Can Humpy do it today at Doha Women's Chess Grand Prix?
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Hello everyone,
Saturday is going to be crucial at the sixth Women's Chess Grand Prix final round in Doha today. Danielian may opt to take a short draw against Antoaneta Stefanova to secure at least equal first. Humpy needs to beat Zhu Chen with black in the last round in order to challenge the reigning world champion Hou Yifan in this year's championship match.
Just when we thought Humpy had slipped back with a draw in the previous round, she is back. All this was made possible because of the results of Round 10 which were as follows:
Saturday's crucial last round pairings:
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
Hello everyone,
Saturday is going to be crucial at the sixth Women's Chess Grand Prix final round in Doha today. Danielian may opt to take a short draw against Antoaneta Stefanova to secure at least equal first. Humpy needs to beat Zhu Chen with black in the last round in order to challenge the reigning world champion Hou Yifan in this year's championship match.
Just when we thought Humpy had slipped back with a draw in the previous round, she is back. All this was made possible because of the results of Round 10 which were as follows:
Ti. | Name | Rtg | Result | Ti. | Name | Rtg |
GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2550 | 0-1 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2495 |
GM | Koneru Humpy | 2607 | 1-0 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2475 |
IM | Fierro Baquero Martha L | 2363 | 0-1 | GM | Xu Yuhua | 2484 |
GM | Cramling Pia | 2516 | 1-0 | GM | Danielian Elina | 2454 |
GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2546 | ½-½ | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2410 |
GM | Sebag Marie | 2489 | ½-½ | GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2502 |
Humpy was in a must-win situation against
Lilit to keep her chances alive.
Saturday's crucial last round pairings:
Ti. | Name | Rtg | Result | Ti. | Name | Rtg |
GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2502 | - | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2550 |
IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2410 | - | GM | Sebag Marie | 2489 |
GM | Danielian Elina | 2454 | - | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2546 |
GM | Xu Yuhua | 2484 | - | GM | Cramling Pia | 2516 |
IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2475 | - | IM | Fierro Baquero Martha L | 2363 |
GM | Zhu Chen | 2495 | - | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2607 |
Standings so far after Round 10
Stay tuned for all the latest updates. The official website can be accessed here. |
For an understanding of the overall Grand Prix positions read our www.chessblog.com from yesterday here.
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2 Comments:
At March 5, 2011 at 3:42 AM , Amrit Puri, Knights Chess Club, New Delhi said...
Come on Humpy. Hope the Danielian Stefanova match is a draw. Come on Humpy.
At March 5, 2011 at 3:42 AM , Anastasia said...
Humpy it's your chance all the best.
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