Rostov Women's Grand Prix Final Numbers

The first leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix was concluded in Rostov with a convincing win by the Women World Champion, 17 year old Hou Yifan of China. In the presence of two other former Women World Champions and the world’s leading female players she dominated the field from the outset setting a blistering pace which made it hard for the other contestants to catch up. Second place was also clinched in an exciting last round by GM Lahno of Ukraine who was the only player to defeat GM Yifan in their direct encounter.

Rating statistics FIDE (in start number order)

No.		Name	FED	Fide-No.	IRtg	W	n	We	W-We	K	Rtg+/-	Ra	Rp
1	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2902257	2524	5.0	11	5.44	-0.44	10	-4	2527	2491
2	GM	Koneru, Humpy	IND	5008123	2614	5.5	11	6.92	-1.42	10	-14	2519	2519
3	IM	Galliamova, Alisa	RUS	4129725	2492	5.5	11	4.94	0.56	10	6	2530	2530
4	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	RUS	4128125	2497	3.0	11	5.02	-2.02	10	-20	2529	2354
5	IM	Muzychuk, Anna	SLO	14111330	2538	6.5	11	5.68	0.82	10	8	2526	2591
6	GM	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	RUS	4134974	2560	6.0	11	6.03	-0.03	10	0	2524	2560
7	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	13300210	2521	5.0	11	5.41	-0.41	10	-4	2527	2491
8	IM	Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	RUS	4116704	2427	3.5	11	3.88	-0.38	10	-4	2536	2403
9	GM	Kosintseva, Tatiana	RUS	4133471	2557	6.5	11	6.01	0.49	10	5	2524	2589
10	GM	Lahno, Kateryna	UKR	14109336	2536	7.0	11	5.66	1.34	10	13	2526	2628
11	GM	Hou, Yifan	CHN	8602980	2575	8.0	11	6.30	1.70	10	17	2522	2697
12	WGM	Ruan, Lufei	CHN	8602727	2479	4.5	11	4.71	-0.21	10	-2	2531	2466

With this result Hou Yifan has increased her rating and get close again to 2600 whilst top rated woman Humpy Koneru lost 14 points and hence the gap between these two players who will be facing off for the World Championship title in November 2011 in Tirana, Albania is very small now. IM Ana Muzychuk, also got her third GM-norm in this event but she commented that she is still some games short of the overall number required for the title. No doubt that with such results it will only be a matter of time before IM Muzychuk earns this prestigious title. Also WGM Ruan Lufei from China and finalist in the last Women’s World Championship in Hatay, Turkey earned an IM norm. The overall ranking points and results in tie break order are as follow :

Rk		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	SB	Rp	GP Pts
1	GM	Hou Yifan	2575	CHN	*	0	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	8	40.00	2697	160
2	GM	Lahno Kateryna	2536	UKR	1	*	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	0	½	½	7	38.75	2628	130
3	IM	Muzychuk Anna	2538	SLO	0	1	*	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	6½	34.25	2591	100
4	GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2557	RUS	½	½	½	*	½	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	6½	33.50	2589	100
5	GM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2560	RUS	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	6	29.75	2560	80
6	GM	Koneru Humpy	2614	IND	0	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	1	0	1	5½	28.25	2519	65
7	IM	Galliamova Alisa	2492	RUS	0	0	0	1	½	½	*	1	0	1	1	½	5½	26.75	2530	65
8	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2524	BUL	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	*	1	½	1	½	5	25.25	2491	45
9	GM	Danielian Elina	2521	ARM	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	0	*	0	1	1	5	24.25	2491	45
10	WGM	Ruan Lufei	2479	CHN	½	1	0	0	½	0	0	½	1	*	½	½	4½	24.75	2466	30
11	IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	2427	RUS	0	½	½	0	0	1	0	0	0	½	*	1	3½	17.50	2403	20
12	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2497	RUS	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	*	3	17.50	2354	10

The games were hard fought and in total there were only 32 draws (48%), 21 wins for white and 13 wins for black. In the closing ceremony, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov augured the contestants good luck for the next leg which is being organized by the Chinese Chess Association and Shenzhen Media Group in Shenzhen in early September.

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