After 4 rounds Georgian grandmaster Bela Khotenashvili (2514) has 2.0 points and is in the 5^th place at the third tournament of Women’s Grand Prix Series in Tashkent.

Khotenashvili had 2 wins and 2 losses. In the 4^th round Bela played Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia (2495) and lost on the 49^th move.

Other three opponents also have 2.0 points. In the 5^th round Khotenashvili will face one of the outsiders Guliskhan Nakhbayeva of Kazakhstan (2307) who has 1.0 point.

Humpy Koneru of India (2607) is leading with 3.5 points. Her compatriot Harika Dronavalli (2475) has 3.0 points. Xue Zhao of China (2579) and Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine (2532) are sharing the third-fourth places with 2.5-2.5 points.

Grand Prix series consist of 6 stages and world’s 18 best women chess players are participating in it. Each of them will compete in four stages.

Here is Top 5 after two stages of Grand Prix: 1. Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) – 250 points; 2. Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) – 220; 3. Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) – 190; 4. Bela Khotenashvili (Georgia) – 170; 5. Humpy Koneru (India) – 160;