
The second event of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix cycle 2013-2014 is taking
place from June 16th to 28th in Dilijan, Armenia. Twelve players, with the
average elo of 2505, are competing in a round robin tournament. The event
is organized by the Armenian Chess Federation & FIDE. The Grand Prix
cycle will produce the participants for the Women’s World Championship
2015.
Dilijan, Armenia
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Dilijan is a spa town in the Tavush Province and one of the most important
resorts of Armenia, situated in Dilijan National Park. The forested and
reclusive city is home to numerous Armenian artists, composers, and filmmakers
and features some traditional Armenian architecture.

The Aghstev river with its tributaries gives
peculiar charm to the general town landscape

The Sharambeyan street in the centre, has been preserved and maintained
as an "old town," complete with craftsman's workshops, a gallery
and a museum. The city's population is steadily declining from the 23,700
reported in 1989 to an estimated 15,600 in 2009, but the Armenian government
is planning to turn Dilijan into a regional financial capital, beginning
with the move of much of the Central Bank's operations to Dilijan in 2013.
[Source: Wikipedia]
The participants
The Women's Grand Prix in Dilijan has nine grandmasters, one International
Master and two women grandmasters, making it one of the strongest women
events of all time. Dilijan also sees the participation of current Women's
World Champion Anna Ushenina as well as former World Champion Antoaneta
Stefanova. The average rating for the tournament is 2505.
No.
|
Name |
Title
|
Country
|
Rating
|
w-rank
|
1
|
Koneru, Humpy |
GM
|
IND
|
2597
|
2
|
2
|
Muzychuk, Anna |
GM
|
SLO
|
2593
|
4
|
3
|
Dzagnidze, Nana |
GM
|
GEO
|
2550
|
6
|
4
|
Khotenashvili, Bela |
IM
|
GEO
|
2531
|
9
|
5
|
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
GM
|
BUL
|
2531
|
10
|
6
|
Kosintseva, Tatiana |
GM
|
RUS
|
2526
|
13
|
7
|
Cmilyte, Viktorija |
GM
|
LTU
|
2511
|
16
|
8
|
Ushenina, Anna |
GM
|
UKR
|
2499
|
18
|
9
|
Harika, Dronavalli |
GM
|
IND
|
2492
|
20
|
10
|
Danielian, Elina |
GM
|
ARM
|
2475
|
28
|
11
|
Girya, Olga |
WGM
|
RUS
|
2436
|
46
|
12
|
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
WGM
|
MGL
|
2316
|
|
Opening ceremony

The grand opening of the Women's Grand Prix was attended by the Armenian
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who
in his speech expressed the hope that in the near future Dilijan will become
a chess town "like our favorite resort town of Jermuk".

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, FIDE
President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Armenian GM and organiser Smbat Lputian
Tigran Sargsyan reminded the guests that "Chess has almost become
a lifestyle in our country thanks to world champion Tigran Petrosian. This
Grand Prix is just held under this aegis because exactly 50 years ago, Tigran
Petrosian was crowned as the 9th world champion, fostering nationwide enthusiasm
over common ideals."

The twelve participants in the FIDE Grand Prix at the opening ceremony
– let's see if we can get them right: Viktorija Cmilyte, Harika Dronavalli,
Nana Dzagnidze, Anna Ushenina, Olga Girya, Elina Danielian, Tatiana Kosintseva,
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, Koneru, Humpy, Bela Khotenashvili, Antoaneta Stefanova,
Anna Muzychuk.

Spectacular presentation at the opening of
the Women's Grand Prix






The drawing of lots was also conducted as a
costumed presentation

Antoaneta Stefanova gets the start numer nine

The ceremony ends with celebratory fireworks
on the stage
Round one report
The first round of the Women Grand Prix in Dilijan saw two decisive games:

Third seed GM Nana Dzagnidze, above right,
outplayed bottom seed WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs

Nana Dzagnidze and Batchimeg Tuvshintugs in
the press conference after the game

... while Tatiana Kosintseva of Russia (above
right) defeated Bela Khotenashvili...

... after the Georgian IM (left) overlooked
a clear win and later blundered a pawn

Indian GMs Harika Dronavalli and Koneru Humpy
discuss their game in which Harika was pressing and missed clear wins
Round 1: Sunday, June 16 2013 at 15:00 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
½-½
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
0-1
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
½-½
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
½-½
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
½-½
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
1-0
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
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The playing hall of the Women's Grand Prix
in Dilijan

Organisers and dignitaries in front of a Christian
painting in the Grand Prix venue
The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest national church and
one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country
to adopt Christianity as its official religion in AD 301, and the Armenian
Apostolic Orthodox Church claims to trace its origins to the missions of
Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus in the 1st century.
Schedule and results
Round 1: Sunday, June 16 2013 at 15:00 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
½-½
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
0-1
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
½-½
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
½-½
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
½-½
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
1-0
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
Round 2: Monday, June 17 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
-
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
-
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
-
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
-
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
-
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
Round 3: Tuesday, June 18 2013 at 15:00 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
-
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
-
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
-
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
-
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
-
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
Round 4: Friday, June 21 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
-
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
-
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
-
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
-
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
-
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
-
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
Round 5: Saturday, June 22 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
-
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
-
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
-
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
-
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
-
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
Round 6: Sunday, June 23 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
-
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
-
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
-
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
-
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
-
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
-
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
Round 7: Monday, June 24 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
-
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
-
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
-
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
-
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
-
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
Round 8: Tuesday, June 26 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
-
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
-
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
-
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
-
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
-
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
-
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
Round 9: Wednesday, June 27 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
-
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
-
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
-
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
-
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
-
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
Round 10: Thursday, June 28 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
-
|
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |
-
|
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
-
|
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
-
|
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
-
|
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
-
|
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
Round 11: Friday, June 16 2013 at 15:00 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2526 |
-
|
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2511 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2499 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2593 |
-
|
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2475 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
-
|
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2492 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2597 |
-
|
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
2316 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2550 |
-
|
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2436 |