Kazan GP R09: Danielian falters, as Koneru, Kosteniuk and Hou win
6/21/2012 – The FIDE Women Grand Prix in Kazan is gradually reaching its culmination. Hou Yifan and Humpy Koneru won their games, both with the black pieces, while Alexandra Kosteniuk inflicted the first defeat on the tournament leader Elina Danielian. Now, with two rounds to go, the three top seeds – Koneru, Danielian and Muzychuk – are in the joint lead, with 6.0/9 points. Round nine report.
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From June 9 to 23, 2012 Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, will play host to the 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).
Round nine results
| 5 | GM | Viktorija Cmilyte | 2508 | ½-½ |
GM | Anna Muzychuk | 2598 | 12 |
| 6 | GM | Nadezhda Kosintseva | 2528 | ½-½ |
GM | Tatiana Kosintseva | 2532 | 4 |
| 7 | GM | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2518 | ½-½ |
WGM | Betul Cemre Yildiz | 2333 | 3 |
| 8 | GM | Keteryna Lahno | 2546 | 0-1 |
GM | Humpy Koneru | 2589 | 2 |
| 9 | GM | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2457 | 1-0 |
GM | Elina Danielian | 2484 | 1 |
| 10 | IM | Alisa Galliamova | 2484 | 0-1 |
GM | Hou Yifan | 2623 | 11 |
Elina Danielian (above left) lost the first game in the tournament, to Alexandra
Kosteniuk
The former women's world champion, who had white pieces, played for initiative from the opening and found nice sacrifice to open the central files and create a decisive attack on opponent's king. The defeat of the Armenian player allowed Anna Muzychuk, who made a draw against Viktorija Chmilyte, and Humpy Koneru, who won against Katerina Lahno, catch her on the top of the scoreboard. Although two rounds to go there are three leaders in the tournament.
The begin of the round, with the game Galliamova-Hou Yifan about to begin
Hou Yifan managed to win in close to draw rook endgame against Alisa Galliamova
After five hours of play Antoaneta Stefanova got winning chances in a bishop
endgame against Betul Yildiz,
but didn’t find the way to create more problems for her opponent and as
a result the game was drawn.
Predictably, the Kosintseva sisters drew their game, which this time only
lasted 14 moves
Humpy Koneru gound her opponent Kateryna Lahno down in an 82-move marathon
The Ukrainian GM resigned one move before mate
Photos and reports by Anastasiya Karlovich and Rashit Shiriyazdanov (above)
Standings after nine rounds of play
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Final rounds ten and eleven (June 21 and 22)
| GM | Anna Muzychuk | 2598 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2623 | |
| GM | Elina Danielian | 2484 | IM | Alisa Galliamova | 2484 | |
| GM | Humpy Koneru | 2589 | GM | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2457 | |
| WGM | Betul Cemre Yildiz | 2333 | GM | Keteryna Lahno | 2546 | |
| GM | Tatiana Kosintseva | 2532 | GM | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2518 | |
| GM | Viktorija Cmilyte | 2508 | GM | Nadezhda Kosintseva | 2528 |
| GM | Nadezhda Kosintseva | 2528 | GM | Anna Muzychuk | 2598 | |
| GM | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2518 | GM | Viktorija Cmilyte | 2508 | |
| GM | Keteryna Lahno | 2546 | GM | Tatiana Kosintseva | 2532 | |
| GM | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2457 | WGM | Betul Cemre Yildiz | 2333 | |
| IM | Alisa Galliamova | 2484 | GM | Humpy Koneru | 2589 | |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2623 | GM | Elina Danielian | 2484 |
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