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Round 2: Harika Dronavalli takes early lead |
 Harika Dronavalli from India defeated Nafisa Muminova from Uzbekistan to become the sole leader after two rounds of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Sharjah. Her compatriot Humpy Koneru managed to recover after unfortunate start and confidently won against Alina L’Ami. There were two more decisive games as Anna Ushenina and Ju Wenjun outplayed Elina Danielian and Zhu Chen respectively. Hou Yifan split a point with Zhao Xue and one more game between Batchimeg Tuvshintugs and Tatiana Kosintseva also finished in a draw. Five players including Hou Yifan, Zhao Xue, Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, Anna Ushenina and Ju Wenjun are half a point behind the leader.
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Round 1: Hou Yifan wins, Humpy Koneru stumbles |
 The sixth stage of FIDE Women Grand Prix in Sharjah started on 25th of August with four decisive games and two draws.
Most of the players playing the black pieces were higher rated than their opponents, and three out of four decisive games finished in Black’s favor. Humpy Koneru, one of the challengers for the victory in Grand Prix series, blundered material and lost her first game against Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, while Hou Yifan confidently outplayed Nafisa Muminova. Harika Dronavalli and Zhao Xue managed to win after long resistance from their opponents Alina L’Ami and Zhu Chen respectively. Elina Danielian and Anna Ushenina had good chances to finish their games with victories but their opponents Tatiana Kosintseva and Ju Wenjun managed to avoid serious troubles and both games ended in draws. |
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The final stage of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix started in Sharjah |
 The sixth stage of the women’s FIDE Grand Prix officially opened today in Sharjah Cultural and Chess Club.
12 chess players representing 9 countries of the world will participate in the competition that will take place until the 7th of September 2014.
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov expressed his gratitude to the organizers and wished all players to show their best in the tournament.
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FIDE WOMEN GRAND PRIX - SHARJAH 2014
ROUND 1 Pairings
| No. |
Rtg |
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Name |
Result |
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Name |
Rtg |
No. |
| 1 |
2461 |
GM |
Zhu Chen |
vs |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2508 |
12 |
| 2 |
2559 |
WGM |
Ju Wenjun |
vs |
GM |
Ushenina Anna |
2487 |
11 |
| 3 |
2490 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
vs |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2494 |
10 |
| 4 |
2346 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs |
vs |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2598 |
9 |
| 5 |
2446 |
WGM |
L'ami Alina |
vs |
GM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2521 |
8 |
| 6 |
2315 |
WGM |
Muminova Nafisa |
vs |
GM |
Hou Yifan |
2661 |
7 |
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