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Women's Grand Prix in Chengdu: Koneru with strong finish

7/14/2016 – The Women's Grand Prix in Chengdu had a happy end for Indian Grandmaster Humpy Koneru when she won her last two games to finish shared first with Harika Dronavalli. Both scored 7.0/11 but Harika Dronavalli won the tournament on tie-break. With 6.0/11 Anna Muzychuk, Ju Wenjun and Antoaneta Stefanova shared places three to six. But though Koneru did not win the tournament she gained 145 Grand Prix points and is now first in the overall Grand Prix standings.

Chengdu Rd. 6: Four draws, two wins

7/9/2016 – 24 of the 36 games that have been played by now in the Women's Grand Prix in Chengdu ended in a draw, a 66% drawing percentage, unusually high for a women's tournament. But round six followed the trend: four of the six games ended in a draw, two had a winner. Mariya Muzychuk won against Pia Cramling and Antoaneta Stefanova defeated Lela Javakhishvili. Tournament leader Humpy Koneru played a short draw against Ju Wenjun and now leads with 4.5/6.

Chengdu, Rd 5: Ju Wenjun and Olga Girya win

7/8/2016 – After a rest day, which the players used to get better acquainted with Chinese culture, play in the Women's Grand Prix in Chengdu resumed with round five. Olga Girya won against Bela Khotenashvili, Ju Wenjun defeated Anna Muzychuk, the other four games ended in a draw. Ju Wenjun now has 3.5/5 and shares second and third place with Harika Dronavalli. Humpy Koneru leads with 4.0/5.

Grand Prix Chengdu: Humpy Koneru takes lead

7/5/2016 – After round four of the Women's Grand Prix in Chengdu, China, which takes place from 1st to 15th July, the Indian Grandmaster Humpy Koneru leads with 3.5/4. In round four she played against Tan Zhongyi from China and won her third game in a row. The other decisive game of the round was Ju Wenjun's victory against Pia Cramling. The four other games of the round all ended in a draw.

Chengdu Closing

4/30/2015 – The Chengdu Women's World Team Championship was definitely a success. From many compliments players had for the wonderful organization, to the drama over the board, it was certainly a memorable event. The team medals were handed out, with Georgia, Russia and China on top, but also the individual laurels were awarded. We bring you impressions from the award and closing ceremony.

Chengdu Final: Georgia World Champions!

4/29/2015 – They led from beginning to end, and their performance (especially Khotenashvili's) was absolutely fantastic. The Georgian team, perhaps not one of the pre-tournament favorites to take first, was able to win over the strong Chinese team in the last round to secure their gold medal! Russia and China finished silver and bronze, respectively. Last round overview.

Chengdu R7: Couldn't keep up!

4/27/2015 – All the top teams had a tough match ahead of them. Georgia passed their test: thanks to Arabidze's win they were able to score a 2.5-1.5 victory against the strong India squad. Ukraine was a slight favorite against China, but the Chinese team were trying to win to keep in gold medal contention, a 2-2 draw was the result. Meanwhile, the resilient team of Kazakhstan held Russia to a draw.

Chengdu R6: Georgia, Russia keep winning

4/26/2015 – Both Russia and Georgia won their matches today, increasing their lead. Russia had no problems defeating Poland 3.5-0.5, and Georgia also had few difficulties in overcoming USA. Meanwhile it was the Chinese team that disappointed; they were unable to keep pace and drew every game in their match against Kazakhstan. It seems hard for them to win with only three rounds left.

Rest Day in Chengdu

4/25/2015 – We are a little over the half-way mark in the Women's World Team Championship in Chengdu. The players can take a breather and prepare for their last four rounds. Georgia current leads, but its a tenuous one as it is only a match point ahead of Russia and two ahead of China. The players recuperated their energies on their free day, mainly by visiting the pandas..

Chengdu R5: Georgia keeps pace

4/24/2015 – An important round, just before the rest day. Bela Khotenasvhili had a huge win against Anna Muzychuk and gave Georgia the victory over Ukraine 2.5-1.5 when all the other games were drawn. This keeps Goergia in the lead. Russia is trailing by only one match point after their victory against Egypt, while China tries to come back by defeating the Polish squad.

Chengdu R4: Big Gift

4/22/2015 – In a series of tough match-ups, it was clear that the most important one would be India vs. Russia. The two powerhouses met and the score was 1.5-1.5, except for the Humpy-Gunina game. In deep time pressure, White had a completely winning position, but she blundered badly and Russia took the full match point. Georgia won against Kazakhstan and, at least for now, keep their lead.

Chengdu R3: Russia beats China

4/21/2015 – It was the match of the day, and a hugely important one for the standings. China and Russia faced each other but it wasn't even close: Russia took a convincing 3-1 victory. Georgia edged out Poland by 2.5-1.5 and now leads the tournament by a match point, only one more than both Russia and USA. The American's tied with Kazakhstan to be on 4.0/6. Round three impression and an interview!

Chengdu R2: No one perfect

4/20/2015 – It's only been two rounds, but already no team can claim a perfect 2.0/2 match points in Chengdu. Ukraine came back with a vengeance and destroyed Kazakhstan 3.5-0.5 Poland was stopped by USA and the teams split the point. The matches between powerhouse India vs. China and Russia vs. Armenia also ended in draws. Georgia leads thanks to their board point advantage after squashing Egypt.

Chengdu R1: Big Surprises!

4/20/2015 – Big results in Chengdu! The first surprise was that Kazakhstan upset India, despite the return of Humpy to the Indian squad. Georgia held Russia to a draw, but the big news of the day was Poland's absolute demolition of Ukraine. 3.5-0.5 was the final score after Ushenina flagged in a bad position. No one would have predicted this, but Poland is the early leader!

World Women's Team Championship in Chengdu

4/18/2015 – The World Women's Team Championship will start tomorrow in Chengdu. The ten countries participating this year are China, Russia, Ukraine, USA, India, Poland, Armenia, Georgia, Egypt and Kazakhstan. As is traditional in Chengdu, the opening ceremony included the very important drawing of lots, and since its in Chengdu, the players had to pick their own pandas.

Two teams top Chengdu

7/10/2014 – It was the teams of Zhu Chen and Yasser Seirawan and Yu Shaoteng and Xu Yuhua. The rating favorites, Hou Yifan and Nigel Short, took a stumble on day three as they were able to score only 0.5/2 in rounds three and four, something that put them too far behind in a tournament that was only five rounds long. We bring you final impressions of a fun and unique event.

Coincidence in Chengdu: Part Two

7/9/2014 – The games are still under way in Chengdu. Some surprising results have happened and the tournament favorites, Hou Yifan and Nigel Short, don't seem to be in route to win anymore. However today's report will focus on another attraction of Chengdu: Pandas! This endangered species is now only native to this region, the players and reporters got a beautiful tour.

Coincidence in Chengdu: Part One

7/7/2014 – The 2014 edition of the International Star Mixed Pair Tournament has begun in Chengdu, China. The tournament brings a mix of top Chinese women players and strong foreign grandmasters in a unique pair format: two players per team alternate moves in a single game, no communication allowed between them! A coincidence allowed us to have a report straight from Chengdu, China!
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