Ankara R10: Humpy wins and catches Muzychuk

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 ten

Players, organisers and helpers lined up for a group photo

In the tenth round of the FIDE Women Grand Prix in Ankara Anna Muzychuk (above left) lost a good chance to gain an advantage against Viktorija Cmilyte, and game finished in a draw.

Humpy Koneru (above right) confidently won her game against Kubra Ozturk to catch up with Slovenian player. Thus both of them lead in the tournament with 7,5 points, half a point above Zhao Xue, who won against Betul Yildiz and placed third with one round to go.

Tatiana Kosintseva (above) showed good preparation today and caught her opponent Ju Wenjun in the opening. The Chinese player failed to find the exact moves which would hav led the game to a force draw and as a result was outplayed by Russian GM.

The games Stefanova-Socko and Batkhuyag-Lufei ended peacefully.

The last round is going to decide the overall second place in the current FIDE Grand Prix series. Humpy Koneru (above before round ten) plays white against Monika Socko, who seems to be not in best shape, while Anna Muzychuk is going to face Ruan Lufei, who plays with white and is placed fourth in the tournament. Zhao Xue, who also got good chances to fight for medals, plays with white against Tatiana Kosintseva. Note that the games start at 11:00 a.m. local time.

Round ten 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 ten rounds of play

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.