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Bulgaria’s female chess players with only one victory at 9th round of chess championship in Prague

Nurgyul Salimova
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Bulgaria’s female competitors ended the 9th round of the European chess championship in Prague with one win, two draws and three losses.

Gabriela Antova was the only competitor with a prestigious victory versus Salome Melia, Georgia. Nurgyul Salimova ended her match versus Govhar Beydullayeva, Azerbaijan in a draw and was left out of the top rankings. The longest match of the day between Beloslava Krasteva and Julia Antolak, Poland also ended in a draw. All other Bulgarian competitors lost.

Two rounds before the end, the highest ranking in the Bulgarian team is Nurgyul Salimova’s 16th position in the temporary standings with 6 points. 



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