GM Rameshbabu Vaishali of India (left) beat GM Mariya Muzychuk (right) of Ukraine to tie Kateryna Lagno of Russia for the lead after the penultimate round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The top two qualify into the Women’s Candidates Tournament.
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In the FIDE Open Grand Swiss, Asian men are within striking distance to finish in the top two who will qualify into the FIDE Candidates Tournament.
The exciting last round matches are: