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FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix June/July 2014

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Hou-Harika

Hou-Harika


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A very fighting round, even if one can’t see it from the results (only one resultative game)! 🙂 Hou maintains her 1.5 points lead (7 points), while Ju and Dzagnidze kept their 2nd-3rd place.

Results of the 8th round

GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 1 – 0 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2332
GM Khotenashvili Bela 2518 ½ – ½ GM Danielian Elina 2460
GM Koneru Humpy 2613 ½ – ½ GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2532
GM Zhao Xue 2538 ½ – ½ GM Muzychuk Anna 2561
GM Hou Yifan 2629 ½ – ½ GM Dronavalli Harika 2503
WGM Ju Wenjun 2532 ½ – ½ GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541

Standings after 8 rounds

1 GM Hou Yifan 2629 CHN 7
2 WGM Ju Wenjun 2532 CHN 5½
3 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 GEO 5½
4 GM Muzychuk Anna 2561 UKR 5
5 GM Koneru Humpy 2613 IND 4½
6 GM Danielian Elina 2460 ARM 4½
7 GM Dronavalli Harika 2503 IND 4½
8 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 BUL 4
9 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2532 RUS 3½
10 GM Zhao Xue 2538 CHN 2
11 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2518 GEO 1½
12 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2332 UZB ½

Games of the 8th round

Today is a rest day!

Pairings of the 9th round

GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 – GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488
GM Dronavalli Harika 2503 – WGM Ju Wenjun 2532
GM Muzychuk Anna 2561 – GM Hou Yifan 2629
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2532 – GM Zhao Xue 2538
GM Danielian Elina 2460 – GM Koneru Humpy 2613
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2332 – GM Khotenashvili Bela 2518

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FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix June/July 2014

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Dzagnidze-Hou

Dzagnidze-Hou


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Hou won again, this time against Dzagnidze and is 1.5 points ahead of Ju and Dzagnidze, who have 5 points.

Results of the 7th round

WGM Ju Wenjun 2532 1 – 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 0 – 1 GM Hou Yifan 2629
GM Dronavalli Harika 2503 ½ – ½ GM Zhao Xue 2538
GM Muzychuk Anna 2561 ½ – ½ GM Koneru Humpy 2613
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2532 1 – 0 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2518
GM Danielian Elina 2460 1 – 0 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2332

Standings after 7 rounds

1 GM Hou Yifan 2629 CHN 6½
2 WGM Ju Wenjun 2532 CHN 5
3 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 GEO 5
4 GM Muzychuk Anna 2561 UKR 4½
5 GM Koneru Humpy 2613 IND 4
6 GM Danielian Elina 2460 ARM 4
7 GM Dronavalli Harika 2503 IND 4
8 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 BUL 3
9 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2532 RUS 3
10 GM Zhao Xue 2538 CHN 1½
11 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2518 GEO 1
12 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2332 UZB ½

Games of the 7th round

Pairings of the 8th round

GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 – WGM Muminova Nafisa 2332
GM Khotenashvili Bela 2518 – GM Danielian Elina 2460
GM Koneru Humpy 2613 – GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2532
GM Zhao Xue 2538 – GM Muzychuk Anna 2561
GM Hou Yifan 2629 – GM Dronavalli Harika 2503
WGM Ju Wenjun 2532 – GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541

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The 2nd Weekend Sale

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