Ankara R06: Muzychuk, Humpy win, lead the Grand Prix

From 15th to 29th September 2012 the sixth Women's Grand Prix is taking place in Ankara, the capital of Turkey and the country’s second largest city after Istanbul. It is the last of the 2011–2012 series of elite events organised by FIDE and Global Chess. The winner of each tournament takes home 6,500 Euros, the total prize fund is 40,000 Euros. The overall winner will get a further 15,000 Euros at the end of the series, and qualifies to challenge the Women's World Champion in 2013. Starting time of the games is 15:00h (check your local time here). The final round starts five hours earlier – at 10:00 a.m. local time. A full shedule with all pairings is given at the bottom of the page.

Round six

The playing hall in the offices of the Turkish Chess Federation at the start of round six

The public can follow the games through glass windows

Humpy Koneru won (right) beat co-leader Ruan Lufei in a line that already occurred
in the game Kosintseva-Koneru, 0-1, in round four

Anna Muzyhcuk showed fighting spirit and managed to win against Betul Yildiz after
130 moves of a tough fight.

Monika Socko celebrated her first victory, over Turkish player Kubra Ozturk

Tatiana Kosintseva defeated...

...Viktorija Cmilyte in a rook endgame

Chinese WGM Ju Wenjun defeated GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria

GM Zhao Xue of China outplayed IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag with the black pieces

Round six review by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko

Just above the replay board there is a drop-down menu where you can select the other games.

Standings after six rounds of play

Both Humpy Koneru and Anna Muzychuk have 5.0/6 and stay in the lead in this Grand Prix tournament. The three Chinese players Zhao Xue, Ju Wenjun and Ruan Lufei share third place in the tournament.

Pictures by Anastasiya Karlovich and Kema Goryaeva, courtesy FIDE

Schedule and results of the Sixth Grand Prix in Ankara

Links Official tournament site All games in PGN The games will be broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 11 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs.