Women’s Grand Prix in Nalchik, 25 Apr – 8 May 2010
Russian GM Tatiana Kosintseva convincingly won the 3rd FIDE Grand Prix, which concluded today in Nalchik, Russia. Kosintseva collected 9.0 points from eleven games, and finished point and a half ahead of the second placed Yifan Hou.
European champion Pia Cramling and talented Georgian Nana Dzagnidze shared the third place, but Cramling might feel she could have had better placement, as she suffered a defeat against the champion in the penultimate round.
The winner is Tatiana Kosintseva
Round 10 on 2010/05/06 at 15:00
GM Zhu Chen 2476 0 – 1 WGM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2428
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2479 1 – 0 IM Danielian Elina 2491
WGM Kovanova Baira 2385 1 – 0 GM Zhao Xue 2490
GM Koneru Humpy 2622 ½ – ½ GM Hou Yifan 2570
WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 2244 0 – 1 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2503
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2524 1 – 0 GM Cramling Pia 2523
Round 11 on 2010/05/07 at 13:00
GM Cramling Pia 2523 1 – 0 GM Zhu Chen 2476
IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2503 0 – 1 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2524
GM Hou Yifan 2570 1 – 0 WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 2244
GM Zhao Xue 2490 1 – 0 GM Koneru Humpy 2622
IM Danielian Elina 2491 0 – 1 WGM Kovanova Baira 2385
WGM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2428 ½ – ½ GM Dzagnidze Nana 2479
Final standings:
1. GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2524 – 9.0
2. GM Hou Yifan 2570 – 7.5
3-4. GM Dzagnidze Nana 2479 and GM Cramling Pia 2523 – 7.0
5-7. GM Zhu Chen 2476, WGM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2428 and GM Koneru Humpy 2622 – 5.5
8-10. IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2503, GM Zhao Xue 2490 and WGM Kovanova Baira 2385 – 5.0
11. WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 2244 – 2.5
12. IM Danielian Elina 2491 – 1.5
Humpy Koneru
Pia Cramling
Nana Dzagnidze
Zhao Xue
Lilit Mkrtchian
