Round 5 - Special Analysis by GM Kiselev Tuesday, 09 August 2011 The game selected by GM Kiselev is Galliamova vs Ruan Lufei. The players are being careful with Ruan Lufei who has shown both in the World Championship in Hatay, Turkey and here in Rostov that she is a tough fighter and it takes a long game to clinch the point.

GM Kiselev has rewarded us with two games today. The first is an all Russian affair with IM Galliamova battling it out against former Women World Champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk.

Game 2 is a battle between the current Women World Champion Hou Yifan from China against top Armenian number 1, GM Elina Danielian. Hou Yifan continued her impressive run in the event by beating a slightly off-form Danielian.

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Ruan Lufei - Alexandra Kosteniuk   Anastasia: the game Lufei-Kosteniuk was drawn. My question is to Alexandra. Were you satisfied with the opening? Alexandra: Of course it was quite comfortable to play. I had an extra pawn. Though there were more drawing chances than winning chances. Still I am not very much satisfied with the result, with the way I handled this advantage. I think I could have created more problems to my opponent. At some point it seemed to me that I was almost wi...