Ankara R07: Humpy wins and leads 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 seven

Round seven, with Humpy and former world champion Nona Gaprindasvili standing

... her Chinese opponent WGM Ju Wenjun and take the sole lead in the event

Anna Muzychuk drew her game and is now second, half a point behind Humpy

The local derby between Turkish players Betul Yildiz and Kubra Ozturk ended peacefully

Full report on the round seven games

Round seven 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 seven rounds of play

Of the 42 games played so far 16 were drawn (=38%), with White and Black winning 13 games each (31%)

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.