda | – Girya, Olga | ½-½ |
| Paikidze, Nazi | – Pogonina, Natalija | 0-1 |
| Galliamova, Alisa | – Shadrina, Tatiana | 0-1 |
| Nebolsina, Vera | – Matveeva, Svetlana | 1-0 |
| Gunina, Valentina | – Kosintseva, Tatiana | 0-1 |
| Bodnaruk, Anastasia | – Kosteniuk, Alexandra | ½-½ |
Standings after 4 rounds
| 1. | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | m | RUS | 2576 | 3½ |
| 2. | Pogonina, Natalija | wg | RUS | 2472 | 3 |
| 3-5. | Galliamova, Alisa | m | RUS | 2487 | 2½ |
| 3-5. | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | g | RUS | 2507 | 2½ |
| 3-5. | Paikidze, Nazi | wg | GEO | 2401 | 2½ |
| 6-9. | Nebolsina, Vera | wg | RUS | 2377 | 2 |
| 6-9. | Shadrina, Tatiana | wg | RUS | 2384 | 2 |
| 6-9. | Bodnaruk, Anastasia | m | RUS | 2407 | 2 |
| 6-9. | Kosintseva, Tatiana | g | RUS | 2581 | 2 |
| 10. | Girya, Olga | wg | RUS | 2435 | 1 |
| 11-12. | Matveeva, Svetlana | m | RUS | 2389 | ½ |
| 11-12. | Gunina, Valentina | wg | RUS | 2479 | ½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tatiana actually won that game against Vera, so the correct standings is 2 points for each of them:
http://www.russiachess.org/content/blogcategory/192/413/
Good start for Natalija.
Have the Kosintseva sisters already drawn their game against each other?
Draw, draw, draw, draw,…
This is the lamest siblings rivalry ever!
What is it with Tatiana Kosintseva?
Is she saving her best for the WC cycle?
She won a Gran Prix event a while back and since then she often loses or draws against weak opposition.
Right now, she’s not playing WC caliber chess. Look to Zdagnidze, Yifan or even her older sister to take the title.
What is the problem with Tatiana Kosintseva? She wins a Gran Prix event a while back and since that time she’s prone to lose or give draws to lesser opponents. Is she saving her best chess for the WC? At this point, Dzagnidze, Yifan or even older sister Nadezhda look like better bets for the Womens’ Championship title.