Jiner maintains her sole lead
For the second time in this tournament since the first round, four out of five games were decisive.
Melia - Divya: 0-1
IM Divya Deshmukh (2460) played against IM Melia Salome (GEO, 2293) for the first time. Divya won the queen and double rook endgame after grinding it and eventually her opponent crumbled.
Polina- Humpy: 0-1
GM Koneru Humpy (2528) played two Classical rated games against IM Polina Shuvalova (2500). Both ended in draws. However, this time, Humpy got herself connected passed pawns on the queenside in a double rook endgame. She used it to her advantage to win the game.
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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
The tournament will take place from 14th to 23rd April 2025. Sole rest day is on Saturday 19th April.
Round 4 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2293 | IM | Melia, Salome | 0 - 1 | IM | Divya, Deshmukh | 2460 | 7 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 8 | 2500 | IM | Shuvalova, Polina | 0 - 1 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | 2528 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 9 | 2488 | GM | Dronavalli, Harika | ½ - ½ | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 2484 | 5 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2361 | IM | Batkhuyag, Munguntuul | 0 - 1 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | 2402 | 4 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2525 | GM | Zhu, Jiner | 1 - 0 | IM | Kashlinskaya, Alina | 2496 | 3 | PGN |
Standings after Round 4
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | Zhu, Jiner | CHN | 2525 | 3,5 | 1 | 5,00 | 3 | |
| 2 | 6 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | IND | 2528 | 3 | 3 | 6,25 | 2 | |
| 3 | 7 | IM | Divya, Deshmukh | IND | 2460 | 3 | 3 | 4,00 | 3 | |
| 4 | 9 | GM | Dronavalli, Harika | IND | 2488 | 2 | 2 | 2,50 | 1 | |
| 5 | 8 | IM | Shuvalova, Polina | FID | 2500 | 2 | 2 | 2,00 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | IM | Batkhuyag, Munguntuul | MGL | 2361 | 2 | 1 | 1,50 | 2 | |
| 7 | 5 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IND | 2484 | 1,5 | 2 | 3,50 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | BUL | 2402 | 1,5 | 2 | 3,00 | 1 | |
| 9 | 10 | IM | Melia, Salome | GEO | 2293 | 1 | 2 | 3,25 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | IM | Kashlinskaya, Alina | POL | 2496 | 0,5 | 2 | 1,00 | 0 |
Round 5 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2496 | IM | Kashlinskaya, Alina | IM | Melia, Salome | 2293 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 2402 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | GM | Zhu, Jiner | 2525 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 2484 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IM | Batkhuyag, Munguntuul | 2361 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 2528 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | GM | Dronavalli, Harika | 2488 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2460 | IM | Divya, Deshmukh | IM | Shuvalova, Polina | 2500 | 8 |
