Grossmaster Konra Humppi and Kharik Dronavalley won the fourth round and caught up with the International Master Alice Lee, who had been leading in the tournament alone. Hampy beat Bibisar Asaubayev, and Kharika was stronger than NASA Dzagnidze.
Grandmaster Maria Muzychuk also won her first victory in the tournament, playing the International Master of Karissa IP.
Thus, only two draws were recorded in the tour: a “pure” draw in a party between Alina Kashlinskaya and Nino Batsashvili and another one with a lost chance. Tan Zhuuni’s Grasterka had an extra pawnship in a duel with Lee, but the American chess player found a tactical resource in time and saved a draw in a tour end.
Ukrainian chess player Maria Muzychuk Finally, she won the necessary victory, scoring only half a point in the previous three parties. “I feel that she has won this party twice,” the American chess player, Grasmaster Katzhina Nemtsova, commented. – “First in the debut, and then, after the mistakes in the case, again in the end -spill.”
The first winning position in Muzychuk originated after the course of the IP – logical in the appearance of the course that activated the tour. However, this allowed the Ukrainians to deploy a powerful attack. However, because of a lack of confidence after a failed start, Maria quickly got into a time and, having only three minutes, offered an exchange of enzymes, which almost destroyed her advantage.
Nevertheless, Muzychuk managed to squeeze a rival in an end -pawed tour. According to the Ukrainian herself, her rival “made many mistakes” in a position that had to end with a draw. In an interview, joyful Maria exclaimed: “I finally won and finally sit in the studio!”
Kerns Cup. 5 tour
- Alina Kashlinskaya (Poland) – Nino Batsashvili (Georgia) – 0,5: 0,5
- Hampy Konra (India) – Bibisar Asaubayeva (Kazakhstan) – 1: 0
- Maria Muzychuk (Ukraine) – Carissa IP (USA) – 1: 0
- Nana Dagnidze (Georgia) – Kharik Dronavalley (India) – 0: 1
- Tan Zhunya (China) – Alice Lee (USA) – 0,5: 0,5
Source: Sport.ua