Ukrainian grandmaster Anna Ushenina won the Rapid portion of the tournament as she clinched a convincing 2-0 victory against GM Nana Dzagnidze in the playoff match for the first place.

Ushenina scored fantastic 2.5/3 points on the last day to score 6.5/9 points and waited for Nana Dzagnidze’s last-game result. Dzagnidze played against Mariya Muzychuk and needed a victory to claim gold, but it seemed that she had no chances and the game finished in draw. As Dzagnidze and Ushenina had a 2-way tie for the top scoring 6.5 points, each, the playoff match determined the Winner.

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Scoring 5.5/9 points, Harika Dronavalli clinched bronze in the tournament, while Mariya Muzychuk, Humpy Koneru, and Vaishali R tied for fourth place trialing by half a point. See the final rankings below

The Tata Steel Chess India 2022 continues tomorrow with the Blitz tournament. Games will be on air from 12:00 (local time). Schedule of all rounds

Tata Steel Chess India Women’s Rapid 2022 – Rankings after 9 played rounds:

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