
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 eight
Round eight: Monday September 24, 2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
½-½ |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
½-½ |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
½-½ |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
½-½ |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
The leader of the tournament, Humpy Koneru (above right), had this far achieved
a 100% result with the black pieces. In round eight she gave away a first half
point playing black against Munguntuul Batkhuyag. The Indian GM had quite a
remarkable advantage in the middlegame, but didn’t manage to convert it
into more.

Anna Muzychuk didn’t use an opportunity to play for victory in the
game against...

... Antoaneta Stefanova. Muzychuk remains in second place, half a point
behind Humpy.

Kubra Ozturk (above left) came very close to get the first full point in the
game against Zhao Xue. The Turkish player refused to repeat the position in
the middle game, put pressure on her opponent but missed some good chances.

Zhao Xue (left): "This was our second game against each other, and I lost
the first. I don’t know why she always plays so well against me."
In the background Georgian chess star Nana Alexandria, trainer Adrian Mikhalchishin.

With minus four at the bottom of the table: Polish GM Monika Socko

Betul Yildiz (above standing) analysing her 57-move draw against Monika Socko
(left). Betul: "I liked my position after the opening. We exchanged queens
and she had weak h3-pawn. I missed her move 27.Rh1, which surprised me a lot.
This rook endgame turned out to be drawish." In the background above: journalist
Ozgur Akman, GMs Adrian Mikhalchishin and Evgenij Miroshnichenko.

Tournament commentator IM Elisabeth Pähtz following all six games on
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Full
report on the round eight games
Round eight review by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko
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41.g5 Ng8 42.d7 Re7 43.f5! hxg5 44.fxg6 f6 45.Bg4 Kxg6?! 45...Qxc4 46.Re3! Qf4 47.Rxe7+ Nxe7 48.Qxf4 gxf4 49.Re1 Nc6 50.Re6 Rxd7 51.Rxc6 Rd5 52.c4 Rg5 53.Kf2 46.Re3! Qxc4 47.Rxe7 Nxe7 48.Qd6? 48.Re1! Nc6 49.Bf5+! Kg7 49...Kxf5 50.Qc2+ Kf4 51.Qf2# 50.Qd6+- 48...Qe4 49.Qc7 Nc6 50.Rf1 Kg7 51.Bf3?! 51.c4 51...Qe3+ 52.Kg2 52.Kh1 Qd3 52...Qd2+ 53.Rf2 Qxd7 54.Qxd7+ Rxd7 55.Bxc6 Rd3 56.Rf3 Rxf3 57.Kxf3 f5 58.Bb5 Kf6 59.Ba6 Ke5 60.Ke3 Ke6 61.Kd3 Ke5 62.Ke3 Kf6 63.Kd3 Ke5 64.Ke3 Kd5 65.Kd3 Ke5 66.Ke3 Kf6 67.Kf3 Ke5 68.Ke3 Kf6 ½–½
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Ozturk,K | - | Zhao,X | - | ½–½ | 2012 | | FIDE Women's Grand Prix | |
Ju,W | - | Cmilyte,V | - | ½–½ | 2012 | | FIDE Women's Grand Prix | |
Munguntuul,B | - | Koneru,H | - | ½–½ | 2012 | | FIDE Women's Grand Prix | |
Muzychuk,A | - | Stefanova,A | - | ½–½ | 2012 | | FIDE Women's Grand Prix | |
Socko,M | - | Yildiz,B | - | ½–½ | 2012 | | FIDE Women's Grand Prix | |
Kosintseva,T | - | Ruan,L | - | ½–½ | 2012 | | FIDE Women's Grand Prix | |
Please, wait...

Cool dude – GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko, our analyst in Ankara
Standings after eight rounds of play

Pictures by Anastasiya Karlovich and Kema Goryaeva, courtesy
FIDE
Schedule and results of the Sixth Grand Prix in Ankara
Round one: Sunday September 16, 2012 at 15:00h |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
½-½ |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
0-1 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
0-1 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
0-1 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
1-0 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
Round two: Monday September 17, 2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
½-½ |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
½-½ |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
0-1 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
1-0 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
½-½ |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
Round three: Tuesday September 18, 2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
1-0 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
½-½ |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
0-1 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
0-1 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
0-1 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
Round four: Wednesday September 19, 2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
0-1 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
1-0 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
½-½ |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
1-0 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
Round five: Friday September 21, 2012 at 15:00h |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
½-½ |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
0-1 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
½-½ |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
½-½ |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
Round six: Saturday September 22, 2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
1-0 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
0-1 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
1-0 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
0-1 |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
0-1 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
Round seven: Sunday September 23, 2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
0-1 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
½-½ |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
½-½ |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
Round eight: Monday September 24, 2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
½-½ |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
½-½ |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
½-½ |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
½-½ |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
Round nine: Wednesday September 26, 2012 at 15:00h |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
- |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
- |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
- |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
- |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
- |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
- |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
Round ten: Thursday September 27, 2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
- |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |
- |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
- |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
- |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
- |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
- |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
Round eleven: Friday September 28, 2012 at 10:00h |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2549 |
- |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2524 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2502 |
- |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2341 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2593 |
- |
GM |
Socko Monika |
2463 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2520 |
- |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2294 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2492 |
- |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2606 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2528 |
- |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2434 |