MOSCOW, September 22 Russian Aleksandra Goryachkina beat Chinese Tan Zhongyi in the game of fifth round at the first stage of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Grand Prix series, which takes place in Astana. The game in which Goryachkina played with black pieces ended after the 60th move. In another match, Russian Alexandra Kosteniuk won with black against German Elisabeth Petz, Ekaterina Lahno played with black with the representative of Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva, and Polina Shuvalova lost with black to Alina Kashlinskaya from Poland. points. Lagno (3 points) is third, Kosteniuk (2.5) is sixth, Shuvalova (1) is 12th. The next round will take place on Friday. The Grand Prix stage in Astana will end on September 29th. The two best female chess players in the series, which consists of four stages, will ensure their participation in the FIDE Candidates Tournament.
