Ju Wenjun wins Grand Prix series

by André Schulz
12/5/2016 – Ju Wenjun won the Fide Women's Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansiysk, the last tournament of the Grand Prix series 2015/2016. By winning this tournament Ju Wenjun also won Grand Prix series and now has the right to challenge the next Women's World Champion for the title. The next Women's World Champion will be established in February, in a knock-out tournament in Tehran.
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Grand Prix winner Ju Wenjun

Ju Wenjun's victory was smooth and convincing. After winning in round 10 against Bela Kotenashvili she was certain to become at least shared first and needed only a draw in the final round to become sole tournament winner.

Ju Wenjun (right) and Bela Kotenashvili

By winning the tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk Ju Wenjun also won the Grand Prix series 2015/2016. The winner of the Grand Prix qualifies for a ten-game World Championship match against the Women's World Champin. In contrast to the open World Championship in which two players player every two years for the title, the women play every year for the title. One year there is a match for the title, the next year, the Women's World Champion is established in a knock-out tournament. But as the Fide found no organiser for the knock-out Women's World Championship in 2016, the new Women's World Champion will be crowned in 2017.

Ju Wenjun will then challenge this new Women's World Champion.

The winner...

... shed tears of joy

 

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qa4+ Nbd7 9.Qxc4 b5 10.Qd3 Bb7 11.b4 Be7 12.Qxb5 Rb8 13.Qa4 0-0 14.0-0 Nb6 15.Qxa7 Nfd5 16.Nc3 Nxb4 17.Rab1 Bc6 18.Bg5 Bxg5 19.Rxb4 Bf6 20.Rd1 Nd5 21.Rxb8 Qxb8 22.Qxb8 Rxb8 23.Ne4 Be7 24.Ne5 Ba4 25.Rc1 Ba3 26.Re1 Rb2 27.Ng5 Nc3 28.Bf3 f6 29.Rc1 Rb1 30.Rxb1 Nxb1 31.Be4 Nc3 32.Bxh7+ Kf8 33.Ng6+ Ke8 34.Nxe6 Nxe2+ 35.Kf1 Nc3 36.Bg8 Bb5+ 37.Kg2 Bc6+ 38.f3 Kd7 39.Nxg7 Bb5 40.h4 Bd3 41.h5 Bb1 42.Bf7 Bc1 43.f4 Be4+ 44.Kh3 Ne2 45.h6 Ng1+ 46.Kh4 Nf3+ 47.Kh5 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Gunina,V2525Javakhishvili,L24611–02016KM WGP 2016
Skripchenko,A2455Kosteniuk,A2555½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Khademalsharieh,S2435Harika,D2543½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Batsiashvili,N2489Khotenashvili,B24261–02016KM WGP 2016
Pogonina,N2492Girya,O24500–12016KM WGP 2016
Zhukova,N2448Ju,W2580½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Kosteniuk,A2555Khademalsharieh,S2435½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Girya,O2450Zhukova,N2448½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Gunina,V2525Skripchenko,A24551–02016KM WGP 2016
Harika,D2543Batsiashvili,N24890–12016KM WGP 2016
Javakhishvili,L2461Ju,W25800–12016KM WGP 2016
Khotenashvili,B2426Pogonina,N24920–12016KM WGP 2016
Zhukova,N2448Khotenashvili,B2426½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Ju,W2580Girya,O2450½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Batsiashvili,N2489Kosteniuk,A25551–02016KM WGP 2016
Khademalsharieh,S2435Gunina,V25251–02016KM WGP 2016
Pogonina,N2492Harika,D2543½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Skripchenko,A2455Javakhishvili,L2461½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Gunina,V2525Batsiashvili,N24891–02016KM WGP 2016
Kosteniuk,A2555Pogonina,N24921–02016KM WGP 2016
Skripchenko,A2455Khademalsharieh,S2435½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Javakhishvili,L2461Girya,O24500–12016KM WGP 2016
Khotenashvili,B2426Ju,W2580½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Harika,D2543Zhukova,N24481–02016KM WGP 2016
Ju,W2580Harika,D2543½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Batsiashvili,N2489Skripchenko,A24551–02016KM WGP 2016
Khademalsharieh,S2435Javakhishvili,L2461½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Pogonina,N2492Gunina,V2525½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Zhukova,N2448Kosteniuk,A2555½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Girya,O2450Khotenashvili,B24260–12016KM WGP 2016
Skripchenko,A2455Pogonina,N2492½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Gunina,V2525Zhukova,N24480–12016KM WGP 2016
Harika,D2543Girya,O2450½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Kosteniuk,A2555Ju,W25801–02016KM WGP 2016
Javakhishvili,L2461Khotenashvili,B2426½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Khademalsharieh,S2435Batsiashvili,N2489½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Girya,O2450Kosteniuk,A2555½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Pogonina,N2492Khademalsharieh,S24350–12016KM WGP 2016
Batsiashvili,N2489Javakhishvili,L24610–12016KM WGP 2016
Zhukova,N2448Skripchenko,A24551–02016KM WGP 2016
Khotenashvili,B2426Harika,D2543½–½2016KM WGP 2016
Ju,W2580Gunina,V25251–02016KM WGP 2016
Kosteniuk,A2538Khotenashvili,B24631–02016C80FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-168
Javakhishvili,L2486Harika,D2542½–½2016D31FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-168
Batsiashvili,N2474Pogonina,N2484½–½2016E10FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-168
Gunina,V2520Girya,O24521–02016D11FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-168
Khademalsharieh,S2429Zhukova,N2475½–½2016D10FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-168
Harika,D2542Kosteniuk,A2538½–½2016C42FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-169
Girya,O2452Skripchenko,A24561–02016D02FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-169
Ju,W2583Khademalsharieh,S24291–02016A40FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-169
Pogonina,N2484Javakhishvili,L2486½–½2016A62FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-169
Zhukova,N2475Batsiashvili,N24740–12016D00FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-169
Khotenashvili,B2463Gunina,V25201–02016D02FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-169
Batsiashvili,N2474Ju,W25830–12016E10FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1610
Skripchenko,A2456Khotenashvili,B2463½–½2016C55FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1610
Javakhishvili,L2486Kosteniuk,A2538½–½2016E15FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1610
Gunina,V2520Harika,D2542½–½2016E06FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1610
Khademalsharieh,S2429Girya,O2452½–½2016D45FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1610
Pogonina,N2484Zhukova,N2475½–½2016D45FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1610
Harika,D2542Skripchenko,A24561–02016E62FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1611
Khotenashvili,B2463Khademalsharieh,S2429½–½2016E04FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1611
Kosteniuk,A2538Gunina,V25200–12016B18FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1611
Girya,O2452Batsiashvili,N2474½–½2016E48FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1611
Ju,W2583Pogonina,N2484½–½2016A40FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1611
Zhukova,N2475Javakhishvili,L2486½–½2016A45FIDE Womens Grand Prix 2015-1611

Final standings

Rg. Titel Name Land ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pkt. Perf. Wtg.
1 GM Wenjun Ju
 
 2580   1 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7.5 / 11 2589 36.50
2 IM Nino Batsiashvili
 
 2489 0   ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 6.5 / 11 2552 33.25
3 IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
 
 2435 0 ½   ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6.0 / 11 2524 31.50
4 GM Alexandra Kosteniuk
 
 2555 1 0 ½   0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6.0 / 11 2514 31.25
5 GM Valentina Gunina
 
 2525 0 1 0 1   ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 6.0 / 11 2517 30.75
6 GM Dronavalli Harika
 
 2543 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½   ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6.0 / 11 2515 30.25
7 WGM Olga Girya
 
 2450 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½   ½ 0 1 1 1 6.0 / 11 2523 29.75
8 GM Natalia Zhukova
 
 2448 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½   ½ ½ ½ 1 5.5 / 11 2491  
9 GM Bela Khotenashvili
 
 2426 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½   ½ 0 ½ 5.0 / 11 2462  
10 IM Lela Javakhishvili
 
 2461 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½   ½ ½ 4.5 / 11 2427 24.25
11 WGM Natalija Pogonina
 
 2492 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½   ½ 4.5 / 11 2425 23.75
12 IM Almira Skripchenko
 
 2455 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½   2.5 / 10 2292  

 

Final standings of the Grand Prix series 2015-16

Rank Player Rating Total
1  Ju Wenjun (China) 2580 413,3
2  Koneru Humpy (India) 2557 335,0
3  Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2525 287,0
4  Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) 2555 277,0
5  Dronavalli Harika (India) 2543 272,0
6  Zhao Xue (China) 2508 250,0
7  Nino Batsiashvili (Georgia) 2489 245,0
8  Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) 2561 223,3
9  Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) 2532 220,0
10  Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Iran) 2435 212,0
11  Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) 2507 205,0
12  Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2492 195,0
13  Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) 2512 173,3
14  Hou Yifan (China) 2635 160,0
15  Olga Girya (Russia) 2450 157,0
16  Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine) 2448 140,0
17  Pia Cramling (Sweden) 2461 125,0
18  Bela Khotenashvili (Georgia) 2426 110,0
19  Almira Skripchenko (France) 2455 110,0
20  Lela Javakhishvili (Georgia) 2461 100,0
21  Elina Danielian (Armenia) 2444 20,0
22  Tan Zhongyi (China) 2492 20,0

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

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