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Goryachkina Win Tata Steel India 2024 Rapid With Round To Spare

In the final rounds of the Tata Steel Chess India Women’s Rapid 2024, the games showcased intense competition. In Round 7, Indian players Vaishali Rameshbabu defeated Harika Dronavalli, while Vantika Agrawal drew against Kateryna Lagno, and Divya Deshmukh lost to Nana Dzagnidze. Round 8 saw Vaishali continuing her strong performance with a win over Lagno, Vantika defeating Humpy Koneru, and Harika scoring against Alexandra Kosteniuk. In the final Round 9, Divya bounced back with a win over Vantika, while Humpy and Vaishali drew their game. Alexandra Goryachkina emerged as the standout player with consistent victories, securing her lead in the tournament.

Tata Steel 2024 Open Round 7-9 results

RoundWhiteResultBlack
7Humpy Koneru½-½Aleksandra Goryachkina
Divya Deshmukh0-1Nana Dzagnidze
Vaishali Rameshbabu1-0Harika Dronavalli
Kateryna Lagno½-½Vantika Agrawal
Valentina Gunina0-1Alexandra Kosteniuk
8Vaishali Rameshbabu1-0Kateryna Lagno
Nana Dzagnidze0-1Valentina Gunina
Aleksandra Goryachkina1-0Divya Deshmukh
Harika Dronavalli1-0Alexandra Kosteniuk
Vantika Agrawal1-0Humpy Koneru
9Kateryna Lagno1-0Harika Dronavalli
Divya Deshmukh1-0Vantika Agrawal
Alexandra Kosteniuk½-½Nana Dzagnidze
Humpy Koneru½-½Vaishali Rameshbabu
Valentina Gunina0-1Aleksandra Goryachkina

Final Standings : Alexandra Goryachkina won 2024 Tata steel Rapid chess tournament

RankPlayerPoints
1Alexandra Goryachkina7.5
2Nana Dzagnidze5.5
3Vantika Agrawal5
4Kateryna Lagno4.5
5Harika Dronavalli4.5
6Valentina Gunina4.5
7Divya Deshmukh3.5
8Vaishali Rameshbabu3.5
9Alexandra Kosteniuk3.5
10Koneru Humpy3