In the 2nd round of Second Stage FIDE Grand Prix competitions which kicked off on September 28 in Nanjing, China, Armenian female chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan made a drew with France's Mary Seba. Let's note that in the 1st round, Mkrtchyan played a drawn match with Russia's Baira Kovanova.

After 2 rounds, Lilit Mkrtchyan earned one point, sharing 4th-9th positions of tournament table with Marta Fiero, Mongontul Batukhiag¸ Yu Venyun, Chen Yan and Baira Kovanova.

After victories in 2 rounds, sole tournament leader Nana Dzangidze (Georgia) shares 2nd-3rd positions with China's Zhu Chen and Xu Yuhua, who have 1.5 points in the reserve.


In the 3rd round, Lilit Mkrtchyan will compete against Xu Yukhua.

2nd round results:

Czhao Sue (China) - Yu Venyun - 0:1
Betul Idiz (Turkey) - Nana Dzangidze (Georgia) - 0:1
Zhu Chen (Qatar) - Mongontul Betukhiag (Mongolia) - 1:0
Baira Kovanova (Russia) - Marta Fiero (Equador) - 0.5:0.5
Mary Seba (France) - Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) - 0.5:0.5
Xu Yukhua (China) - Chen Yan (China) - 1:0

Standing:

Nana Dzangidze - 2
Zhu Chen, Xu Yukhua - 1.5
Lilit Mkrtchyan, Baria Kovanova, Chen Yan, Mongontul Batukhiag, Yu Venyun - 1
Mary Seba, Czhao Sue - 0.5
Betul Ildiz - 0