Hou Yifan wins Women's Chess Grand Prix in Mongolia
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Photos from the closing ceremony.
Hello Everyone,
The talented young Hou Yifan has won the Women's Chess Grand Prix in Ulan Bator, Mongolia without losing a single game. She came to the eleventh round needing only a draw against GM Antoaneta Stefanova who was just half point behind. And, draw she got despite Stefanova going all out for a win.
Stefanova was second while Tatiana Kosintseva got the third spot. Tatiana beat Zhao Xue and top seed Koneru Humpy on tie-break as all three had 6.5 points each. You can see several photos and other details on the official website.
Results of Round 10
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1. GM Chiburdanidze Maia-WGM Shen Yang ½ - ½
2. IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag-GM Zhu Chen 0-1
3. GM Stefanova Antoaneta-GM Hou Yifan ½ - ½
4. GM Kosintseva Tatiana- WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 1-0
5. GM Zhao Xue-GM Sebag Marie ½ - ½
6. GM Xu Yuhua-GM Koneru Humpy ½ - ½
Final standings
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1. GM Hou Yifan 8
2. GM Stefanova Antoaneta 7½
3. GM Kosintseva Tatiana 6½
4. GM Zhao Xue 6½
5. GM Koneru Humpy 6½
6. GM Chiburdanidze Maia 6
7. GM Xu Yuhua 5½
8. WGM Shen Yang 5
9. GM Zhu Chen 5
10. GM Sebag Marie 4
11. IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul 3½
12. WIM Yildiz Betul 2
Here is the nice Stefanova-Yifan game from the last round. You can run it in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
Labels: Women's Grand Prix
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