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The fifth stage of the the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series 2013-2014 is taking place in Lopota, Georgia 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 Ten
Round 10 – June 30 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
½-½
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
1-0
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
0-1
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
½-½
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
1-0
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
½-½
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½ Khotenashvili, Bela
Not the most exciting game. The players agreed to repeat in an approximately equal position, but one that still had plenty of life in it. Stefanova must be happy with her performance in Lopota while Khotenashvili surely just wants this tournament to be over with.
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Muminova, Nafisa
A relatively easy win for Humpy. In an equal position Muminova's horrendous 13...Na5? simply gave White a mobile pawn majority on the queenside that was impossible to stop, despite the many pieces still on the board. The Indian player marched her pawns on to victory.

Nafisa Muminova had great chances in the first four games, but her last rounds have been much less promising; except her win against Khotenashvili, of course.
Zhao Xue 0-1 Danielian, Elina
A much more complex game than Koneru-Muminova, but one that strikes a surprising similarity. Here too the winning side took advantage of a powerful passed pawn on the queenside to win the game. Black's passed c-pawn kept her opponent's bishop passive for the entirety of the game, and although the win was slow in coming the result of the game was never really in question.

A very important win for Danielian who moves to clear third place
Hou Yifan ½-½ Kosteniuk, Alexandra
A strange opening resulted in a strange queenless middlegame. Kosteniuk sacrificed a pawn to shatter Hou Yifan's structure but it is unclear if she received full compensation. The players repeated moves, but had Hou Yifan wanted to continue the game it is possible she had a slight and safe advantage with the move 21.Nd5!

Sealing the deal: Hou Yifan wins the event with a round to spare

A brief post-mortem for a brief game

Always glamorous: Alexandra Kosteniuk
Ju Wenjun 1-0 Muzychuk, Anna
Positionally one of the best games of the tournament. Ju Wenjun won the pair of bishops and patiently used their power to crush Muzychuk. It is hard to point even one move that the Chinese player made in this game that was inaccurate.

Anna Muzychuk hasn't had a bad tournament, but things haven't really gone her way either

Ju Wenjun is up 18 rating points and secures a GM-norm (how she is not a grandmaster yet is a mystery)
Dzagnidzde, Nana ½-½ Harika, Dronavalli
A super solid Lasker variation of the Orthodox Queen's Gambit Declined. A fight, but not the most spectator-friendly game. The draw was a logical conclusion from good play of both sides.

The players found many interesting resources in the postmortem

"We are always friends, no matter what happens on the board" - Harika Dronavalli
Today's game was a draw but not very friendly!
Standings after ten rounds

Round ten games

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1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Ne5 Bxe2 9.Nxe2 g6 10.c3 Bg7 11.Ng3 Rc8 12.0-0 0-0 13.Re1 e6 14.Nd3 Nd7 15.Qd2 Na5 16.Bg5 Qc7 17.Bh6 Nc4 18.Qc1 Rfe8 19.Re2 Bf6 20.Bg5 Bg7 21.Bh6 Bf6 22.Bg5 Bg7 ½–½
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Stefanova,A | 2488 | Khotenashvili,B | 2518 | ½–½ | 2014 | D00 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 10.1 |
Koneru,H | 2613 | Muminova,N | 2332 | 1–0 | 2014 | E10 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 10.2 |
Zhao,X | 2538 | Danielian,E | 2460 | 0–1 | 2014 | A13 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 10.3 |
Hou,Y | 2629 | Kosteniuk,A | 2532 | ½–½ | 2014 | A13 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 10.4 |
Ju,W | 2532 | Muzychuk,A | 2561 | 1–0 | 2014 | A33 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 10.5 |
Dzagnidze,N | 2541 | Harika,D | 2503 | ½–½ | 2014 | D56 | Lopota WGP 2014 | 10.6 |
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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 |
0-1
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
½-½
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
1-0
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
1-0
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
½-½
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
1-0
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Round 04 – June 22 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
1-0
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
1-0
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
0-1
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
0-1
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
½-½
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
0-1
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Round 05 – June 24 2014, 15:00h |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
1-0
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
1-0
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
1-0
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
½-½
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
1-0
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
½-½
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Round 06 – June 25 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
½-½
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
0-1
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
0-1
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
1-0
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
0-1
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
1-0
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Round 07 – June 26 2014, 15:00h |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
1-0
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
0-1
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
½-½
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
½-½
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
1-0
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
1-0
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Round 08 – June 27 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
1-0
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
½-½
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
½-½
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
½-½
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
½-½
|
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
½-½
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
Round 09 – June 29 2014, 15:00h |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
0-1
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
Dronavalli Harika |
2503 |
½-½
|
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
0-1
|
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
½-½
|
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
1-0
|
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
1-0
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Round 10 – June 30 2014, 15:00h |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2488 |
½-½
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
2518 |
Koneru Humpy |
2613 |
1-0
|
Muminova, Nafisa |
2332 |
Zhao Xue |
2538 |
0-1
|
Danielian, Elina |
2460 |
Hou Yifan |
2629 |
½-½
|
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2532 |
Ju Wenjun |
2532 |
1-0
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
2561 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
2541 |
½-½
|
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 |