Grand Prix Chengdu: Humpy Koneru takes lead

by André Schulz
7/5/2016 – After round four of the Women's Grand Prix in Chengdu, China, which takes place from 1st to 15th July, the Indian Grandmaster Humpy Koneru leads with 3.5/4. In round four she played against Tan Zhongyi from China and won her third game in a row. The other decisive game of the round was Ju Wenjun's victory against Pia Cramling. The four other games of the round all ended in a draw.

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Humpy Koneru convincingly outplayed Tan Zhongyi

Tan Zhongyi

 

With this win Humpy Koneru took the sole lead because Harika Dronavalli drew against Mariya Muzychuk. Should Humpy Koneru continue the way she started and win the tournament she would jump from fourth to first place in the overall standings of the Grand Prix.

Mariya Muzychuk (left) and Harika Dronavalli (right)
clarify some questions before the game.

Olga Girya

Ju Wenjun

Pia Cramling Pia Cramling played an aggressive game against Ju Wenjun
but her decision to sacrifice a piece against two pawns was
a bit too optimistic and in the end caused her to lose.

 

Round four results

Br. Titel Name Land ELO Erg. Titel Name Land ELO
1 GM Bela Khotenashvili
 
2470 ½ - ½ GM Xue Zhao
 
2504
2 GM Pia Cramling
 
2471 0 - 1 GM Wenjun Ju
 
2559
3 GM Anna Muzychuk
 
2555 ½ - ½ IM Lela Javakhishvili
 
2493
4 GM Humpy Koneru
 
2575 1 - 0 WGM Zhongyi Tan
 
2509
5 GM Antoaneta Stefanova
 
2507 ½ - ½ WGM Olga Girya
 
2443
6 GM Mariya Muzychuk
 
2561 ½ - ½ GM Dronavalli Harika
 
2514

Games - Rounds 1 to 4

 

 

Standings after four rounds

 

Grand Prix standings before the tournament

Tournament page...


André Schulz started working for ChessBase in 1991 and is an editor of ChessBase News.

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