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Azerbaijani chess player Ulviyya Fataliyeva finished the prestigious "Grand Swiss" tournament in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) in the top ten, preventing Russian chess player Kateryna Lagno from winning the competition.
According to Idman.biz, Fataliyeva drew with Russian Kateryna Lagno, who competed under a neutral status in the last round.
As a result, our chess player scored 7 points and took sixth place in the final tournament table. In total, Fataliyeva has five victories, including over strong opponents such as Marina Muzychuk (Ukraine) and Alexandra Kosteniuk (Switzerland), as well as four draws and two losses.
In turn, another Azerbaijani chess player, Khanim Balajayeva, scored six points and took 17th place, while Govhar Beydullayeva finished 44th with 4.5 points.
The winner of the women's tournament was Rameshbabu Vaishali (India), who scored 8 points. Kateryna Lagno scored the same number of points, but she took the next place after the Indian chess player according to additional indicators.
It was the draw with Ulviyya Fataliyeva, who played with black pieces, that prevented Lagno from rising to first place.
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