Tatiana Kosintseva is still leading the Women’s Grand Prix in Nalchik. However, that lead is now down to 1 point over Hou Yifan with 4 games to play.
Standings after 7 rounds:
| Rk | No. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts. | |
| 1 | 5 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2524 | RUS | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2570 | CHN | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2523 | SWE | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | ||||
| 12 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2476 | QAT | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | |||||
| 5 | 1 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2479 | GEO | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2622 | IND | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3½ | ||||
| 7 | 2 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | 2385 | RUS | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2503 | ARM | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3 | |||||
| 11 | WGM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2428 | MGL | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3 | |||||
| 10 | 9 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2490 | CHN | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2½ | ||||
| 11 | 4 | WIM | Yildiz Betul Cemre | 2244 | TUR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 2 | ||||
| 12 | 10 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2491 | ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
Official website: http://nalchik2010.fide.com
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
It doesn’t seem that she has improved in the past year.
Yifan needs a better coach like Polgar. What a waste of her talent!