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Hou Yifan wins Ulaanbaatar FIDE Grand Prix

8/12/2010 – She took ill after round seven, played her round eight game on a free day, won five games and drew the rest. Chinese super-talent Hou Yifan, 16, scored 8.0/11 points with a performance of 2649 to win the event. Second was GM Antoaneta Stefanova, a former women's world champion, with three players sharing 3-5th places. Final illustrated report from the closing ceremony.

Hou Yifan bounces back, ready for final showdown

8/10/2010 – Owing to illness the youngest participant in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix had to play her round eight game on the free day. Hou Yifan won it, drew the next and won in round ten. Meanwhile former women's world champion Antoaneta Stefanova won two in succession to come within striking range of tournament victory. The two play each other in the final round. Report from Ulaanbaatar.

Womens Grand Prix: Humpy in the lead, Hou Yifan ill

8/7/2010 – The top ranked player GM Humpy Koneru of India lost a game against tenth seed Batkhuyag Munguntuul in round seven, which saw five decisive games. In round eight Humpy scored an important win against Antoaneta Stefanova to take the sole lead, after leader Zhao Xue lost both her games. Second seed Hou Yifan missed her round eight game due to illness – possibly food poisoning.

Zhao Xue leads, Humpy and Hou Yifan in hot pursuit

8/6/2010 – The youngest player, GM Hou Yifan, 16, won two games in succession, while the highest ranked participant, Indian GM Humpy Koneru, scored 1.5/2. Both are now half a point behind the leader Zhao Xue, with a serene plus four and a 2743 performance. The draw rate is a remarkably low 39%. We bring you games, results and pictorial impressions in our rounds 5+6 report.

Zhao Xue leads in Women's Grand Prix

8/3/2010 – Her main rivals Humpy Koneru and Hou Yifan played each other in round four in Ulaanbaatar. With a theoretically drawn ending on the board the gritty Indian tested the wits of the 16-year-old Hou for fifty moves before conceding the draw. Meanwhile Zhao Xue had defeated the legendary Maia Chiburdanidze to take the sole lead with 3.5/4 and a 2788 performance. Round four report.

Zhao Xue and Humpy lead in Women's Grand Prix

8/2/2010 – With two wins and a draw top seed Humpy Koneru is performing 75 points over her 2600 FIDE rating. With the same result Chinese GM Zhao Xue is playing 246 points better than her 2462. Batkhuyag Munguntuul has yet to score a draw: the local WGM has won one and lost two. Three players are at the bottom of the table, with a single draw each. Rounds 2+3 report.

FIDE Women Grand Prix in Ulaanbaatar

7/31/2010 – That's ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤ in the local script. Founded in 1639, initially as a nomadic Buddhist monastic centre, Ulan Bator changed its location 28 times and finally became the capital and main city of Mongolia, with a population of one million. The Grand Prix has twelve players, amongst them four former women's world champions. The prize fund is € 40,000. Intro and round one report.
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