FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011

The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011 was a series of six chess tournaments exclusively for women, which formed part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship 2011. The winner of the Grand Prix (the one with most Grand Prix points) was to challenge Hou Yifan—the 2010 world champion— in the third quarter of 2011. As Hou Yifan also won the Grand Prix, Koneru Humpy as the runner-up qualified for the championship match.[1][2][3]

The final tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Santiago de Chile starting on October 23, 2010. However, due to problems with financing, the host was replaced and the final tournament was then played in Doha, Qatar.[4]

Format

Eighteen of the top female players in the world were to be selected to compete in these tournaments. Each player would contract to participate in exactly 4 of these tournaments. Players must rank their preference of tournaments once the final list of host cities was announced and the dates allocated to each host city.[5]

Each tournament was staged as a 12-player, single round-robin tournament. In each round players scored 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw and 0 for a loss. Grand prix points were then allocated according to each player's standing in the tournament: 160 points for first place, 130 for second place, 110 for third place, and then 90 down to 10 points for places four to twelve (decreasing by 10 points for each place). Grand Prix points were split between players on equal tournament points.

Players only counted their best three tournament results in the overall standings. The player with the most total grand prix points for those three tournaments was the winner.

Players and qualification

The 18 players qualified were:[6][7]

The four players who declined to participate were replaced by the following reserves (on rating): Antoaneta Stefanova, Tatiana Kosintseva, Maia Chiburdanidze, and Xu Yuhua. Although Santiago was replaced as host city by Doha, their nominee Fierro was allowed to stay in the series.

Mamedyarova was excluded from the series after the first tournament in Istanbul and replaced by Baira Kovanova due to change of host city to Nalchik. Kosintseva was unable to play in Nanjing and reserve Ju Wenjun took her place in that tournament.

Tie-breaks

With the objective of determining a clear, single winner to play in the championship match in the case that two or more players had equal cumulative points at the top, the following criteria (in descending order) would be utilized to decide the overall winner:

  1. The fourth result not already in the top three performances
  2. The number of actual game points scored in the four tournaments
  3. The number of first-place finishes
  4. The number of second-place finishes
  5. The number of won games
  6. Drawing of lots

Prize money and Grand Prix points

The prize fund was €40,000 per Grand Prix event and €60,000 for the overall Grand Prix placement.[8]

PlaceSingle Grand Prix eventOverall standingsGrand Prix points
1€6,500€15,000160
2€4,750€10,000130
3€4,000€8,000110
4€3,750€7,00090
5€3,500€6,00080
6€3,250€5,00070
7€3,000€4,00060
8€2,750€3,00050
9€2,500€2,00040
10€2,25030
11€2,00020
12€1,75010

Schedule and results

No.Host cityDateWinnerPoints (Win/draw/loss)
1Istanbul, Turkey7–19 March 2009 Koneru Humpy (India)8.5/11 (+7=3-1)
2Nanjing, China28 September – 10 October 2009 Xu Yuhua (China)8/11 (+7=2-2)
3Nalchik, Russia26 April – 7 May 2010 Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia)9/11 (+7=4-0)
4Jermuk, Armenia24 June – 5 July 2010 Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia)9/11 (+7=4-0)
5Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia30 July – 11 August 2010 Hou Yifan (China)8/11 (+5=6-0)
6Doha, Qatar23 February – 5 March 2011 Koneru Humpy (India)
 Elina Danielian (Armenia)
8/11 (+6=4-1)
8/11 (+7=2-2)


Events crosstables

Istanbul, March 2009
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1India Koneru Humpy2621-10½11111½1½
2Armenia Elina Danielian24960-½11½111½½1840.25
3China Hou Yifan25711½-0½111½½11839.75
4China Zhao Xue2508½01-011½½111
5France Marie Sebag252900½1-½10½½116
6Sweden Pia Cramling25480½00½-0111½122.75
7Ecuador Martha Fierro2403000001-½111120.00
8Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova2557000½10½-½½11520.75
9Georgia (country) Maia Chiburdanidze251600½½½00½-111520.25
10China Shen Yang2448½½½0½00½0-0017.75
11Azerbaijan Zeinab Mamedyarova23620½000½0001-½10.25
12Turkey Betul Cemre Yildiz2214½000000001½-2
Nanjing, September–October 2009
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1China Xu Yuhua2485-0½½111011118
2Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze25351-½0½10½1111
3China Zhao Xue2542½½-1001½½1117
4France Marie Sebag2519½10-½10101½133.25
5Armenia Lilit Mkrtchian24680½1½-½½½½½1130.75
6China Ju Wenjun24430010½-11½½1129.50
7China Shen Yang24530101½0-½½1½16
8Mongolia Batkhuyag Munguntuul24181½½0½0½-½01120.75
9Russia Baira Kovanova240800½1½½½½-0½15
10Qatar Zhu Chen24880000½½011-½1
11Ecuador Martha Fierro2386000½00½0½½-02
12Turkey Betul Cemre Yildiz222400000000001-1
Nalchik, April 2010
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1Russia Tatiana Kosintseva2536-111½½1½11½19
2China Hou Yifan25850-0½½111½111
3Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze253501-½½½½½½111733.25
4Sweden Pia Cramling25350½½-½1½½½111732.25
5India Koneru Humpy2595½½½½-0001½1126.75
6Qatar Zhu Chen2488½0½01-0½1½1½26.75
7Mongolia Batkhuyag Munguntuul241800½½11-010½125.75
8China Zhao Xue2542½0½½1½1-0001526.75
9Armenia Lilit Mkrtchian24680½½½0001-11½524.00
10Russia Baira Kovanova24080000½½110-11520.00
11Turkey Betul Cemre Yildiz2224½00000½100-½
12Armenia Elina Danielian248900000½00½0½-
Jermuk, June–July 2010
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze2535-1111½½½1½119
2Russia Tatiana Kosintseva25360-0½½1½11111
3Armenia Elina Danielian248901-½0½½11½1½32.25
4Armenia Lilit Mkrtchian24680½½-10½½11½130.50
5Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova25270½10-0½111½130.00
6China Hou Yifan2585½0½11-10½0½16
7Sweden Pia Cramling2535½½½½½0-½0½1127.25
8China Shen Yang2453½00½01½-½½1125.25
9Georgia (country) Maia Chiburdanidze250600000½1½-1½1
10China Xu Yuhua2485½0½001½½0-104
11Russia Baira Kovanova2408000½½½00½0-13
12Ecuador Martha Fierro238600½00000010-
Ulaanbaatar, July–August 2010
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1China Hou Yifan2585-½½½½½1½11118
2Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova2527½-001½11½111
3India Koneru Humpy2595½1-0½1½1½10½36.00
4China Zhao Xue2542½11-01001½½134.75
5Russia Tatiana Kosintseva2536½0½1-½½½101132.50
6Georgia (country) Maia Chiburdanidze2506½½00½-1½01116
7China Xu Yuhua248500½1½0-½½½11
8China Shen Yang2453½001½½½-½½01526.00
9Qatar Zhu Chen24880½½001½½-110525.75
10France Marie Sebag2519000½10½½0-1½4
11Mongolia Batkhuyag Munguntuul2418001½000100-1
12Turkey Betul Cemre Yildiz222400½000001½0-2
Doha, February–March 2011
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1India Koneru Humpy2595-1½½011½11½1841.75
2Armenia Elina Danielian24890-101111½1½1840.25
3France Marie Sebag2519½0-11½01½1½17
4Sweden Pia Cramling2535½10-1½00½½1½30.50
5Georgia (country) Nana Dzagnidze25361000-½11101029.25
6Georgia (country) Maia Chiburdanidze250600½½½-0111½½26.75
7Mongolia Batkhuyag Munguntuul2418001101-0½0½1525.75
8China Xu Yuhua2485½001001-011½524.75
9Armenia Lilit Mkrtchian24680½½½00½1-½0123.50
10Ecuador Martha Fierro2386000½1010½-½121.00
11Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova2527½½½00½½01½-04
12Qatar Zhu Chen2488000½1½0½001-

Grand Prix standings

The Grand Prix was won by Hou Yifan, but as she was already qualified for the championship match as title holder, runner-up Koneru Humpy qualified as challenger. Her tied first place in Doha was just enough to overtake Nana Dzagnidze and secure second place in the overall standings.

PlayerIstanbulNanjingNalchikJermukUlaanbaatarDohaPlayedBest 3
1 Hou Yifan (CHN)120130(70)1604410
2 Koneru Humpy (IND)160(70)93⅓1454398⅓
3 Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)130100160(80)4390
4 Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)16013093⅓3383⅓
5 Elina Danielian (ARM)120(10)93⅓1454358⅓
6 Zhao Xue (CHN)90110(40)93⅓4293⅓
7 Xu Yuhua (CHN)160(30)60554275
8 Marie Sebag (FRA)8080(30)1104270
9 Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)4593⅓130(20)4268⅓
10 Pia Cramling (SWE)65100(55)804245
11 Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM)804093⅓(35)4213⅓
12 Maia Chiburdanidze (GEO)45(40)70804195
13 Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL)5070(20)554175
14 Shen Yang (CHN)(25)6055454160
15 Zhu Chen (QAT)307045(10)4145
16 Martha Fierro (ECU)6520(10)354120
17 Baira Kovanova (RUS)4040203100
18 Ju Wenjun (CHN)80180
19 Betul Cemre Yildiz (TUR)101020(10)440
20 Zeinab Mamedyarova (AZE)25125

See also

References

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