High Drama In Doha Grand Prix

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Submitted by SonofPearl on Chess.com

Humpy Koneru (pictured) had to win her game against the runaway leader Elina Danielian today to keep her dream of fighting for the world championship alive.
In a nail-biting game the Indian emerged with a winning position after mutual time-trouble to close the gap to a point with three games remaining.
Humpy Koneru has to claim first place and hope that Nana Dzagnidze doesn't finish second, in order to finish ahead of her in the overall Grand Prix standings.

The players shake hands at the start of their crucial game (picture from the official website)

Koneru, Humpy (2607) vs. Danielian, Elina (2454)

6th Women GP | Doha QAT | Round 8| 2 Mar 2011 | ECO: D30 | 1-0

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pawn promotion

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 a6 8. a3 dxc4 9. bxc4 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 Re8 15. Nf1 Bf8 16. Ne3 Na5 17. Ne5 g6 18. Rab1 Bg7 19. Bc3 Nc6 20. f4 Nh5 21. Qf2 Qc7 22. Be2 Nf6 23. Bf3 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Rbc1 h5 27. Bb4 Bh6 28. Rc3 Qd8 29. Nf1 b5 30. Ng3 Bf5 31. cxb5 axb5 32. d5 h4 33. Nxf5 exf5 34. Qd4 Bg7 35. Re3 Rc8 36. d6 Rc4 37. Qa7 Qg5 38. Re2 Bxe5 39. Rxe5 Rxe5 40. d7 Rd5 41. Qa8+ Kh7 42. Qxd5

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The standings after eight completed rounds out of eleven:

Danielian, Elina	ARM	2454	*	0	1	1	.	.	1	½	.	1	1	1	6½
Koneru, Humpy	IND	2607	1	*	½	0	½	1	1	.	½	.	1	.	5½
Sebag, Marie	FRA	2489	0	½	*	.	1	1	.	½	½	1	.	1	5½
Dzagnidze, Nana	GEO	2550	0	1	.	*	0	0	.	1	1	.	1	1	5
Cramling, Pia	SWE	2516	.	½	0	1	*	½	½	½	1	½	.	.	4½
Fierro Baquero, Martha	ECU	2353	.	0	0	1	½	*	0	.	½	1	1	.	4
Chiburdanidze, Maia	GEO	2502	0	0	.	.	½	1	*	1	.	½	0	1	4
Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2475	½	.	½	0	½	.	0	*	0	.	½	1	3
Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2546	.	½	½	0	0	½	.	1	*	0	.	0	2½
Zhu, Chen	QAT	2495	0	.	0	.	½	0	½	.	1	*	0	½	2½
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag	MGL	2410	0	0	.	0	.	0	1	½	.	1	*	0	2½
Xu, Yuhua	CHN	2484	0	.	0	0	.	.	0	0	1	½	1	*	2½

Further information is available at the official website.