Grand Prix Chengdu: Humpy Koneru takes lead
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
Discussion and Feedback
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Maybe so we can actually pay attention to women players? If Wimbledon was an open tournament only, there would probably never be a single female in the main 128 draw. However now we get to watch 128 men and 128 women duke it out.
@ richard khyam vui voon I was about to post that when I saw your comment, in fact I hope one day they will cancel all women tournaments and titles, it's really ridiculous and degrading for women in a game like chess. I really don't understand the point behind organizing only women tournaments in chess!?
When is FIDE going to stop manufacturing Women World Chess Champion?
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