Fourth round of the first edition of Atatürk International Women Masters Tournament sponsored by the oldest and the biggest bank in Turkey, ?? Bank, saw only one decisive game unlike the previous rounds. Hou Yifan, Chinese prodigy won against Xhu Chen who lost all her four games which is the biggest upset in the event and now took the sole lead with 3.5 points. All the other games ended as a draw and local star Ekaterina Atal?k made a draw against Javakhishvili while Dronavalli missed a tactical shot and had to be content with the draw against the Turkish youngster Betül Cemre Y?ld?z.

The clash of the leaders and different generations was between Yifan and Cramling. The super kid came very close to winning her third consecutive game but did not find the way to conclude the game. Cramling then defended the endgame and saved the day. The two players having 2.5 points were caught by the winner of the other thriller between Ekaterina Atal?k and Zhu Chen. In an equal endgame Chen pushed too hard and Atal?k seized this opportunity and won. There is a three way tie after the first three rounds followed by Zhao and Dronavalli, both winning their second consecutive games.

The meeting of the two leading players Pia Cramling and Hou Yifan ended as a draw. Ekaterina Atal?k, the top Turkish women player won against ex-world champion Zhu Chen in a drawish rook endgame after the latter made a mistake while pushing too hard and Atal?k won the game to join the leaders. Zhao won against Yildiz while Krush and Javakhishvili had drawn against each other. Indian star Dronavalli won for the second time consecutively against Ushenina. More pictures and details are going to be published later.