1st Women’s FIDE Grand Prix Series, Geneva 2013 – 1st round

A.Muzychuk-Girya
(Photo taken from the official site)

The first round proved to be very interesting despite only two wins. A.Muzychuk and Khotenashvili lead the event.

Results of the 1st round

GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545 ½ – ½ GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491
GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517 ½ – ½ GM Yifan HOU 2617
IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505 1 – 0 WGM Wenjun Ju 2544
WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298 ½ – ½ GM Anna Ushenina 2491
GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522 ½ – ½ GM Kateryna Lagno 2548
GM Anna Muzychuk 2585 1 – 0 WGM Olga Girya 2463

Muzychuk-Girya was the main line of the Classical Caro-Kann which quickly led to an endgame where Black made a novelty on move 19, instead of the usual 19…Rfd8. White managed to gain a lot of space on both sides and center but Black seemed to have it all under control. On move 28 both sides got isolated pawns, but c6 became more weak than d4.

Pairings of the 2nd round

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491 – WGM Olga Girya 2463
GM Kateryna Lagno 2548 – GM Anna Muzychuk 2585
GM Anna Ushenina 2491 – GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522
WGM Wenjun Ju 2544 – WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298
GM Yifan HOU 2617 – IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505
GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545 – GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517

Official Site.

1st Women’s FIDE Grand Prix Series, Geneva 2013

Opening ceremony, group photo
(Photo taken from the official site)

This high profile event started yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland. You can view the photos from the opening ceremony here.

Participants

Hou, Yifan gm CHN 2617
Muzychuk, Anna gm SLO 2585
Lagno, Kateryna gm UKR 2548
Dzagnidze, Nana gm GEO 2545
Ju, Wenjun wgm CHN 2544
Cmilyte, Viktorija gm LTU 2522
Kosintseva, Tatiana gm RUS 2517
Khotenashvili, Bela im GEO 2505
Kosteniuk, Alexandra gm RUS 2491
Ushenina, Anna gm UKR 2491
Girya, Olga wgm RUS 2463
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs wgm MGL 2298

1st round pairings 2013/05/03 at 14:00

GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545 – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491
GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517 – GM Yifan Hou 2617
IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505 – WGM Wenjun Ju 2544
WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298 – GM Anna Ushenina 2491
GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522 – GM Kateryna Lagno 2548
GM Anna Muzychuk 2585 – WGM Olga Girya 2463

Official Site.