Round 9 on 2009/03/17 at 15:00 SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 5 GM ZHAO Xue 2508 ½ – ½ GM KONERU Humpy 2621 12 6 GM SEBAG Marie 2529 ½ – ½ GM HOU Yifan 2571 4...
Zhao Xue defeats Yifan to lead Women’s GP
After defeating Yifan, Zhao Xue is now in clear lead with 3 rounds to go. Humpy won to move with 1/2 point of Yifan for 2nd. Elina Danielan also won to stand at clear fourth. SNo. Name Rtg Res....
Women’s Grand Prix resumes
Today is the critical round for the Women’s Grand Prix as the top two players Yifan Hou and Xue Zhao are facing each other. The winner of this battle will have an excellent chance to win this Grand Prix....
Two Chinese phenoms at the lead
The ladies have the final off day off today. But tomorrow will be another critical day as the two Chinese leaders will face off against each other. Round 8 on 2009/03/16 at 15:00 SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg...
The Chinese Phenoms
Round 7 on 2009/03/14 at 15:00 SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 4 GM HOU Yifan 2571 1 – 0 GM KONERU Humpy 2621 12 5 GM ZHAO Xue 2508 1 – 0 IM FIERRO Baquero Martha L....
Yifan dealt Humpy a crushing blow
In an even game, Humpy’s 45th move Qa7 loses instantly. Yifan is able to take advantage of it and converts this mistake into a full point. Zhao Xue also won. Yifan and Xue are now 1st and 2nd with...
The big battle: #1 vs #2
It will be a big battle today, Yifan vs. Humpy. The one who wins this game will have an excellent chance of winning the tournament. Also don’t count out Zhao Xue, she’s also tied for 2nd. These three will...
Grand Prix Standings
Rank after round 6 Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts Res. SB. Koya 1 4 GM HOU Yifan 2571 CHN 5½ 0 11,25 2 2 12 GM KONERU Humpy 2621 IND 5 0 12,50 2 3 5 GM ZHAO...
Yifan maintains lead after a big decisive day
SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 12 GM KONERU Humpy 2621 1-0 GM CHIBURDANIDZE Maia 2516 9 10 WGM MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab 2362 1-0 WGM SHEN Yang 2448 8 11 GM STEFANOVA Antoaneta 2557 0-1 IM DANIELIAN Elina 2496...
Back on the winning track for Humpy
Humpy beats Martha, shares second spotFriday, March 13, 2009 Istanbul (PTI): Top seed Koneru Humpy outwitted overnight joint leader Martha Baquero Fierro of Ecuador to jump to tied second after the fifth round of the Is Bank Ataturk Women...