GM Koneru Humpy |
GM Koneru Humpy |
World's Highest Rated Chess Player Norway's Magnus Carlsen |
The winners: Anna Muzychuk (left) and Koneru Humpy with Fide president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. |
Best chess game award at the Kazan Chess Grand Prix went to Viktorija Cmilyte. It was a special prize on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Rashit Nezmetdinov. The organising committee chose her game against Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan as the best game of the event. You can read:
Tal Chess Round 4: Viktorija Cmilyte Explains Win Over Hou Yifan
Kazan Chess Grand Prix Winner - India's Koneru Humpy |
Anna Muzychuk and Hou Yifan play for a draw in Round 10 |
Koneru Humpy and Alexandra Kosteniuk play for a draw in Round 10 |
Armenia's Elina Danielian - Set to win Kazan? |
India's Koneru Humpy (right) on her way to beating former women's world chess champion and current women's world rapid chess champion. |
Kateryna Lahno watching the Hou Yifan-Alexandra Kosteniuk match |
Viktorija Cmilyte |
Anna Muzchuk on her way to joining the lead |
Hou Yifan versus Tatiana Kosintseva in Round 3 of Kazan Chess Grand Prix |
Betul Yildiz of Turkey on her way to beating women's world chess champion Hou Yifan of China |
Anna Muzychuk vs Antoaneta Stefanova |
Valentina Gunina |
Top seed Anna Muzychuk |
1 | GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2589 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 24.5 | 2708 | |
2 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2518 | 5.0 | 14.5 | 21.5 | 2720 | |
3 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | RUS | 2457 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 23.0 | 2714 | |
4 | WGM | Huang Qian | CHN | 2417 | 4.5 | 15.0 | 22.5 | 2716 | |
5 | Wang Jue | CHN | 2364 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 20.0 | 2706 | ||
6 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | UKR | 2546 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 18.5 | 2623 | |
7 | GM | Zhao Xue | CHN | 2549 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 24.0 | 2596 | |
8 | GM | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2478 | 4.0 | 15.5 | 21.5 | 2588 | |
9 | GM | Muzychuk Anna | SLO | 2598 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 2510 | |
10 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2491 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 2545 |
Top Seed Anna Muzychuk |
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