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The sixth and final stage of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series 2013-2014 is taking place at the Sharjah Cultural and Chess Club, (UAE) from the 24th of August until the 7th of September 2014. Over eleven rounds, twelve of the strongest women players in the world will compete in the round robin tournament with the standard FIDE time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, with 30 minutes being added at that point and an additional 30 seconds per move through the entire game.
The players took the time on their free day to visit some of United Arab Emirates top attractions, and that meant the shopping malls. The first stop was the Mall of the Emirates. The multi-level shopping center currently features more than 560 international brands, more than 700 stores, 11 anchor stores with a total gross leasable area (GLA) of 234,479 sqm including department stores, fashion, lifestyle, sports, electronics and home furnishing outlets.
The players went out in small groups to shop around
A small break
Others went to Dubai Mall. Behind the players is a relatively complete Diplodocidae. Featuring a long tail sweeping behind, and an equally slender long neck rising eerily high as if bracing for battle, the prehistoric dinosaur stands at an impressive, 24.4 meters long and 7.6 meters high.
Finally the players went to see a true statement of opulence... penguins under the blistering dessert!
Ski Dubai features real snow and is home to 20 penguins!
The penguins were quite friendly
Some curious players were gentle with them...
While others displayed a lot more affection!
Zhu Chen with an Emperor Penguin, the tallest of any penguin species
Maybe petting the penguin was some kind of good luck charm?
Round 05 –August 30 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Danielian, Elina | 2490 |
1-0
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Zhao Xue | 2508 |
Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 |
½-½
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Ju Wenjun | 2559 |
l'Ami, Alina | 2446 |
½-½
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Zhu Chen | 2461 |
Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 |
½-½
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Ushenina, Anna | 2487 |
Hou Yifan | 2661 |
1-0
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Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 |
Dronavalli Harika | 2521 |
½-½
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Koneru Humpy | 2598 |
Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg ½-½ Ju Wenjun
The players somehow found a repetition in the opening. This suits Batchimeg, who continues with a good tournament, and Ju Wenjun who draws with Black and keeps her lead. Two rests days in a row is not bad either.
In the pack of suitors with 3.5/5 and +21 rating points, a good tournament for Chimy
Danielian, Elina 1-0 Zhao Xue
White's slight pressure was not handled by Zhao Xue in the best way possible. A strong break-through on d5 emphasized Black's bad position and a bad mistake caused her position to be ripped apart even faster.
Alina l'Ami ½-½ Zhu Chen
The player from Qatar certainly outplayed her younger opponent. The light-squared blockade that she obtained thanks to her pawn sacrifice gave her better activity all over the board. However nothing was ever very clear. If Zhu Chen had any real chances it was with the move 26...Bc4! which she missed, but even then her advantage was far from decisive.
Thanks to this draw every player in the tournament has at least half a point
Muminova, Nafisa ½-½ Ushenina, Anna
The tense position in the center led to some interesting pawn trades. Ushenina had a way to obtain a very slight advantage, but she miscalculated and instead ended up slightly worse in the endgame. Muminova's edge was never anything too great and the Ukrainian player had very few troubles holding on to the draw.
It's Ushenina's birthday! The Ukrainian ex-World Champion turns 29 today.
Hou Yifan 1-0 Kosintseva, Tatiana
If anything, it seemed that Kosintseva was steadily outplaying the World Champion. She won a pawn that was hard to hold on to, but instead she managed to install a powerful blockading knight on e5. Hou Yifan had compensation for it with a powerful bishop, but the edge was still Black's in the endgame.
However, as soon as the endgame was reached, the contrary happened. With every move the Chinese player strengthened her position while Kosintseva gave more and more space. Eventually a powerful exchange sacrifice left Hou Yifan in a winning position and she converted well.
It seems that Hou Yifan can win from any position
Dronavalli Harika ½-½ Koneru Humpy
Not the most exciting of games. Humpy chose a good line and equalized without problems, subsequent piece trades left the players in a drawn endgame.
A peaceful game between the Indian players
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All photos by Maria Emelianova
Round 01 – August 25 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Zhu Chen | 2461 |
0-1
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Zhao Xue | 2508 |
Ju Wenjun | 2559 |
½-½
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Ushenina, Anna | 2487 |
Danielian, Elina | 2490 |
½-½
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Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 |
Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 |
1-0
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Koneru Humpy | 2598 |
l'Ami, Alina | 2446 |
0-1
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Dronavalli Harika | 2521 |
Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 |
0-1
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Hou Yifan | 2661 |
Round 02 –August 26 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Zhao Xue | 2508 |
½-½
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Hou Yifan | 2661 |
Dronavalli Harika | 2521 |
1-0
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Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 |
Koneru Humpy | 2598 |
1-0
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l'Ami, Alina | 2446 |
Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 |
½-½
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Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 |
Ushenina, Anna | 2487 |
1-0
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Danielian, Elina | 2490 |
Zhu Chen | 2461 |
0-1
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Ju Wenjun | 2559 |
Round 03 –August 27 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Ju Wenjun | 2559 |
1-0
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Zhao Xue | 2508 |
Danielian, Elina | 2490 |
1-0
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Zhu Chen | 2461 |
Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 |
½-½
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Ushenina, Anna | 2487 |
l'Ami, Alina | 2446 |
0-1
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Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 |
Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 |
½-½
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Koneru Humpy | 2598 |
Hou Yifan | 2661 |
½-½
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Dronavalli Harika | 2521 |
Round 04 –August 28 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Zhao Xue | 2508 |
½-½
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Dronavalli Harika | 2521 |
Koneru Humpy | 2598 |
0-1
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Hou Yifan | 2661 |
Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 |
½-½
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Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 |
Ushenina, Anna | 2487 |
1-0
|
l'Ami, Alina | 2446 |
Zhu Chen | 2461 |
0-1
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Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 |
Ju Wenjun | 2559 |
1-0
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Danielian, Elina | 2490 |
Round 05 –August 30 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Danielian, Elina | 2490 |
1-0
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Zhao Xue | 2508 |
Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 |
½-½
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Ju Wenjun | 2559 |
l'Ami, Alina | 2446 |
½-½
|
Zhu Chen | 2461 |
Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 |
½-½
|
Ushenina, Anna | 2487 |
Hou Yifan | 2661 |
1-0
|
Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 |
Dronavalli Harika | 2521 |
½-½
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Koneru Humpy | 2598 |
Round 06 –August 31 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Zhao Xue | 2508 | Koneru Humpy | 2598 | |
Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 | Dronavalli Harika | 2521 | |
Ushenina, Anna | 2487 | Hou Yifan | 2661 | |
Zhu Chen | 2461 | Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 | |
Ju Wenjun | 2559 | l'Ami, Alina | 2446 | |
Danielian, Elina | 2490 | Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 | |
Round 07 –September 01 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 | Zhao Xue | 2508 | |
l'Ami, Alina | 2446 | Danielian, Elina | 2490 | |
Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 | Ju Wenjun | 2559 | |
Hou Yifan | 2661 | Zhu Chen | 2461 | |
Dronavalli Harika | 2521 | Ushenina, Anna | 2487 | |
Koneru Humpy | 2598 | Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 | |
Round 08 –September 02 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Zhao Xue | 2508 | Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 | |
Ushenina, Anna | 2487 | Koneru Humpy | 2598 | |
Zhu Chen | 2461 | Dronavalli Harika | 2521 | |
Ju Wenjun | 2559 | Hou Yifan | 2661 | |
Danielian, Elina | 2490 | Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 | |
Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 | l'Ami, Alina | 2446 | |
Round 09 – September 04 2014, 15:00h | ||||
l'Ami, Alina | 2446 | Zhao Xue | 2508 | |
Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 | Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 | |
Hou Yifan | 2661 | Danielian, Elina | 2490 | |
Dronavalli Harika | 2521 | Ju Wenjun | 2559 | |
Koneru Humpy | 2598 | Zhu Chen | 2461 | |
Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 | Ushenina, Anna | 2487 | |
Round 10 –September 05 2014, 15:00h | ||||
Zhao Xue | 2508 | Ushenina, Anna | 2487 | |
Zhu Chen | 2461 | Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 | |
Ju Wenjun | 2559 | Koneru Humpy | 2598 | |
Danielian, Elina | 2490 | Dronavalli Harika | 2521 | |
Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 | Hou Yifan | 2661 | |
l'Ami, Alina | 2446 | Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 | |
Round 11 – September 06 2014, 13:00h | ||||
Muminova, Nafisa | 2315 | Zhao Xue | 2508 | |
Hou Yifan | 2661 | l'Ami, Alina | 2446 | |
Dronavalli Harika | 2521 | Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | 2346 | |
Koneru Humpy | 2598 | Danielian, Elina | 2490 | |
Kosintseva, Tatiana | 2494 | Ju Wenjun | 2559 | |
Ushenina, Anna | 2487 | Zhu Chen | 2461 |
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