Hou wins, Chen lost again

Former Women’s World Champion Zhu Chen (Photo by Accoona)

Yifan Hou won again today to move into the clear lead at the Atatürk International Women Masters Tournament. She is on pace for another GM norm. In the mean time, former Women’s World Champion and the event #1 seed GM Zhu Chen lost again. That is 4 in a row. I hope she is OK physically because this has to be her worst professional tournament ever.

Round 4 results:

GM CHEN Zhu 2548 0 – 1 WGM YIFAN Hou 2527
WGM XUE Zhao 2517 ½ – ½ GM CRAMLING Pia 2524
IM DRONAVALLI Harika 2455 ½ – ½ WIM YILDIZ Betul Cemre 2207
IM KRUSH Irina 2473 ½ – ½ IM USHENINA Anna 2484
IM ATALIK Ekaterina 2408 ½ – ½ IM JAVAKHISHVILI Lela 2470

Standings after 4 rounds:

WGM YIFAN Hou 2527 CHN 3½

IM ATALIK Ekaterina 2408 TUR 3
GM CRAMLING Pia 2524 SWE 3

IM DRONAVALLI Harika 2455 IND 2½
IM KRUSH Irina 2473 USA 2½
WGM XUE Zhao 2517 CHN 2½

IM JAVAKHISHVILI Lela 2470 GEO 2

IM USHENINA Anna 2484 UKR ½
WIM YILDIZ Betul Cemre 2207 TUR ½

GM CHEN Zhu 2548 QAT 0

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