World's best women players get together in Geneva
for the Fondation Neva Women's Grand Prix

The Neva Foundation in partnership with the Internation Chess Federation (FIDE) has organised the first leg of the official Women's Grand Prix series for the first time in Geneva. From May 3 to May 15, twelve of the best women players featuring current Women World Champion Anna Ushenina from Ukraine, will confront each other at the N'vY Manotel. The tournament is an eleven-round all-play-all at classical time controls.

Round two report

The start of round two at the Geneva Women's Grand Prix

Former women's world champion Hou Yifan from China, rated 2617 ...

... playing against WGM Bela Khotenashvili of Georgia, 2505 on the Elo scale

Hou Yifan outplayed her opponent in a Two Knights Caro-Kann

After yesterday's loss Chinese WGM Ju Wenjun struck back with a win over ...

... Mongolian WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, who now lives in Oakland, California. Note that Batchimeg is her given name, and Tuvshintugs or Tövshintögsiin a patronymic, not a family name. Batchimeg should be referred to by the given name. She is the bottom seed in this tournament and tomorrow has to face the top seed Hou Yifan.

Anna Muzychuk vs Kateryna Lahno, who now spelly her name Lagno

GM Viktorija Cmilyte of Lithuania vs World Champion Anna Ushenin of Ukraine

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Information and photos supplied by FIDE Press Officer Anastasiya Karlovich

Schedule and results

Links Official tournament site All games in PGN The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs.