Chengdu, Rd 5: Ju Wenjun and Olga Girya win
7/8/2016 – After a rest day, which the players used to get better acquainted with Chinese culture, play in the Women's Grand Prix in Chengdu resumed with round five. Olga Girya won against Bela Khotenashvili, Ju Wenjun defeated Anna Muzychuk, the other four games ended in a draw. Ju Wenjun now has 3.5/5 and shares second and third place with Harika Dronavalli. Humpy Koneru leads with 4.0/5.
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1.e4 - best by test?
After winning three games in a row Humpy Koneru drew against Lela Javakishvili but kept her lead. Ju Wenjun played a fighting game against Anna Muzychuk and scored her second win.
Ju Wenjun
Olga Girya scored her first win and with 2.5/5 is now on 50%
Results of round 5
| Bord | Title | Name | ELO | Result | Title | Name | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Wenjun Ju | 2559 | 1 - 0 | GM | Anna Muzychuk | 2555 |
| 2 | WGM | Olga Girya | 2443 | 1 - 0 | GM | Bela Khotenashvili | 2470 |
| 3 | GM | Zhongyi Tan | 2504 | ½ - ½ | GM | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2507 |
| 4 | GM | Xue Zhao | 2510 | ½ - ½ | GM | Mariya Muzychuk | 2561 |
| 5 | IM | Lela Javakhishvili | 2493 | ½ - ½ | GM | Humpy Koneru | 2575 |
| 6 | GM | Dronavalli Harika | 2514 | ½ - ½ | GM | Pia Cramling | 2471 |
Games - Rounds 1 to 5
Standings after five rounds
Overall Grand Prix standings before the tournament
On the rest day the participants were invited to visit a museum and a chess school.
Chinese chess
The secret of the Chinese School of Chess?
The World Champions of Western Chess
Go - another fascinating and intellectually
demanding board game with a long tradition
Chinese art of weaving
The result
Chinese art
Antoaneta Stefanova with a Chinese instrument
Photos: FIDE
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