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Tbilisi GP Round 7: Vaishali ends her losing streak, draws with Anna Muzychuk

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/08/2024

GM R Vaishali ended her losing streak by sharing the point with the highest rated player at FIDE Tbilisi GP 2024, GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) in Round 7. It was a well contested draw where neither player got any real opportunity. IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) scored the sole win of the round against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI). The former women's world champion made an incorrect decision in a rook and knight endgame. It cost her dearly. Bibisara has emerged sole leader 4.5/7. She is followed by four players - GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) and IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) at 4/7 each. The penultimate round starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Bibisara beats Kosteniuk to gain sole lead

IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) is the sole leader 4.5/7 | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Bibisara - Kosteniuk: 1-0

IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ, 2470) defeated GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI, 2488) twice in Classical rated games last year. Both of them occurred in the GP. This time also, she repeated the same result. 

Position after 37.g4

White needed to play 37...f5 right away. Instead, she went 37...Nb4? 38.h5+ Kf6 39.Nc5 Rxa2 40.Ne4+ Ke5 41.Rxa2 Nxa2 42.Ke3 Nb4 43.f4+ Kd5 44.Nf6+ and Black won the knight endgame in another ten moves.

IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) won her third encounter against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) at GP events | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
Interview with Stavroula Tsolakidou | Video: FIDE

IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) - GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

GM Vaishali R ended her losing streak by splitting the point with GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
Interview with Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | Video: ChessBase India

IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP) - IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO) - GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Round 7 in progress | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Replay live stream

Replay Round 7 Live Commentary by WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili (GEO) and GM Valeriane Gaprindashvili (GEO) | Video: FIDE

Prizes

Total prize fund is €80000. The top three prizes are €18000, €13000 and €10500 each. The top three GP points are - 130, 105 and 85. For more details, check out the regulations below.

Schedule

Round 1-8 starts at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Only the final round on Saturday 24th August will start at 1 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Sole rest day is on Tuesday 20th August.

Replay Round 7 games

Round 7 results

Bo.No.FEDRtg NameResultName FEDRtgNo.
14KAZ2470
IMAssaubayeva, Bibisara1 - 0GMKosteniuk, Alexandra
SUI248810
25GRE2429
IMTsolakidou, Stavroula½ - ½GMDzagnidze, Nana
GEO25063
36IND2506
GMVaishali, Rameshbabu½ - ½GMMuzychuk, Anna
UKR25252
47ESP2489
IMKhademalsharieh, Sarasadat½ - ½IMKashlinskaya, Alina
POL24741
58GEO2451
IMJavakhishvili, Lela½ - ½GMMuzychuk, Mariya
UKR25089

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Standings after Round 7

Rk.SNo NameFEDRtgBdldPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
14
IMAssaubayeva, BibisaraKAZ24704,5314,75200
29
GMMuzychuk, MariyaUKR25084413,25100
33
GMDzagnidze, NanaGEO25064314,50100
41
IMKashlinskaya, AlinaPOL24744313,25100
55
IMTsolakidou, StavroulaGRE24294313,00100
62
GMMuzychuk, AnnaUKR25253,5313,00000
78
IMJavakhishvili, LelaGEO24513411,00000
810
GMKosteniuk, AlexandraSUI2488349,00100
97
IMKhademalsharieh, SarasadatESP24892,549,00100
106
GMVaishali, RameshbabuIND25062,547,25100

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Round 8 pairings

Bo.No.FEDRtg NameResultName FEDRtgNo.
110SUI2488
GMKosteniuk, AlexandraGMMuzychuk, Mariya
UKR25089
21POL2474
IMKashlinskaya, AlinaIMJavakhishvili, Lela
GEO24518
32UKR2525
GMMuzychuk, AnnaIMKhademalsharieh, Sarasadat
ESP24897
43GEO2506
GMDzagnidze, NanaGMVaishali, Rameshbabu
IND25066
54KAZ2470
IMAssaubayeva, BibisaraIMTsolakidou, Stavroula
GRE24295

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