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The fourth stage of the the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series 2013-2014 is taking place at the Ugra Chess Academy, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from the from the 19th of June until the 1st of July 2014. It is a twelve-player round robin with time controls of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, with 30 minutes plus an additional 30 seconds per move for the rest of the game. The total prize fund is 60,000, with the winner getting 10,000 Euro. |
Round Two
Round 02 –June 20 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
½-½
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
0-1
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
½-½
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
½-½
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
0-1
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
½-½
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |

The playing hall isn't as ample as in the previous editions of the playing hall, but it does nicely

Daniel Alsina and Maia Lomineishvili provide live commentary on the official website
Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½ Muzychuk, Anna
A very strange game, but it seems that Stefanova's games are always so. Her attempt to crash through the kingside in this Stonewall look-a-like was met with stiff defense. Stefanova decided to repeat moves in a position that could still be played on.

Stefanova is fighting a cold and she decided she didn't also want to risk it all over the board

Considering how unpleasant her position was Muzychuk is surely happy with a draw
Zhao Xue ½-½ Khotenashvili, Bela
The fighting spirit of both players was commendable, but the game was very equal all throughout and no real fireworks occured.
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 Dronavalli Harika
The Indian player certainly gave Kosteniuk a lesson in positional chess. Despite the Russian's pair of bishops it was clear that the knights were the ones dominating the board. Kosteniuk was too over-eager and instead of trying to equalize she went for an attack that backfired as she had no way to protect her e3 pawn.

Alexandra: "Perhaps I over-estimated my position."
Muminova, Nafisa ½-½ Ju Wenjun
A positionally bizarre decision from Ju Wenjun to close down the center and kill her own dark-squared bishop while weakening all of her light-squares left her in an inferior position. In the final position instead of takking a three-fold repetition Muminova could have tried to push for an advantage in a relatively risk-free scenario.

Muminova's 0.5/2 against two Chinese players is not bad, but she had interesting chances in both

After playing a move like 12...e5? Ju Wenjun should be happy with a draw
Khotenashvili, Bela 0-1 Hou Yifan
Hou Yifan followed an unusual path in the Nimzo-Indian in which she was left with hanging pawns in the center, but White's structure was not better and Black's knights were very well placed. The game was approximately equal until the following moment:
34.Rb1 Qf5!? 34...Rf5! 35.Rc1 35.Rf1! 35...Rd2! 36.Nxd2 Qxf2+ 37.Kh1 Ng3+! 38.Kh2 Nh4! 39.Rg1 Ne2 39...Nf1+ 40.Kh1 Nf5! 41.Rxf1 Ng3+ 42.Kh2 Nxf1+ 43.Kh1 Nxe3 44.Qe4 Qxd2-+ 40.Qd1 Nxg1 41.Qxg1 Qxd2 42.Qf1 Qxe3 43.Bb2 Qe4 44.Qf2 Kh7 45.Bc3 c4 46.a5 Nf5 47.Bd2 Qd3 48.g4 Nd4 49.Be3 Nc2 50.Bf4 c3 51.Qc5 Qe2+ 52.Kg1 Qe1+ 53.Kh2 Qe4 54.Qxh5+ Kg8 55.Kg1 Nd4 0–1
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Khotenashvili,B | 2518 | Hou Yifan | 2629 | 0–1 | 2014 | E53 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 2 |
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Yifan is, as usual, traveling with her mother

Khotenashvili still has plenty of time to recover
Koneru Humpy ½-½ Zhao Xue
A strong positional game by Koneru but an event better by Zhao Xue. A well played game that finished in a fighting draw.

Tomorrow Koneru will face Hou Yifan in a very important game
Standings

Round Two Games

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1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.h4 c6 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.h5 Ne4 8.Bf4 Nd7 9.Nf3 e6 10.g4 Qe7 11.h6 Bf6 12.Bxe4 fxe4 13.g5 exf3 14.gxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxf3 e5 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Qg3 Nc4 18.Bg5 Qe5 19.Bf4 Qf6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.Bf4 Qf6 22.Bg5 ½–½
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Stefanova,A | 2488 | Muzychuk,A | 2561 | ½–½ | 2014 | A80 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 2 |
Kosteniuk,A | 2532 | Harika,D | 2503 | 0–1 | 2014 | C15 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 2 |
Danielian,E | 2460 | Dzagnidze,N | 2541 | ½–½ | 2014 | E32 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 2 |
Muminova,N | 2332 | Ju Wenjun | 2532 | ½–½ | 2014 | B30 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 2 |
Khotenashvili,B | 2518 | Hou Yifan | 2629 | 0–1 | 2014 | E53 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 2 |
Koneru,H | 2613 | Zhao Xue | 2538 | ½–½ | 2014 | E15 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 2 |
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Photos by Alina l'Ami, from the official website
Schedule and results
Round 01 – June 19 2014, 15:00h |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
1-0
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
½-½
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
1-0
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
1-0
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
½-½
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
½-½
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Round 02 –June 20 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
½-½
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
0-1
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
½-½
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
½-½
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
0-1
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
½-½
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
Round 03 –June 21 2014, 15:00h |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Round 04 –June 22 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Round 05 –June 24 2014, 15:00h |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Round 06 –June 25 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Round 07 –June 26 2014, 15:00h |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Round 08 –June 27 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Round 09 – June 29 2014, 15:00h |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Round 10 –June 30 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Round 11 – July 01 2014, 13:00h |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |