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The fourth stage of the the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series 2013-2014 is taking place at the Ugra Chess Academy, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from the from the 19th of June until the 1st of July 2014. It is a twelve-player round robin with time controls of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, with 30 minutes plus an additional 30 seconds per move for the rest of the game. The total prize fund is 60,000, with the winner getting 10,000 Euro. |
| Round 03 –June 21 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Zhao Xue | 2538 |
0-1
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Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 |
| Hou Yifan | 2629 |
½-½
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Koneru Humpy | 2613 |
| Ju Wenjun | 2532 |
1-0
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Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 |
| Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 |
1-0
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Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 |
| Dronavalli Harika | 2503 |
½-½
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Danielian, Elina | 2460 |
| Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 |
1-0
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Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 |
The key game of this round was Hou Yifan vs Koneru Humpy, top seeds and perennial number two and three in the world rankings. The game ended in a draw after the Chinese GM missed a great winning chance.
[Event "Lopota WGP 2014"] [Site "Lopota GEO"] [Date "2014.06.21"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Hou, Yifan"] [Black "Koneru, Humpy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2613"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2014.06.19"] 1. g3 {Yifan seems to keep this somewhat excentric opening as a potentially lethal weapon for Grand Prix events (she first used it in Khanty Mansyisk against Alexandra Kosteniuk). Here the players soon end up in Pirc territory.} Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 e5 4. Ne2 Bg7 5. Nbc3 c6 6. d4 d6 7. h3 b5 8. Be3 Bb7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. a4 a6 12. Nc1 Nbd7 13. Nd3 Kc7 14. O-O Ne8 15. h4 Nd6 16. Bh3 Rad8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Nc5 Rdd8 20. Nxb7 Nxb7 21. Ra6 Ra8 22. Bb6+ Kd7 23. Rfa1 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 Rb8 25. Ra7 Bf6 26. Na2 Be7 27. Nc1 Bd6 28. Nd3 f5 29. b4 ({The biggest chance, mentioned by Humpy during the conference, was} 29. f4 $1 {should be winning:} exf4 (29... fxe4 30. Nxe5+ Bxe5 31. fxe5 {is very tricky as Black is completely tied up.} e3 (31... Ke6 32. Bc7 ) 32. Bxe3 {will secure White the full point.}) 30. e5 $1 {and e.g.} Be7 31. gxf4 $18) 29... Ke6 30. f3 fxe4 31. fxe4 h5 32. Kg2 Nd8 33. Nc5+ Bxc5 34. bxc5 Kf6 35. c3 Ne6 36. Kf3 Rf8 37. Ke3 Rf7 38. Ra8 Rf8 39. Ra7 Rf7 40. Ra6 Rf8 41. Ra2 Ke7 42. Ra7+ Kf6 43. Rd7 Ra8 44. Rd6 Ra3 45. Kd2 Ra2+ 46. Ke3 Ra3 47. Kd2 Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Ra3 49. Kd2 1/2-1/2
GM Koneru Humpy, third strongest female player ever, during her game against the second strongest
We are delighted to tell you that on May 22nd Humpy was engaged to be married to
Dasari Anvesh, son of Industrialist Dasari Ramakrishna, CEO of Efftronics Private Limited
The wedding will take place in Vijayawada on August 13 –
we extend our best wishes and congratulations to the new couple
The tournament playing hall was filled with chess partisans in round three, who were there to watch...
... Georgian GM Bella Khotenashvili, Elo 2518, who was born close to Lopota. After yesterday's defeat at the hands of Hou Yifan, Bella defended until the last drop of her energy, but lost to another Chinese player ...
WGM Ju Wenjun (above, 2532), who now has 2.5/3 and joins Hou Yifan in the lead.
[Event "Lopota WGP 2014"] [Site "Lopota GEO"] [Date "2014.06.21"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Ju, Wenjun"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C26"] [WhiteElo "2532"] [BlackElo "2518"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2014.06.19"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. O-O c6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 h6 9. a3 Bf8 10. Bf4 d6 11. h3 Na6 12. Re1 Nc5 13. g4 a5 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. b3 Bd7 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. gxf5 Rad8 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Bd4 Ncd7 20. f4 b5 21. b4 c5 22. Bf2 Rb8 23. bxc5 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 dxc5 27. e5 Nb6 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Bxc6 Rec8 30. Bb5 Rc7 31. e6 Be7 32. Ra6 fxe6 33. Rxe6 Nc8 34. Bc4 Kf8 35. Kf1 Rbb7 36. Ra8 Ra7 37. Rb8 $2 (37. Ra6 $1 {which the official tournament reporter Alina l'Ami calls "subtle, aesthetic and strong, all at the same time", would have let Wenjun collect the full point.} Rxa8 38. Rxa8 Ke8 39. Be6 {and Black will lose material.}) 37... Rab7 {Now for some time it looked like Bella, who was stubbornly defending, might hold on.} 38. Ra8 Ra7 39. Rb8 Rab7 40. Rxb7 Rxb7 41. Rc6 Nd6 42. Bd5 Rb8 43. f6 gxf6 44. Bxc5 Ne8 45. Be3 Rd8 46. Be4 Nd6 47. Bd3 Rb8 48. Rb6 Rxb6 49. Bxb6 Nb7 50. Be3 Nc5 51. Bc4 Kg7 52. Ke2 Kg6 53. Kf3 f5 54. Bd5 Na4 55. Bd4 Nc3 56. Bc6 Bd6 57. Be8+ Kh7 58. Bd7 Kg6 59. h4 Nd5 60. h5+ {To take or not to take, that is here the question.} Kxh5 $2 ({After} 60... Kf7 61. Bxf5 Nxf4 {Black is suffering, but she has kept her drawing chances alive.}) 61. Be8+ Kh4 62. Bf2+ Kh3 63. Bd7 Ne7 64. Bg3 $1 { [%cal Rd7b5,Rb5f1] Now Black has to give up too much material in order to prevent Bd7-b5-f1 mate.} Bxf4 65. Bxf4 h5 66. Bd6 Nd5 67. Bxf5+ Kh4 68. Be6 b3 69. cxb3 Nf4 70. Be7# {The game ended in mate anyway.} 1-0
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The beautiful lake in Lopota, which some players have already walked around
Photos and information by Alina l'Ami, from the official website
| Round 01 – June 19 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Koneru Humpy | 2613 |
1-0
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Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 |
| Zhao Xue | 2538 |
½-½
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Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 |
| Hou Yifan | 2629 |
1-0
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Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 |
| Ju Wenjun | 2532 |
1-0
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Danielian, Elina | 2460 |
| Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 |
½-½
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Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 |
| Dronavalli Harika | 2503 |
½-½
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Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 |
| Round 02 – June 20 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 |
½-½
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Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 |
0-1
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Dronavalli Harika | 2503 |
| Danielian, Elina | 2460 |
½-½
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Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 |
| Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 |
½-½
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Ju Wenjun | 2532 |
| Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 |
0-1
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Hou Yifan | 2629 |
| Koneru Humpy | 2613 |
½-½
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Zhao Xue | 2538 |
| Round 03 – June 21 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Zhao Xue | 2538 |
0-1
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Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 |
| Hou Yifan | 2629 |
½-½
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Koneru Humpy | 2613 |
| Ju Wenjun | 2532 |
1-0
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Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 |
| Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 |
1-0
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Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 |
| Dronavalli Harika | 2503 |
½-½
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Danielian, Elina | 2460 |
| Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 |
1-0
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Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 |
| Round 04 – June 22 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 | |
| Danielian, Elina | 2460 | Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 | |
| Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 | Dronavalli Harika | 2503 | |
| Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 | |
| Koneru Humpy | 2613 | Ju Wenjun | 2532 | |
| Zhao Xue | 2538 | Hou Yifan | 2629 | |
| Round 05 – June 24 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Hou Yifan | 2629 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 | |
| Ju Wenjun | 2532 | Zhao Xue | 2538 | |
| Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 | Koneru Humpy | 2613 | |
| Dronavalli Harika | 2503 | Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 | Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 | |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 | Danielian, Elina | 2460 | |
| Round 06 – June 25 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 | Danielian, Elina | 2460 | |
| Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 | |
| Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 | Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 | |
| Koneru Humpy | 2613 | Dronavalli Harika | 2503 | |
| Zhao Xue | 2538 | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 | |
| Hou Yifan | 2629 | Ju Wenjun | 2532 | |
| Round 07 – June 26 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Ju Wenjun | 2532 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 | |
| Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 | Hou Yifan | 2629 | |
| Dronavalli Harika | 2503 | Zhao Xue | 2538 | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 | Koneru Humpy | 2613 | |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 | Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 | |
| Danielian, Elina | 2460 | Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 | |
| Round 08 – June 27 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 | Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 | |
| Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 | Danielian, Elina | 2460 | |
| Koneru Humpy | 2613 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 | |
| Zhao Xue | 2538 | Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 | |
| Hou Yifan | 2629 | Dronavalli Harika | 2503 | |
| Ju Wenjun | 2532 | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 | |
| Round 09 – June 29 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 | |
| Dronavalli Harika | 2503 | Ju Wenjun | 2532 | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 | Hou Yifan | 2629 | |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 | Zhao Xue | 2538 | |
| Danielian, Elina | 2460 | Koneru Humpy | 2613 | |
| Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 | Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 | |
| Round 10 – June 30 2014, 15:00h | ||||
| Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 | Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 | |
| Koneru Humpy | 2613 | Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 | |
| Zhao Xue | 2538 | Danielian, Elina | 2460 | |
| Hou Yifan | 2629 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 | |
| Ju Wenjun | 2532 | Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 | |
| Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 | Dronavalli Harika | 2503 | |
| Round 11 – July 01 2014, 13:00h | ||||
| Dronavalli Harika | 2503 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2488 | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | 2561 | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2541 | |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2532 | Ju Wenjun | 2532 | |
| Danielian, Elina | 2460 | Hou Yifan | 2629 | |
| Muminova, Nafisa | 2332 | Zhao Xue | 2538 | |
| Khotenashvili, Bela | 2518 | Koneru Humpy | 2613 | |
Grand prix points were then allocated according to each player's standing in the tournament: 160 grand prix points for first place, 130 for second place, 110 for third place, and then 90 down to 10 points by steps of 10. In case of a tie in points the grand prix points are shared evenly by the tied players. Players only counted their best three tournament results. The player with the most grand prix points is the winner.
| # | Player |
Geneva
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Dilijan
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Tashk.
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Khanty
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Lopota
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Erdenet
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Best 3
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| 1 | Muzychuk |
130
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120
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|
85
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x
|
|
335
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| 2 | Humpy |
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160
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160
|
|
x
|
x
|
320
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| 3 | Khotenashvili |
160
|
10
|
120
|
|
x
|
|
290
|
| 4 | Dzagnidze |
100
|
120
|
|
65
|
x
|
|
285
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| 5 | Lahno |
60
|
|
120
|
85
|
|
x
|
265
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| 6 | Girya |
10
|
30
|
55
|
130
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|
|
215
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| 7 | Kosteniuk |
45
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|
55
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110
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x
|
|
210
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| 8 | Hou Yifan |
45
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|
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160
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x
|
x
|
205
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| 9 | Kosintseva |
100
|
90
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|
15
|
|
x
|
205
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| 10 | Ushenina |
75
|
80
|
|
45
|
|
x
|
200
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| 11 | Stefanova |
|
60
|
30
|
65
|
x
|
x
|
155
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| 12 | Harika |
|
60
|
85
|
|
x
|
x
|
145
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| 13 | Ju Wenjun |
75
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|
70
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|
x
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x
|
145
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| 14 | Zhao Xue |
|
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85
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45
|
x
|
x
|
130
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| 15 | Tuvshintugs |
20
|
60
|
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15
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|
x
|
95
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| 16 | Danielian |
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30
|
40
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|
x
|
|
70
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| 17 | Cmilyte |
30
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30
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|
|
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x
|
60
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| 18 | Muminova |
|
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20
|
30
|
x
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x
|
50
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| 19 | Nakhbayeva |
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
10
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Source: Wikipedia
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