The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12 was a series of six chess tournaments exclusively for women, which formed part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship 2013. The winner of the Grand Prix, Hou Yifan, will challenge the 2012 Women's World Chess champion.

Format

18 top world women players were to be selected to compete in these tournaments. Each player agrees and will contract to participate in exactly four of these tournaments. Players must rank their preference of tournaments once the final list of host cities is announced and the dates are allocated to each host city.

Each tournament is 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 grand prix points for first place, 130 for second place, 110 for third place, and then 90 down to 10 points by steps of 10. In case of a tie in points the tied players share grand pix points evenly. Players only counted their best three tournament results. The player with the most grand prix points is the winner.

Players and qualification

There were several ways to qualify for the Grand Prix series.[1][2]

Polgár, the highest rated woman in the world, has never competed for the women's title and declined to participate in this cycle as well, so her spot was given to the next player on the average rating list, Viktorija Cmilyte.

At the second tournament in Shenzhen, Tan Zhongyi replaced Alisa Galliamova.[3]

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.[4]

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

Tie breaks

With the objective of determining a clear, single winner to play in the Challenger Match and in the case that two or more players have equal cumulative points at the top, the following criteria (in descending order) will 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

Results

The six tournaments were:[5]

NrHost cityDateWinnerPoints (Win/Draw/Loss)
1Rostov, Russia1–15 August 2011Hou Yifan8/11 (+6 =4 –1)
2Shenzhen, China6–20 September 20118/11 (+5 =6 –0)
3Nalchik, Russia8–23 October 2011Zhao Xue9.5/11 (+9 =1 –1)
4Kazan, Russia10–21 June 2012[6]Koneru Humpy and Anna Muzychuk7.5/11 (+4 =7 –0)
5Jermuk, Armenia16–30 July 2012Hou Yifan7/11 (+4 =6 –1)
6Ankara, Turkey16–28 September 2012Koneru Humpy8.5/11 (+7 =3 –1)

Events crosstables

Rostov, August 2011
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1China Hou Yifan257501½½11½1½118
2Ukraine Kateryna Lahno253610½1½1110½½7
3Slovenia Anna Muzychuk253801½½½1½½1½½34.25
4Russia Tatiana Kosintseva2557½½½½½01½11½33.50
5Russia Nadezhda Kosintseva2560½0½½½½½½½116
6India Koneru Humpy26140½½½½½½½10128.25
7Russia Alisa Galliamova24920001½½1011½26.75
8Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova2524½0½0½½01½1½525.25
9Armenia Elina Danielian252100½½½½10011524.25
10China Ruan Lufei2479½100½00½1½½
11Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya24270½½001000½1
12Russia Alexandra Kosteniuk24970½½½00½½0½03
Shenzhen, September 2011
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1China Hou Yifan2578½½1½11½½11½8
2Slovenia Anna Muzychuk2545½½½½½½1½1½17
3China Ju Wenjun2536½½½1½½01½½133.75
4China Tan Zhongyi24290½½½½½½½11131.25
5China Zhao Xue2497½½0½110½½½1631.25
6China Ruan Lufei24770½½½0½1½½11628.75
7Mongolia Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul24650½½½0½011½1
8Armenia Elina Danielian2517½01½10100½½5
9Qatar Zhu Chen2490½½0½½½010½½25.00
10Lithuania Viktorija Cmilyte252500½0½½011½½22.00
11Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya24210½½0½0½½½½½4
12Turkey Betul Cemre Yildiz2308½000000½½½½
Nalchik, October 2011
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1China Zhao Xue24970½111111111
2China Ju Wenjun25361½½½1½11½0½7
3Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya2421½½1½½½1½½½0633.75
4Lithuania Viktorija Cmilyte25250½01½1½½½½1629.25
5Ukraine Kateryna Lahno25540½½0½½½1½½1
6Qatar Zhu Chen249000½½½½½1½10525.00
7Russia Tatiana Kosintseva25360½½0½½½½½½1524.50
8Russia Nadezhda Kosintseva2560000½½½½½½11523.00
9Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova252800½½00½½111523.00
10Russia Alisa Galliamova24980½½½½½½½010
11Mongolia Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul246501½½½0½00014
12Russia Alexandra Kosteniuk24690½100100010
Kazan, June 2012
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1India Koneru Humpy2589½½½½½½11½1136.75
2Slovenia Anna Muzychuk2598½½½½½½½111136.50
3Lithuania Viktorija Cmilyte2508½½10½½½½111735.00
4China Hou Yifan2623½½0111½1½10737.25
5Russia Alexandra Kosteniuk2457½½101½0½011631.00
6Armenia Elina Danielian2484½½½0011½101630.75
7Russia Tatiana Kosintseva2532½½½0½01½½½1
8Ukraine Kateryna Lahno25460½½½100½½1½5
9Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova251800½0½½½½1½½22
10Russia Nadezhda Kosintseva2528½00½10½½01½22.75
11Russia Alisa Galliamova2484000001½0½013
12Turkey Betul Cemre Yildiz23330001000½½½0
Jermuk, July 2012
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1China Hou Yifan2617½0½½1½½11½17
2Russia Nadezhda Kosintseva2516½½1½11100½½36.50
3Ukraine Kateryna Lahno25371½1½½0½½1½½36.00
4India Koneru Humpy2598½001½1011½133.00
5China Ju Wenjun2518½½½0101½½½1631.25
6China Ruan Lufei248300½½01½1½11629.25
7China Zhao Xue2556½01010½10½1
8Armenia Elina Danielian2480½0½10½½½½½½527.50
9Armenia Lilit Mkrtchian245001½0½00½1½1525.25
10Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya24170100½½1½010
11Mongolia Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul2447½½½½½0½½½004
12Georgia (country) Nino Khurtsidze24560½½0000½011
Ankara, September 2012
Rating123456789101112ScoreTie break
1India Koneru Humpy25930½½1½111111
2Slovenia Anna Muzychuk26061½½½½1½½1118
3China Zhao Xue2549½½0½1½1111½
4Lithuania Viktorija Cmilyte2520½½1½½0½101133.50
5China Ruan Lufei24920½½½½½½½11129.50
6Mongolia Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul2434½½0½½½1½½1½6
7Russia Tatiana Kosintseva252400½1½½1½01½
8China Ju Wenjun25280½0½½0011½15
9Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova25020½00½½½01½1
10Turkey Betul Cemre Yildiz234100010½100½½
11Poland Monika Soćko24630000000½½½1
12Turkey Kübra Öztürk229400½00½½00½02

Grand Prix standings

Hou Yifan won the Grand Prix with a perfect score culminating with her third sole victory at the fifth Grand Prix in Jermuk and thus qualified her to face Anna Ushenina in the Women's World Chess Championship 2013. A score in italics denotes a score not being into account for the total as there are three better results for the player.

PlayerRostovShenzhenNalchikKazanJermukAnkaraPlayedBest 3
1 Hou Yifan (CHN)1601601001604480
2 Koneru Humpy (IND)651451101604415
3 Anna Muzychuk (SLO)1001301451304405
4 Zhao Xue (CHN)75160601104345
5 Kateryna Lahno (UKR)13080501104320
6 Ju Wenjun (CHN)10013075504305
7 Viktorija Cmilyte (LTU)35100100854285
8 Nadezhda Kosintseva (RUS)8055351104245
9 Ruan Lufei (CHN)307575854235
10 Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)1005560604220
11 Elina Danielian (ARM)455075454170
12 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (RUS)2020100304150
 Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul (MGL)602020704150
14 Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)455535404140
15 Alisa Galliamova (RUS)6530203115
16 Tan Zhongyi (CHN)1001100
17 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)101075395
18 Zhu Chen (QAT)3555290
19 Betul Cemre Yildiz (TUR)101030350
20 Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM)45145
21 Monika Soćko (POL)20120
22 Nino Khurtsidze (GEO)10110
 Kübra Öztürk (TUR)10110

Notes: Tan Zhongyi replaced Alisa Galliamova in Shenzhen.[7] Nino Khurtsidze and Lilit Mkrtchian replaced Alexandra Kosteniuk and Zhu Chen in Jermuk, who had withdrawn their participation.[8]

See also

References

  1. "2011/12 Grand Prix regulations". FIDE. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. "Grand Prix participants". FIDE. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  3. "Shenzhen Women's Grand Prix 2011". chess.co.uk. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. Regulations for the 2011–2012 Women's FIDE Grand-Prix
  5. "Grand Prix Schedule". FIDE. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  6. "Kazan schedule". kazan2012.fide.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  7. "Shenzhen Women's Grand Prix 2011". chess.co.uk. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  8. "Jermuk FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2012". chess.com. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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