FIDE Women’s Grand Prix – Sharjah 2014

Closing ceremony

Closing ceremony


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Although Ju and Hou tied for 1st with 8.5 points out of 11 games, Ju had a better tie-break, so she won the event. Four players tied for 3rd – Tuvshintugs, Ushenina, Zhao and Harika, but Harika had a better tie-break and won Bronze.

Results of the 11th round

WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 0 – 1 GM Zhao Xue 2508
GM Hou Yifan 2661 1 – 0 WGM L’ami Alina 2446
GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 1 – 0 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346
GM Koneru Humpy 2598 1 – 0 GM Danielian Elina 2490
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 ½ – ½ WGM Ju Wenjun 2559
GM Ushenina Anna 2487 ½ – ½ GM Zhu Chen 2461

Final standings

1 WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 CHN 8½
2 GM Hou Yifan 2661 CHN 8½
3 GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 IND 6½
4 GM Zhao Xue 2508 CHN 6½
5 GM Ushenina Anna 2487 UKR 6½
6 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 MGL 6½
7 GM Koneru Humpy 2598 IND 5½
8 GM Danielian Elina 2490 ARM 5
9 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 RUS 4½
10 GM Zhu Chen 2461 QAT 3½
11 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 UZB 3
12 WGM L’ami Alina 2446 ROU 1½

Games of the round

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Tuvshintugs-Hou

Tuvshintugs-Hou


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Ju is on 8 points, Hou is half a point behind and Tuvshintugs has 6.5 points. Just one round left.

Results of the 10th round

GM Zhao Xue 2508 ½ – ½ GM Ushenina Anna 2487
GM Zhu Chen 2461 1 – 0 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494
WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 ½ – ½ GM Koneru Humpy 2598
GM Danielian Elina 2490 0 – 1 GM Harika Dronavalli 2521
WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 ½ – ½ GM Hou Yifan 2661
WGM L’ami Alina 2446 ½ – ½ WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315

Standings after 10 rounds

1 WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 CHN 8
2 GM Hou Yifan 2661 CHN 7½
3 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 MGL 6½
4 GM Ushenina Anna 2487 UKR 6
5 GM Zhao Xue 2508 CHN 5½
6 GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 IND 5½
7 GM Danielian Elina 2490 ARM 5
8 GM Koneru Humpy 2598 IND 4½
9 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 RUS 4
10 GM Zhu Chen 2461 QAT 3
11 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 UZB 3
12 WGM L’ami Alina 2446 ROU 1½

Games of the round

Pairings of the last round

WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 – GM Zhao Xue 2508
GM Hou Yifan 2661 – WGM L’ami Alina 2446
GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 – WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346
GM Koneru Humpy 2598 – GM Danielian Elina 2490
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 – WGM Ju Wenjun 2559
GM Ushenina Anna 2487 – GM Zhu Chen 2461

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Ju Wenjun

Ju Wenjun


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Ju Wenjun leads with 7,5 points. Hou Yifan is on 7 and Tuvshintugs has 6.

Results of the 9th round

WGM L’ami Alina 2446 0 – 1 GM Zhao Xue 2508
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 ½ – ½ WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346
GM Hou Yifan 2661 ½ – ½ GM Danielian Elina 2490
GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 0 – 1 WGM Ju Wenjun 2559
GM Koneru Humpy 2598 ½ – ½ GM Zhu Chen 2461
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 0 – 1 GM Ushenina Anna 2487

Standings after 9 rounds

1 WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 CHN 7½
2 GM Hou Yifan 2661 CHN 7
3 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 MGL 6
4 GM Ushenina Anna 2487 UKR 5½
5 GM Danielian Elina 2490 ARM 5
6 GM Zhao Xue 2508 CHN 5
7 GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 IND 4½
8 GM Koneru Humpy 2598 IND 4
9 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 RUS 4
10 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 UZB 2½
11 GM Zhu Chen 2461 QAT 2
12 WGM L’ami Alina 2446 ROU 1

Games of the round

Pairings of the 10th round

GM Zhao Xue 2508 – GM Ushenina Anna 2487
GM Zhu Chen 2461 – GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494
WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 – GM Koneru Humpy 2598
GM Danielian Elina 2490 – GM Harika Dronavalli 2521
WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 – GM Hou Yifan 2661
WGM L’ami Alina 2446 – WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315

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Ju-Hou

Ju-Hou


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Ju and Hou drew their game and are leading with 6.5 out of 8. Tuvshintugs is 3rd with 5.5 points.

Results of the 8th round

GM Zhao Xue 2508 ½ – ½ GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494
GM Ushenina Anna 2487 ½ – ½ GM Koneru Humpy 2598
GM Zhu Chen 2461 ½ – ½ GM Harika Dronavalli 2521
WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 ½ – ½ GM Hou Yifan 2661
GM Danielian Elina 2490 1 – 0 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315
WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 1 – 0 WGM L’ami Alina 2446

Standings after 8 rounds

1 GM Hou Yifan 2661 CHN 6½
2 WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 CHN 6½
3 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 MGL 5½
4 GM Ushenina Anna 2487 UKR 4½
5 GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 IND 4½
6 GM Danielian Elina 2490 ARM 4½
7 GM Zhao Xue 2508 CHN 4
8 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 RUS 4
9 GM Koneru Humpy 2598 IND 3½
10 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 UZB 2
11 GM Zhu Chen 2461 QAT 1½
12 WGM L’ami Alina 2446 ROU 1

Games of the round

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Pairings of the 9th round

WGM L’ami Alina 2446 – GM Zhao Xue 2508
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 – WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346
GM Hou Yifan 2661 – GM Danielian Elina 2490
GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 – WGM Ju Wenjun 2559
GM Koneru Humpy 2598 – GM Zhu Chen 2461
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 – GM Ushenina Anna 2487

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Hou Yifan

Hou Yifan


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Both Hou and Ju won their games again and are on 6 points out of 7. Tuvshintugs is 3rd with 4.5.

Results of the 7th round

WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 ½ – ½ GM Zhao Xue 2508
WGM L’ami Alina 2446 ½ – ½ GM Danielian Elina 2490
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 0 – 1 WGM Ju Wenjun 2559
GM Hou Yifan 2661 1 – 0 GM Zhu Chen 2461
GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 ½ – ½ GM Ushenina Anna 2487
GM Koneru Humpy 2598 1 – 0 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494

Standings after 7th round

1 GM Hou Yifan 2661 CHN 6
2 WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 CHN 6
3 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 MGL 4½
4 GM Ushenina Anna 2487 UKR 4
5 GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 IND 4
6 GM Danielian Elina 2490 ARM 3½
7 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 RUS 3½
8 GM Zhao Xue 2508 CHN 3½
9 GM Koneru Humpy 2598 IND 3
10 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 UZB 2
11 WGM L’ami Alina 2446 ROU 1
12 GM Zhu Chen 2461 QAT 1

Games of the round

Pairings of the 8th round

GM Zhao Xue 2508 – GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494
GM Ushenina Anna 2487 – GM Koneru Humpy 2598
GM Zhu Chen 2461 – GM Harika Dronavalli 2521
WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 – GM Hou Yifan 2661
GM Danielian Elina 2490 – WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315
WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 – WGM L’ami Alina 2446

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