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On 7 March Europe Women’s Championship started in Saint Petersburg. The tournament is divided into 11 rounds and the third one has already taken place. Armenia has 5 representatives in the tournament. Siranush Andriasyan played her game with Russian Svetlana Miednikova in draw; Anna Hayrapetyan-Olga Grigoreva party had a peaceful solution. See the rest three games with their parties.

Ekaterina Kovalevskaya – Nelli Aghinyan 0,5:0,5

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 g6 8. Be3 b6 9. Bc4 Bb7 10. Ke2 Bg7 11. Rad1 O-O 12. Bd5 Nc6 13. Bg5 e6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd2 f6 16. Be3 f5 17. f3 Rad8 18. g3 Rd7 19. Rc1 Bf6 20. Rhe1 Rfd8 21. Rc2 Bb5+ 22. c4 Bc6 23. Kf1 Kf7 24. Re2 Rd3 25. Kg2 Ba4 26. b3 Bc6 27. Bf2 Bc3 28. Nf1 Kf6 29. h4 fxe4 30. fxe4 h5 31. Nh2 Rf8 32. Nf3 Ke7 33. Ng5 Bf6 34. Be3 Bxg5 35. Bxg5+ Kd7 36. Rcd2 Rxd2 37. Rxd2+ Kc8 38. Re2 Rf7 39. Bf4 Rd7 40. Kf3 Rd1 41. Be5 Rf1+ 42. Ke3 Kb7 43. Bc3 Kc8 44. Re1 Rxe1+ 45. Bxe1 Kd7 46. Bc3 b5 47. Kd3 bxc4+ 48. Kxc4 Bxe4 49. Kxc5 Kc7 50. b4 a6 51. a4 Kb7 52. Be5 Bc2 53. a5 Bd3 54. Bf4 Bc2 55. Be5 Bd3 56. Bf4 Bc2 57. Kd4 1/2-1/2

Irina Bulmaga – Lilit Mkrtchyan 0:1

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc5 10. Ke2 Nd7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Kxe3 Nc5 13. b4 Nxe4 14. Kxe4 b6 15. c4 Bb7+ 16. Ke3 Ke7 17. Rhd1 Rhc8 18. Rd4 Rc7 19. Rc1 f6 20. c5 Bd5 21. Rd2 Rac8 22. Rdc2 bxc5 23. bxc5 e5 24. g3 Rb8 25. Nd2 Rb4 26. f3 Ra4 27. Nb1 Rxa2 28. Rc3 Rxh2 29. Na3 Rb2 30. Nc4 Bxc4 31. Rxc4 Rc6 32. Ra4 a6 33. f4 Rb5 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Rg4 g6 36. Rh4 h5 37. Rhc4 Ke6 38. g4 h4 39. g5 h3 40. Kf2 Kd5 41. Rh4 Rbxc5 42. Rd1+ Ke6 43. Rxh3 Rc2+ 44. Ke3 R2c3+ 45. Rd3 Rxd3+ 46. Kxd3 Kf5 47. Rf3+ Kxg5 48. Ke4 Rc5 49. Rg3+ Kf6 50. Rf3+ Ke6 51. Rg3 Rc4+ 52. Kd3 Rd4+ 53. Ke3 Kf5 54. Rg1 a5 55. Rf1+ Rf4 56. Rb1 a4 57. Rb8 g5 58. Rf8+
Kg4 59. Re8 a3 60. Ra8 Kg3 61. Ra5 g4 62. Ra7 Kg2 63. Ra5 g3 0-1

Lilit Galoyan – Maria Muzichuk 0,5:0,5

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 b5 5. Bg5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 b4 9. Nd1 d6 10. e4 Be7 11. Ne3 O-O 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rfe1 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. a3 a5 17. Bc2 Bd7 18. Red1 Bg5 19. b3 Qb6 20. a4 Rad8 21. Qe2 Bc8 22. Re1 f5 23. f3 g6 24. Rad1 Rd6 25. dxe6 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 f4 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Bxd3 Bxe6 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Be2 Rd4 32. Rxd4 exd4 33. h4 h6 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Bd3 Kf6 36. Kg1 g5 37. hxg5+ hxg5 38. Kh2 g4 39. Kg1 Kg5 40. Kf2 Bf7 41. Kf1 Bh5 42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Ke2 Bf7 44. Kf2 Kg5 45. Kf1 Kh4 46. Kf2 Be6 47. Bf1 Kg5 48. Bd3 Bf7 49. Kf1 Bh5 50. Kf2 Kf6 51. Ke2 g3 52. Kf1 Ke5 53. Ke2 Be8 1/2-1/2

After the third round 6 chess players received 3 maximum points each. 7-27 horizontals are shared by Lilit Mkrtchyan and Nelli Aghinyan with the rest of chess players.