The 6th Women’s FIDE Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar

The last leg of the Grand-Prix has started today in Doha, Qatar. This event is especially important as the winner will be playing against the current World Champion Hu Yifan!

It was a great day for the players playing Black pieces – 4 games were won out of 6.

Here are the results

GM Koneru Humpy 2607 – GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 0-1
IM Fierro Baquero Martha L 2363 – GM Zhu Chen 2495 1-0
GM Cramling Pia 2516 – IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2475 1/2
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2546 – GM Xu Yuhua 2484 0-1
GM Sebag Marie 2489 – GM Danielian Elina 2454 0-1
GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2502 – IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2410 0-1

Tomorrow’s pairings (2nd round)

1GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 – IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2410
GM Danielian Elina 2454 – GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2502
GM Xu Yuhua 2484 – GM Sebag Marie 2489
IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2475 – GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2546
GM Zhu Chen 2495 – GM Cramling Pia 2516
GM Koneru Humpy 2607 – IM Fierro Baquero Martha L 2363

A selection of photos from the official website – http://qatar2011.fide.com/tourview/show-5.html