
From July 16 to 29, 2012 the southern Armenian hamlet of Jermuk is playing
host to the Fifth FIDE Women's Grand Prix, part of a series of elite events
organised by FIDE and Global Chess. There will be six tournaments over two years
in various countries around the world. 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. Starting time of the games
is 15:00h (check
your local time here). A full shedule with all results is given at the bottom
of the page. Monday, July 23 is a free day.
Round seven: Tuesday July 23,
2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
½-½ |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
½-½ |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
0-1 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
1-0 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
½-½ |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
Summary commentary of the round
This analysis is being done by Aghasi Inants in Armenian and translated into
English by and Aram Hajian.

1.e4 | 1,184,215 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
1.d4 | 958,932 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 286,327 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 184,722 | 56% | 2443 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,884 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,598 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,953 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,906 | 50% | 2384 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,790 | 48% | 2378 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,250 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,081 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
1.d3 | 969 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
1.h4 | 466 | 54% | 2382 | --- |
1.c3 | 439 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
1.a4 | 118 | 60% | 2461 | --- |
1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 92 | 67% | 2511 | --- |
1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
Please, wait...
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.b3 d4 5.Bg2 c5 6.e3 Nc6 7.exd4 cxd4 8.0-0 Bd6 9.d3 h6 10.Ba3 0-0 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.a3 a5 13.Nbd2 e5 14.Qe2 Bf5 15.Rfe1 Rfe8 16.Nh4 Bh7 17.Ne4 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 g6 20.Re2 Rad8 21.g4 Re6 22.Kh1 Rf6 23.Ng2 Rb8 24.a4? 24.Qd5 Qc7 25.Rb1 24...Re6 25.Qf3 Nb4 26.Re4? Na6! 27.Qd1 Nc5 28.f3 28.Re1 e4! 28...Nxe4 29.fxe4 Qb4 30.Rb1 Rf8 31.Nh4 Qe7 32.Qe1 Qg5 33.h3 h5 34.Qg3 hxg4 35.hxg4 Kg7 36.Kg2 Rh8 37.Nf3 Qe3 38.Ne1 Qe2+ 39.Kg1 Qa2 40.Rc1 Qxb3 41.Rc2 Qxa4 42.g5 Qa1 43.Kg2 a4 44.Rf2 Qc1 45.Rf1 a3 46.Nf3 Qe3 0–1
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Kovalevskaya,E | 2417 | Khurtsidze,N | 2456 | 0–1 | 2012 | A13 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 7.5 |
Lahno,K | 2537 | Ju,W | 2518 | ½–½ | 2012 | E97 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 7.1 |
Munguntuul,B | 2447 | Mkrtchian,L | 2450 | ½–½ | 2012 | D02 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 7.6 |
Ruan,L | 2483 | Danielian,E | 2480 | ½–½ | 2012 | B46 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 7.3 |
Kosintseva,N | 2516 | Koneru,H | 2598 | 1–0 | 2012 | C91 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 7.4 |
Please, wait...

In this game Black equalized out of the opening, and after White attempted
a dubious idea, Koneru's advantage might have become significant. However, Black
not only failed to take advantage of the opportunity but misplayed the continuation,
missing a tactical sequence which led to her demise. Nadezhda won in 40 moves.

Our annotator Aghasi Inants discussing the game with Nadezhda and Humpy

The organizers, as well as the many fans of chess, were happy to see Nino Khurtsidze
register her first victory, and that with the black pieces. She equalized out
of the opening and then, with initiative in hand, began to dictate the play.

Chinese players Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue and Hou Yifan who lead on the scoreboard
Round eight: Wednesday July 24,
2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
1-0 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
½-½ |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
0-1 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
½-½ |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
½-½ |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
Summary commentary of the round
The tension is rising in Jermuk as the 8th round of the Women’s Grand
Prix is complete. Not surprisingly, chess fans today witnessed the greatest
number of blunders, as seemingly solid positions unraveled with a single misstep.
With three rounds to go, Ju Wenjun was joined at the top of the leaderboard
by world champion and compatriot Hou Yifan. The following analysis was provided
by Aghasi Inants in Armenian and translated into English by Aram Hajian.

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Please, wait...
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nd2 Nbd7 4.Ngf3 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.c4 c5 7.cxd5 0-0 8.e4 cxd4 9.Bc4 Nc5 10.Qe2 h6 11.Bxf6 exf6 12.0-0 Re8 13.Rfe1 Bd7 14.Qf1 Qb6 15.Rab1 Rac8 16.h3 a6 17.a3 Qd6 18.b4 Na4 19.Bd3 Nc3 20.Rbc1 f5 21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Bxf5 gxf5 23.Qd3 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Qxd5 25.Nh4 Ne4 26.Nxe4 fxe4 27.Rxe4 Qb5 28.Qg3 Kh8 29.Re7? 29.Qg4 Qc6 30.Nf5 Qg6 31.Qxg6 fxg6 32.Nxg7 Kxg7 33.Rxd4 29...Qd5 30.Nf3 d3 31.Qf4 Kg8 32.g3 Rd8 33.Kh2 Qa2 34.Nd2 Qd5 35.h4 Kf8 36.Rc7 b5 37.Ra7 Qe6 38.Nf3 Qf6 39.Qe3 Kg8 40.Re7 Kf8 41.Ra7 Qd6 42.Qe4 Kg8 43.Qb7 Qd5 44.Qe7 Bf8 45.Qf6 Bg7? 45...Re8! 46.Qf4 Re2-+ 46.Qf4 Qc4 47.Qe3 Qe6 48.Qf4 Qc4 49.Qe3 Qd5 50.Qf4 Rd6 51.Nd2 Rf6 52.Qe3 Re6 53.Qf4 Re2 54.Rxa6 Bd4 55.Rd6 Rxf2+ 56.Qxf2 Qxd6 57.Qf3 Bg7 58.Qa8+ Kh7 59.Qe4+ Qg6 60.Qd5 Bb2 61.h5 Qg5 62.Qxd3+ Kg7 63.Kg2 Qxh5 64.Nf3 Bf6 65.Qd7 Qg6 66.Qxb5 Qc2+ 67.Kh3 Qc3 68.Qf5 Qxa3 69.b5 Qb2 70.Qg4+ Kf8 71.Qc4 Kg7 72.Qd3 Qb4 73.Qf5 Qd6 74.Qg4+ Kf8 75.Qc8+ Ke7 76.Qb7+ Kf8 77.Qc8+ Ke7 78.Qb7+ Kf8 79.Qa8+ Bd8 80.Qc8 Ke7 81.Nh4 Qd1 82.Qc4 h5 83.Qe4+ Kf8 84.Qf3 Qd7+ 85.Qf5 Qd1 86.Qf3 Qd7+ 87.Qf5 Qd1 88.Qf3 ½–½
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Danielian,E | 2480 | Kovalevskaya,E | 2417 | ½–½ | 2012 | A45 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 8 |
Khurtsidze,N | 2456 | Kosintseva,N | 2516 | ½–½ | 2012 | D38 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 8 |
Ju,W | 2518 | Munguntuul,B | 2447 | ½–½ | 2012 | D15 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 8 |
Hou,Y | 2617 | Ruan,L | 2483 | 1–0 | 2012 | C77 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 8 |
Zhao,X | 2556 | Mkrtchian,L | 2450 | 1–0 | 2012 | D31 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 8 |
Koneru,H | 2598 | Lahno,K | 2537 | 0–1 | 2012 | D86 | FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 | 8 |
Please, wait...

In this game Black equalized out of the opening, and after White attempted
a dubious idea, Koneru's advantage might have become significant. However, Black
not only failed to take advantage of the opportunity but misplayed the continuation,
missing a tactical sequence which led to her demise.

To the chagrin of the hometown fans, Mkrtchian also blundered away a key
central
pawn in an innocuous position in which White had a nominal advantage but not
more.

In this game the women's world champion didn't get too much out of the opening,
though it was probably a bit easier to play with White. However, in the middle
game, White deployed active measures and forced Black to commit a mistake.

Early in the opening, Russian GM Kosintseva Nadezhda, right, simply blundered
a central pawn, handing Nino Khurtsidze (left) a winning position. However the
Georgian IM was unable to turn it into a full point.
Photos by Arman
Karakhanyan
Standings after eight rounds

Remaining schedule
11th day: Round 9 |
26.07.2012 |
12th day Round 10 |
27.07.2012 |
13th day: Round 11 and Closing Ceremony |
28.07.2012 |
14th day: Departure |
29.07.2012 |
Schedule and results
Round one: Tuesday July 17, 2012
at 15:00h |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
1-0 |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
0-1 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
½-½ |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
½-½ |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
½-½ |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
1-0 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
Round two: Wednesday July 18,
2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
0-1 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
1-0 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
0-1 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
0-1 |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
1-0 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
1-0 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
Round three: Thursday July 19,
2012 at 15:00h |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
0-1 |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
1-0 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
1-0 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
1-0 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
½-½ |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
Round four: Friday July 20, 2012
at 15:00h |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
1-0 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
½-½ |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
1-0 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
½-½ |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
½-½ |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
Round five: Saturday July 21,
2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
½-½ |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
1-0 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
½-½ |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
0-1 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
½-½ |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
Round six: Sunday July 22, 2012
at 15:00h |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
½-½ |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
½-½ |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
½-½ |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
1-0 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
0-1 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
½-½ |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
Round seven: Tuesday July 23,
2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
½-½ |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
½-½ |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
0-1 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
1-0 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
½-½ |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
½-½ |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
Round eight: Wednesday July 24,
2012 at 15:00h |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
1-0 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
½-½ |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
0-1 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
½-½ |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
½-½ |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
1-0 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
Round nine: Thursday July 25,
2012 at 15:00h |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
- |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
- |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
- |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
- |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
- |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
- |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
Round ten: Friday July 26, 2012
at 15:00h |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
- |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
- |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
- |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
- |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
- |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
- |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
Round eleven: Saturday July 27,
2012 at 15:00h |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2417 |
- |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2556 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2516 |
- |
WGM |
Ruan Lufei |
2483 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2537 |
- |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2617 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag |
2447 |
- |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2480 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2450 |
- |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2456 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
2518 |
- |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |