MOSCOW, September 28 Russian Ekaterina Lahno played a draw with Kazakhstani Zhansaya Abdumalik in games of the penultimate, tenth round of the first stage of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Grand Prix series, which takes place in Astana. The game in which Lahno played with white pieces ended after the 13th move. In other games of the game day, Russian Alexandra Goryachkina played a draw with white pieces against compatriot Alexandra Kosteniuk, Polina Shuvalova, playing white, made a draw with India's Rameshbabu Vaishali. According to the results of ten games, Lahno is in the lead (7.5 points), Goryachkina is second (7). Kosteniuk is in fourth position (5.5). Shuvalova has 4 points to her credit and shares the ninth place with the Germans Dinara Wagner, Elisabeth Petz and the representative of Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva. 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.
