Lilit Mkrtchyan scores second victory at FIDE Women Grand Prix

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan scored her second victory in the 6th tour of FIDE Women Grand Prix championship due in Nanjing, China.



In the 5th and 6th tours of the championship Lilit Mkrtchyan scored victories over China's Zhao Xue and Ecuador's Martha Fierro accordingly.



After the 6th tour, Lilit Mkrtchyan, with 3,5 points to her score, shares 3rd to 6th places of tournament table with China's Zhao Xue and Xu Yuhua.



In the 7t tour Lilit Mkrtchyan will play with black pieces against Mongolia's Munguntuul

Batkhuyag.



Results after 6th tour:



Zhao Xue (China) - Zhu Chen (Qatar) - 1:0

Baira Kovanova (Russia) - Betul Yildiz (Turkey) - 1:0

Marie Sebag (France) - Ju Wenjun (China) - 1:0

Xu Yuhua (China) - Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) - 0:1

Shen Yang (China) - Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia) - 0,5:0,5

Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) - Martha Fierro (Equador) - 1:0



Standings after 6th tour:



Nana Dzagnidze - 5; Marie Sebag - 4; Lilit Mkrtchyan, Xu Yuhua, Zhao Xue - 3,5; Ju Wenjun, Zhu Chen, Munguntuul Batkhuyag, Baira Kovanova - 3; Shen Yang - 2,5; Martha Fierro - 2; Betul Yildiz - 0.