Ankara: Round four analysis by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko

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 schedule with all pairings is given at the bottom of the page.

Round four

Round four review by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko

The GM hard at work after round four, analysing all the games. Evgenij Miroshnichenko
is a Ukrainian grandmaster who won his country's championship in 2003 and 2008.

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

Standings after four rounds of play

Statistics of the event so far: of the 24 games played

• eight were won by White = 33.3%
• eight were drawn = 33.3%
• eight were won by Black = 33.3%

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.