The Rostov Women's Grand Prix
Hou Yifan first, Kateryna Lahno second
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 All the games (57 ko)
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A draw by Hou Yifan was enough to ensure first place in the first Grand Prix of the new series. Tatiana Kosintseva lost to Alisa Galliamova which enabled Kateryna Lahno to obtain second place alone by drawing a complicated struggle against Humpy Koneru.
A summary of the eleventh round:
| White | Rating | Result | Black | Rating | Moves | Opening |
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| Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2560 | ½ -½ | Ruan Lufei | 2479 | 30 | English Opening |
| Elina Danielian | 2521 | ½ -½ | Anna Muzychuk | 2538 | 49 | Dutch Leningrad |
| Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 2427 | 1-0 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2497 | 39 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
| Tatiana Kosintseva | 2557 | 0-1 | Alisa Galliamova | 2492 | 82 | Sicilian Kan |
| Kateryna Lahno | 2536 | ½ -½ | Humpy Koneru | 2614 | 48 | Nimzoindian |
| Hou Yifan | 2575 | ½ -½ | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2524 | 48 | Caro-Kann (Main line) |
The final table:
| Rank | Name | Title | NAT | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Score |
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| 1 | Hou Yifan | GM | CHN | 2575 | X | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Kateryna Lahno | GM | UKR | 2536 | 1 | X | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 7 |
| 3 | Tatiana Kosintseva | GM | RUS | 2557 | ½ | ½ | X | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| 4 | Anna Muzychuk | IM | SLO | 2538 | 0 | 1 | ½ | X | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ |
| 5 | Nadezhda Kosintseva | IM | RUS | 2560 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | X | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Humpy Koneru | GM | IND | 2614 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | X | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5½ |
| 7 | Alisa Galliamova | IM | RUS | 2492 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ |
| 8 | Antoaneta Stefanova | GM | BUL | 2524 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | X | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 |
| 9 | Elina Danielian | GM | ARM | 2521 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Ruan Lufei | WGM | CHN | 2479 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | X | ½ | ½ | 4½ |
| 11 | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | IM | RUS | 2427 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | X | 1 | 3½ |
| 12 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | GM | RUS | 2497 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | X | 3 |
For further information go to the Official site: http://rostov2011.fide.com
Published: 14/08/2011 23:59, modified: 14/08/2011 23:59
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