Tan Zhongyi remains the leader as Vaishali is the only winner in Round 3 of the Women's Candidates - 3

[PostBOTe]

Humpy Koneru has looked very solid so far in the Women's Candidates, she had the draw that gave her the black pieces in the first two rounds, she met the leader Tan Zhongyi in Round 3 and had the white pieces for the first time. This was a reversed Gruenfeld and after a slight inaccuracy Koneru allowed the kind of equality frequently seen in this kind of position and the game was drawn. Rameshbabu Vaishali just like her brother Praggnanandhaa was the only winner in the women's event. Nurgyul Salimova seemed to panic in the face of Vaishali's aggression and her position collapsed after several mistakes. Anna Muzychuk almost won her game against Kateryna Lagno, it was just the final precise sequence that escaped her. Lei Tingjie drew with Aleksandra Goryachkina in a seemingly well played game by both sides in an Evans Gambit. Round 3 Standings: 1st Tan 2½pts 2nd Goryachkina 2 pts 3rd-5th Koneru, Lagno, Vaishali 1.5pts, 6th-8th Lei Tingjie, Anna Muzychuk, Salimova 1pt. Round 4 7th April at 19:30BST: Lagno-Tan, Salimova-Koneru, Goryachkina-Vaishali, Muzychuk-Lei.

Source: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/ev ... candidates