Yifan Hou survived an all out push from Stefanova to win the Ulaanbaatar Women’s Grand Prix. Stefanova ended in 2nd place while Kosintseva, Zhao Xue and Koneru tied for 3rd – 5th.
Final standings:
| Rk | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | Res. | SB. | |
| 1 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2577 | CHN | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 39,00 |
| 2 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2560 | BUL | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 0 | 36,00 |
| 3 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2562 | RUS | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 1½ | 32,50 |
| 4 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2462 | CHN | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 1 | 34,75 |
| 5 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2600 | IND | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6½ | ½ | 36,00 |
| 6 | GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2514 | GEO | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 28,50 |
| 7 | GM | Xu Yuhua | 2488 | CHN | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 0 | 25,50 |
| 8 | WGM | Shen Yang | 2435 | CHN | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5 | ½ | 26,00 |
| 9 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2476 | QAT | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ½ | 25,75 |
| 10 | GM | Sebag Marie | 2519 | FRA | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 4 | 0 | 19,50 |
| 11 | IM | Batkhuyag Munguntuul | 2421 | MGL | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3½ | 0 | 16,75 |
| 12 | WIM | Yildiz Betul | 2235 | TUR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 2 | 0 | 10,25 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
China is best, of course.
how come humpy is 5th. She should be 3rd. Please check your final standing list..
Humpy is 5th according to the official website. She isn’t good enough even though she’s the top seed.