Women’s Grand Prix, Round 8: Kosteniuk remains clear first

In the 8th round of the Munich Grand Prix on Friday, Alexandra Kosteniuk won against Anna Muzychuk to increase her score to 6.5/8. Nana Dzagnidze, who was second to Kosteniuk before the round, lost to Elisabeth Pähtz and dropped to third place, where she is now level on points with Pähtz. The new runner-up is Humpy Koneru after her win over Alina Kashlinskaya. Kosteniuk’s lead over Humpy is 1.5 points with three rounds to go. | Photos: Mark Livshitz (FIDE)