Armenian grandmaster Elina Danielian tied her 7th round game against Ekaterina Kovalevskaya of Russia at FIDE Women’s Grand Prix going on in Shenzhen, China.
Danielian is still 11th with 2 points. Hou Yigfan of China keeps the lead with 5 points.
In the 8th round, the Armenian grandmaster will play against Batkhuyag Munguntuul of Mongolia, who is currently 9th with 3 points.
The FIDE Women Grand Prix is a series of elite tournaments which will be organized by FIDE and Global Chess. There will be 6 stages over two years in various countries around the world with three tournaments every year.
The winner of each tournament will win 6,500 euros out of a prize fund of 40,000 euros and the overall winner of the series will win a further 15,000 euros at the end of the series.