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Armenian GM Lilit Mkrtchyan gained a victory over Martha Fierro (Spain) in Round 2 of the tournament of FIDE Grand-Prix, which is being held in Jermuk, Armenia. Lilit Mkrtchyan scored 2 points from the 2 possible and is currently leading the tournament with Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia. GM Elina Danielyan lost to Nana Dzagnidze.

Tatiana Kosintseva won against Baira Kovanova, Maya Chiburganidze beat Pia Cramling, Xu Yuhua defeated Hou Yifan, Antoaneta Stefanova gained victory over Shen Yang.

Xu Yuhua - Hou Yifan 1:0

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. f3 Nc6 11. g4 Ne5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Nb3 a5 16. Qd3 Be7 17. a4 Qxd3 18. cxd3 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Bd8 20. Ke2 h6 21. g6 fxg6 22. Rha1 Bc6 23. R4a2 g5 24. Nd4 gxf4 25. Bxf4 e5 26. Nxc6 exf4 27. Nd5 O-O 28. b4 f3+ 29. Kf1 Ne5 30. Nxd8 Raxd8 31. bxa5 Ra8 32. a6 Ra7 33. d4 Nc6 34. Ra4
Re8 35. Nc3 Rb8 36. Kf2 Rb2+ 37. Kxf3 Rb3 38. Rc1 Nb4 39. Kg4 Rxa6 40. Rxa6 Nxa6 41. Nd5 Rd3 42. Rc4 Kh7 43. Kf5 Rh3 44. Rc6 Nb8 45. Rc7 Rh5+ 46. Ke6 Rxh2 47. Kxd6 Rd2 48. Rc4 Ra2 49. e5 h5 50. Nb4 Rg2 51. e6 Rg6 52. d5 Rh6 53. Kc7 1:0.

Lilit Mkrtchyan - Martha Fierro 1:0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. a3 Nb6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. Nd2 Bf6 13. Nf3 Nc5 14. g5 Bg7 15. Qc2 a4 16. Nd2 f5 17. h4 c6 18. O-O-O cxd5 19. cxd5 Rc8 20. Kb1 Nxe4 21. Ndxe4 fxe4 22. h5 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. h6 Bh8 25. Rhg1 Qa5 26. Qd2 Bf5 27. Na2 Qxd2 28. Rxd2 Rfc8 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Nxc1 Kf7 31. Rc2 Rxc2 32. Kxc2 Bh3 33. Kc3 Bf1 34. Na2 Ke7 35. Kb4 b5 36. Nc3 Bc4 37. Ka5 Kd7 38. Kb6 Bd3 39. Nxb5 Bc4 40. Nc3 Bb3 41. Kb7 Bc2 42. Ka6 Bb3 43. Ka5 Ke7 44. Kb5 Kd8 45. Kc6 Ke7 46. Nb5 1:0.

Nana Dzagnidze - Elina Danielyan 1:0

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5 Nb6 9. bxa6 Rxa6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qc2 Rxa1 15. Rxa1 Nc6 16. Ne4 h6 17. h4 Rd8 18. Rd1 Nb4 19. Qb1 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 c5 21. Rd2 Rd5 22. g3 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Qc5 24. h5 Nc6 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Nd7 27. Bc2 Kf8 28. Ba4 Ncxe5 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Qa8+ Ke7 31. Qe8+ Kf6 32. Qd8+ Kf5 33. Bc2+ Nd3 34. Bxd3+ cxd3 35. Qxd3+ Ke5 36. b3 f5 37. Qd2 Kf6 38. b4 Qb6 39. Qb2+ e5 40. b5 Ke6 41. Qa2+ Kd6 42. Qf7 Qxb5 43. Qxg7 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qc2 45. Qxh6+ Ke7 46. Qe3 Kf6 47. Qb6+ Kg7 48. Qg6+ Kh8 49. Qb6 Kg7 50. Qe3 Kf6 51. Kh3 Qd1 52. Qh6+ Ke7 53. Qg5+ Ke6 54. Qg6+ Ke7 55. Qxf5 Qf1+ 56. Kh4 Qc4+ 57. Kg5 Qg8+ 58. Kh6 Qb8 59. Kg7 Qb2 60. Qf6+ Ke8 61. Qf7+ Kd8 62. h6 1:0.

Tatiana Kosintseva - Baira Kovanova 1:0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Nd7 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Bf6 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Bc2 Re8 15. N1h2 h5 16. Rb1 c5 17. d5 Nc4 18. b3 Ncb6 19. Bf4 Nf8 20. Nf1 Rc8 21. Ne3 g6 22. g4 Bc3 23. Rf1 hxg4 24. Nxg4 Nh7 25. Kh2 Bg7 26. Qd2 Rc7 27. Bg3 c4 28. Rg1 cxb3 29. axb3 Kh8 30. Bd3 f5 31. exf5 Bxd5 32. Bh4 Qd7 33. fxg6 Bxf3 34. gxh7
Nd5 35. Rg3 Qf7 36. Rbg1 Rf8 37. Qg5 Bxg4 38. Rxg4 Nf4 39. Bb1 Rc3 40. Bg3 Ne6 41. Qd5 Rc5 42. Qxd6 Rg5 43. Bh4 Rd8 44. Qg3 Rxg4 45. Qxg4 Rd4 46. Be4 Qc7+ 47. Bg3 Qe7 48. Rc1 Rd8 49. Rc6 Ng5 50. Bf5 Rf8 51. h4 Qb7 52. Rc7 Nf3+ 53. Kh1 1:0.

Maya Chiburganidze - Pia Cramling 1:0

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g3 a6 11. Rc1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Be2 Rd8 14. e4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Be3 Nfd7 17. Kf2 f6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. h4 e5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Nb1 Na4 22. b3 Nac5 23. Nd2 Ne6 24. Nc4 c5 25. Na5 Rb8 26. Bc4 Nd4 27. Bd5 b5 28. Nc6 Nxc6 29. Bxc6 Rc8 30. Bb7 Rc7 31. Bxa6 Ra7 32. Bxb5 Rxa2+ 33. Ke1 O-O 34.
Bxd7 Rxf3 35. Bd2 Rd3 36. Be6+ Kf8 37. Rf1+ Bf6 38. Rd1 Ke7 39. Bd5 Rxg3 40. Ke2 Bxh4 41. Rf3 Rg2+ 42. Kd3 g5 43. Bc3 Rgf2 44. Rf1 g4 45. Rf7+ 1:0.

Shen Yang - Antoaneta Stefanova 0:1

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. g3 g6 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. Qb3 e5 12. e3 O-O 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rfe1 Kh7 15. Nc4 e4 16. Nfd2 f5 17. a4 a5 18. Qa3 Qb4 19. Rec1 Qxa3 20. Rxa3 Rd8 21. f3 exf3 22. Bxf3 Bf8 23. Raa1 Bb4 24. Nb3 Ra7 25. Kf2 Nf6 26. Ne5 Be6 27. Nc5 Bd5 28. h3 Bxf3 29. Kxf3 Nd5 30. Rc2 Re8 31. g4 fxg4+ 32. hxg4 Re7 33. Ne4 Ra8 34. Rh2 Kg7 35. Rah1 Rh8 36. Ke2 Ree8 37. g5 h5 38. Nf6 Re6 39. Nxd5 cxd5 40. Rf2 Rf8 41. Rc1 Rxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Bd6 43. Nd3 Re4 44. Nc5 Re7 45. Nb3 Bb4 46. Kf3 Kf7 47. Rc2 Ke6 48. e4 dxe4+ 49. Kxe4 Kd6+ 50. Kd3 Rf7 51. Ke4 Rf5 52. Rg2 Rf1 53. Ke3 Kd5 54. Rc2 b6 55. Rc7 Rg1 56. Nc1 Rg3+ 57. Kf2 Rxg5 58. Ne2 Bd6 59. Rc8 h4 60. Rc3 Rf5+ 61. Kg2 g5 62. Kh3 Rf2 63. Re3 Bf4 64. Re8 Bd2 65. Kg4 Rh2 66. b3 Rf2 67. Re5+ Kd6 68. Re8 Rf1 69. d5 Re1 70. Kf3 h3 71. Kg3 Bf4+ 72. Kxh3 Be5 73. Re6+ Kxd5 74. Rxb6 Rxe2 75. b4 Ke4 0:1.