
The second event of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix cycle 2013-2014 is taking
place from June 16th to 28th in Dilijan, Armenia. Twelve players, with the
average elo of 2505, are competing in a round robin tournament. The event
is organized by the Armenian Chess Federation & FIDE. The Grand Prix
cycle will produce the participants for the Women’s World Championship
2015.
Round ten report
Round 10: Thursday, June 27 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
0-1
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
½-½
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
½-½
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
½-½
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
1-0
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
1-0
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
The two leaders of the Women's Grand Prix tournament, Humpy Koneru and
Anna Muzychuk, are facing stiff opposition in the last few rounds. Today
they both drew again. This was the fourth draw in a row for both players.
Replay all games of the round
You can select games from the dropdown menu above the board. All contain
light notes.

The short notes on the games are provided by IM Norayr Kalantaryan
(above left, doing live commentary of the Dilijan Grand Prix with FIDE CEO
Geoffrey Borg). Norayr won his IM title in 1995 and was the winner of European
Chess Club Cup in composition of Yerevan City in the same year. He was head
coach of the Armenian Women Team from 1998 to 2000, and has been a FIDE
Arbiter since 2008. You can follow his live commentary of the games here.
Current standings


At the start of round ten a group photo of
the players and the tournament helpers (left)

After missing so many opportunities in previous
rounds GM Elina Danielian (left)
finally scored her first victory, against Georgian IM Bela Khotenashvili
(right)

Nana Dzagnidze demonstrated excellent defending
skills to defeat Viktorija Cmilyte

After eight draws and one loss reigning women's
world champion Anna Ushenina
scored her first win and is now equal 4-6th on the soreboard

Anna Muzychuk and Batchimeg Tuvshintugs relax
in the restaurant after their games.
In the backround bokeh of this shot you may recognise a visiting international
Super-GM

Photographer Arman Karakhanyan (see below)
entertains guests at the piano

The visiting Super-GM is Gata Kamsky (right,
with organiser Smbat Lputian, middle)

Kamsky and Lputian (background left) gave simultaneous
exhibitions ...

... which drove some of the youthful opponents
almost to distraction

Outside budding artists try to capture the
exquisite beauty of Dilijan ...

... sketching the historical buildings and
houses

A wood artisan at work ...

... replicating the intricate carvings of the
Haghartsin
Monastery

All pictures in this and previous reports were provided by Arman
Karakhanyan (courtesy of FIDE).
Arman is 32, graduated in 1998 from the faculty of design at the P. Terlemezyan
College of Fine Arts, and in 2004 from the Yerevan State Academy of Fine
Arts, Faculty of Graphical and Book Illustration. Arman was also the official
photographer of Chess Olympiad in Istanbul 2012, the Grand Prix Jermuk 2009,
Jermuk 2010, Jermuk 2012 and Dilijan 2013, Chess Giants 2008, Karen Asrian
Memorial 2009, and the Aronian-Kramnik match 2007 – you can see many
of his photo reports here
– and designed the official FIDE logos for most of these events.
Schedule and results
Round 1: Sunday, June 16 2013 at 15:00 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
½-½
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
0-1
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
½-½
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
½-½
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
½-½
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
1-0
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
Round 2: Monday, June 17 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
½-½
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
1-0
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
½-½
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
1-0
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
1-0
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
0-1
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
Round 3: Tuesday, June 18 2013 at 15:00 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
1-0
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
½-½
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
½-½
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
½-½
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
0-1
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
½-½
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
Round 4: Wednesday, June 19 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
0-1
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
½-½
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
1-0
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
½-½
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
1-0
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
½-½
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
Round 5: Friday, June 21 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
½-½
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
½-½
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
½-½
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
1-0
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
½-½
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
1-0
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
Round 6: Saturday, June 22 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
1-0
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
1-0
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
1-0
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
½-½
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
½-½
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
1-0
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
Round 7: Sunday, June 23 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
½-½
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
½-½
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
1-0
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
½-½
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
1-0
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
0-1
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
Round 8: Monday, June 24 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
½-½
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
½-½
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
½-½
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
½-½
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
0-1
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
½-½
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
Round 9: Wednesday, June 26 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
0-1
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
½-½
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
½-½
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
½-½
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
1-0
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
½-½
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
Round 10: Thursday, June 27 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
0-1
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
½-½
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
½-½
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
½-½
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
1-0
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
1-0
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
Round 11: Friday, June 28 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
-
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
-
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
-
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
-
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |