Tan Zhongyi took sole lead of the FIDE Ladies’s Candidates with 7.5/11 after beating
Kateryna Lagno in a Reti. Lei Tingjie managed to attract towards Anna Muzychuk and
is half a degree behind. With three rounds to go Kateryna Lagno, Humpy Koneru
and Aleksandra Goryachkina are all on 5.5 factors, realistically it is between
Tan and Lei for the title.

Tan performed a Reti System, 13…e5 from Lagno may have been met by 14.Nxe5 with
benefit however as a substitute a roughly steadiness place was arrived at. 27.Rc5? may
have been refuted by 27…f4 when overloaded items mixed with a kingside assault
win for black. Lagno performed the shedding 28…Bxb3 (28…f4 is the best way to carry the steadiness
now) and Tan made no mistake in changing.

There have been related goings on within the recreation Lei Tingjie towards Anna Muzychuk. After
a Giuoco Piano opening Muzychuk was no less than equal till she failed to search out the
appropriate defence to 19.Bxh6 gxh6? (19…Nh7!) however then Lei performed 22.Nxe5? (22.Kh2!)
and black was higher after which 30.c4? profitable. After 34.Nf5 it got here all the way down to
whether or not black may keep away from perpetual examine, it was attainable however the best way to
do it wasn’t 42….Bf7? however 42…Ke8 as a substitute. So a draw in the long run.
Humpy Koneru constructed up a profitable place after 30 strikes towards Nurgyul
Salimova as white in a Slav Defence, she made relatively heavy climate of conversion
however acquired there in the long run. Rameshbabu Vaishali gained once more and
Aleksandra Goryachkina misplaced once more. It ended up in a equal however tough Queen and Pawn endgame
however 64….d4? misplaced and Vaishali made no mistake.

Spherical 11 Standings:
1st Tan 7.5
2nd Lei 7
third= Lagno, Koneru, Goryachkina 5.5pts,
sixth= Muzychuk, Vaishali 4.5pts
eighth Salimova 4pts

Spherical 12 18th April at 19:30BST:
Lagno-Lei,
Muzychuk-Vaishali,
Goryachkina-Koneru,
Salimova-Tan.