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FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix June/July 2014

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Hou Yifan

Hou Yifan


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Hou won a very interesting game versus Zhao and is leading the event with 3.5 out of 4. Ju, Dronavalli and Dzagnidze share 2nd place with 3 points.

Results of the 4th round

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

Standings after 4 rounds

1 GM Hou Yifan 2629 CHN 3½
2 WGM Ju Wenjun 2532 CHN 3
3 GM Dronavalli Harika 2503 IND 3
4 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 GEO 3
5 GM Koneru Humpy 2613 IND 2½
6 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 BUL 2½
7 GM Danielian Elina 2460 ARM 2
8 GM Muzychuk Anna 2561 UKR 2
9 GM Zhao Xue 2538 CHN 1
10 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2532 RUS ½
10 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2332 UZB ½
12 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2518 GEO ½

Games of the 4th round

Today is a rest day!

Pairings of the 5th round

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

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FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix June/July 2014

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Ju Wenjun
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Ju Wenjun and Hou Yifan lead the tournament with 2.5 points. Koneru, Muzychuk, Dronavalli and Dzagnidze share 3rd with 2 points.

Results of the 3rd round

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

Standings after 3 rounds

1 GM Hou Yifan 2629 CHN 2½
2 WGM Ju Wenjun 2532 CHN 2½
3 GM Koneru Humpy 2613 IND 2
4 GM Muzychuk Anna 2561 UKR 2
5 GM Dronavalli Harika 2503 IND 2
6 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 GEO 2
7 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 BUL 1½
8 GM Danielian Elina 2460 ARM 1
9 GM Zhao Xue 2538 CHN 1
10 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2332 UZB ½
11 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2532 RUS ½
12 IM Khotenashvili Bela 2518 GEO ½

Games of the 3rd round

Pairings of the 4th round

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

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