Humpy and Nana's surge

GM Humpy Koneru, the top seed of the Doha Grand Prix, is making a strong surge after the break by winning 3 straight games. Today she defeated the leader GM Danielian to pull within just one point from the lead. Georgian GM Dzagnidze is also keeping pace by winning 3 straight. It will be a very exciting finish.

Round 8 results

GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2550	1-0	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2475
GM	Zhu Chen	2495	1/2	GM	Xu Yuhua	2484
GM	Koneru Humpy	2607	1-0	GM	Danielian Elina	2454
IM	Fierro Baquero Martha L	2363	1-0	IM	Munguntuul Batkhuyag	2410
GM	Cramling Pia	2516	1/2	GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	2502
GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2546	1/2	GM	Sebag Marie	2489

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