The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14 was a series of six chess tournaments exclusively for women, which formed part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship 2015. The winner of the Grand Prix was decided in the last stage in Sharjah, UAE, when rating favorite and reigning world champion Hou Yifan overtook second seeded Koneru Humpy to win her third straight Grand Prix cycle.[1] For the third time running, Koneru Humpy finished runner-up to Hou Yifan.
With the overall win Hou Yifan earned the right to play the Women's World Chess Championship 2016 in a ten-game match.
Format
Eighteen 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 grand prix points are shared evenly by the tied players. Players only counted their best three tournament results. The player with the most grand prix points is the winner.
Players and qualification
Players invited bases on qualifying criteria were:[2]
- The four semi-finalists of the Women's World Chess Championship 2012:
- The six highest ranked players (average of nine FIDE World Rankings lists from March 2012 to January 2013):
Judit Polgár (declined)
- Six organizer nominees:
Alexandra Kosteniuk (of Geneva)[3]
Elina Danielian (of Dilijan)
Nafisa Muminova (of Tashkent)- Olga Girya (of Khanty-Mansiysk)[3]
Bela Khotenashvili (of Tbilisi)[4]
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (of Erdenet)[4]
- Two FIDE president nominees:
- Nadezhda Kosintseva[3] (withdrew)
Viktorija Čmilytė[5]
- Replacements:
Prize money and Grand Prix points
The prize money has been increased from €40,000 to €60,000 per single Grand Prix and from €60,000 to €90,000 for the overall Grand Prix finishes.[6]
| Place | Single Grand Prix event | Overall standings | Grand Prix points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €10,000 | €25,000 | 160 |
| 2 | €8,250 | €20,000 | 130 |
| 3 | €6,750 | €15,000 | 110 |
| 4 | €5,750 | €10,000 | 90 |
| 5 | €5,000 | €7,500 | 80 |
| 6 | €4,500 | €5,500 | 70 |
| 7 | €4,250 | €4,000 | 60 |
| 8 | €4,000 | €3,000 | 50 |
| 9 | €3,250 | – | 40 |
| 10 | €3,000 | – | 30 |
| 11 | €2,750 | – | 20 |
| 12 | €2,500 | – | 10 |
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:[6]
- Fourth result not already taken in the top three results.
- Number of actual game result points scored in the four tournaments.
- Number of first places (in case of a tie – points given accordingly).
- Number of second places (in case of a tie – points given accordingly).
- Number of wins.
- Drawing of lots.
Schedule
The fifth stage was moved from Tbilisi to Lopota.[7] The sixth stage was moved from Erdenet, Mongolia to Sharjah, UAE, the world's largest chess club. A move apparently due to illness in the Mongolian organising committee.[8]
The six tournaments were:[2]
| No. | Host city | Date | Winner | Points (Win/draw/loss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva, Switzerland[9] | 2–16 May 2013 | Bela Khotenashvili (GEO) | 8/11 (+7=2–2) |
| 2 | Dilijan, Armenia | 15–29 June 2013 |  Koneru Humpy (IND) | 8/11 (+5=6–0) |
| 3 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 17 September – 1 October 2013 | Koneru Humpy (IND) | 8/11 (+6=4–1) |
| 4 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 8–22 April 2014 |  Hou Yifan (CHN) | 8.5/11 (+6=5–0) |
| 5 | Lopota Resort, Georgia | 18 June – 2 July 2014 | Hou Yifan (CHN) | 9/11 (+7=4-0) |
| 6 | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 24 August – 7 September 2014 | Ju Wenjun (CHN) and Hou Yifan (CHN) | 8.5/11 (+6=5-0) |
Events crosstables
Geneva 2013
1st stage, Geneva, Switzerland, 2–16 May 2013 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts H2H Wins SB TPR GP Rating change 1 Bela Khotenashvili (GEO)2505 X ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 8.0 0 7 39.75 2681 160 +26 2 
Anna Muzychuk (SLO)2585 ½ X 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7.5 0 4 37.75 2636 130 +8 3 Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)2517 1 0 X ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6.5 0.5 4 33.00 2573 100 +9 4 Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)2545 0 ½ ½ X 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6.5 0.5 4 31.25 2571 100 +5 5 Ju Wenjun (CHN)2544 0 ½ 1 0 X 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6.0 1 4 29.25 2540 75 +0 6 
Anna Ushenina (UKR)2491 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 X ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 6.0 0 2 32.00 2543 75 +8 7 Kateryna Lagno (UKR)2548 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ X 0 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5 0 3 27.25 2508 60 −6 8 Hou Yifan (CHN)2617 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 X ½ 1 0 ½ 5.0 0.5 3 27.75 2470 45 −22 9 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)2491 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ X ½ 1 ½ 5.0 0.5 2 25.50 2481 45 −2 10 Viktorija Cmilyte (LTU)2522 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ X ½ 1 4.5 0 1 22.00 2446 30 −12 11 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (MGL)2298 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ X ½ 3.5 0 1 17.25 2397 20 +18 12 Olga Girya (RUS)2463 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ X 2.0 0 0 9.75 2254 10 −27
Bela Khotenashvili won the first Grand Prix in Geneva and also won her third Grandmaster norm.[10][11]
Dilijan 2013
2nd stage, Dilijan, Armenia, 15–29 June 2013 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts H2H Wins SB TPR GP 1 Humpy Koneru (IND)2597 X 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 8.0 0 5 42.75 2667 160 2 Anna Muzychuk (SLO)2593 0 X 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 7.0 1 4 36.75 2594 120 3 Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)2550 0 ½ X 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 7.0 0 5 34.50 2598 120 4 Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)2526 0 0 1 X 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6.0 0 5 30.00 2534 90 5 Anna Ushenina (UKR)2499 ½ ½ ½ 1 X ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 5.5 0 1 31.00 2505 80 6 
Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)2531 0 0 ½ 1 ½ X ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 5.0 1 2 26.00 2471 60 7 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (MGL)2316 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ X ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5.0 1 2 24.50 2490 60 8 Dronavalli Harika (IND)2492 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ X ½ ½ 1 ½ 5.0 1 1 26.25 2474 60 9 Olga Girya (RUS)2436 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ X ½ 1 ½ 4.5 1.5 1 24.50 2447 30 10 Viktorija Cmilyte (LTU)2511 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ X ½ ½ 4.5 1 2 23.50 2440 30 11 Elina Danielian (ARM)2475 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ X 1 4.5 0.5 1 24.00 2444 30 12 Bela Khotenashvili (GEO)2531 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 X 4.0 0 0 22.25 2405 10
Tashkent 2013
3rd stage, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 17 September - 1 October 2013 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts SB TPR GP 1 Humpy Koneru (IND)2607 X 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8.0 39.25 2637 160 2 Bela Khotenashvili (GEO)2514 1 X ½ 0 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 7.0 35.00 2572 120 3 Kateryna Lagno (UKR)2532 ½ ½ X ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7.0 34.50 2571 120 4 Dronavalli Harika (IND)2475 ½ 1 ½ X 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6.5 34.00 2543 85 5 Zhao Xue (CHN)2533 0 0 1 1 X 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 6.5 32.75 2533 85 6 Ju Wenjun (CHN)2535 0 1 ½ ½ 1 X ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 6.0 33.50 2505 70 7 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)2495 0 1 0 1 0 ½ X 0 ½ ½ 1 1 5.5 25.75 2477 55 8 Olga Girya (RUS)2439 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 X ½ ½ 1 1 5.5 25.25 2482 55 9 Elina Danielian (ARM)2470 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ X ½ ½ 1 5.0 23.75 2448 40 10 Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)2496 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ X 1 1 4.5 19.75 2413 30 11 Nafisa Muminova (UZB)2293 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 X 1 3.0 13.50 2325 20 12 
Guliskhan Nakhbayeva (KAZ)2307 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 X 1.5 9.50 2173 10
Khanty-Mansiyk 2014
4th stage, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, 8–22 April 2014 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts SB TPR GP 1 Hou Yifan (CHN)2618 X 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8.5 43.00 2695 160 2 Olga Girya (RUS)2450 0 X 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7.0 35.50 2602 130 3 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)2527 ½ 0 X ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 6.5 34.00 2558 110 4 Kateryna Lagno (UKR)2543 ½ 1 ½ X ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 6.0 33.50 2527 85 5 Anna Muzychuk (SLO)2560 ½ 0 0 ½ X ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6.0 29.50 2526 85 6 Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)2550 0 0 0 ½ ½ X 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 5.5 25.00 2491 65 7 Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)2489 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 X 0 1 1 ½ ½ 5.5 29.50 2496 65 8 Zhao Xue (CHN)2552 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 X ½ 0 ½ 0 5.0 28.75 2454 45 9 Anna Ushenina (UKR)2501 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ X 1 1 ½ 5.0 24.25 2459 40 10 Nafisa Muminova (UZB)2321 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 X 1 1 4.0 18.50 2409 30 11 Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)2496 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 X ½ 3.5 19.50 2363 15 12 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (MGL)2340 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ X 3.5 18.50 2377 15
Olga Girya achieved a GM norm at the tournament.
Lopota 2014
5th stage, Lopota, Georgia, 19 June - July 1, 2014 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts H2H Victories SB TPR GP 1 Hou Yifan (CHN)2629 X 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 9.0 0 7 45.00 2773 160 2 Ju Wenjun (CHN)2532 0 X 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 7.0 1 5 34.75 2622 120 3 Elina Danielian (ARM)2460 ½ 0 X ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 7.0 0 4 34.00 2628 120 4 Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)2541 0 ½ ½ X 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6.5 0 4 29.00 2584 90 5 Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)2488 0 0 ½ 1 X ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 6.0 0.5 4 27.75 2560 75 6 Harika Dronavalli (IND)2503 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ X ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 6.0 0.5 2 30.75 2558 75 7 Anna Muzychuk (UKR)2561 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ X ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5.5 1.5 3 23.75 2517 50 8 Koneru Humpy (IND)2613 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ X ½ ½ 0 1 5.5 1.0 3 28.75 2512 50 9 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)2532 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ X ½ 1 1 5.5 0.5 3 27.25 2520 50 10 Zhao Xue (CHN)2538 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ X ½ 1 3.5 0 1 14.25 2386 30 11 Bela Khotenashvili (GEO)2518 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X ½ 3.0 0 1 16.75 2346 20 12 Nafisa Muminova (UZB)2332 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1.5 0 1 6.50 2229 10
Ju Wenjun achieved another GM norm which makes it her final GM norm.
Sharjah 2014
6th stage, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 24 August – 7 September 2014 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Rating change TPR GP 1 Ju Wenjun (CHN)2559 X ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8.5 +19 2696 145 2 Hou Yifan (CHN)2661 ½ X ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8.5 +4 2687 145 3 Harika Dronavalli (IND)2521 0 ½ X ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 6.5 +5 2551 87.5 4 Zhao Xue (CHN)2508 0 ½ ½ X ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6.5 +7 2552 87.5 5 Anna Ushenina (UKR)2487 ½ 0 ½ ½ X ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6.5 +11 2554 87.5 6 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (MGL)2346 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ X 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6.5 +64 2567 87.5 7 Koneru Humpy (IND)2598 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 X 1 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5 -17 2481 60 8 Elina Danielian (ARM)2490 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 X ½ 1 1 ½ 5 -5 2459 50 9 Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)2494 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ X 0 ½ 1 4.5 -10 2427 40 10 
Zhu Chen (QAT)2461 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 X ½ ½ 3.5 -15 2361 30 11 Nafisa Muminova (UZB)2315 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ X ½ 3.0 +2 2336 20 12 
Alina l'Ami (ROU)2446 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ X 1.5 -33 2174 10
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs achieved a 9-game GM norm, her first one.
Grand Prix standings
The lowest of four results is in italics and not taken into the total result. Khotenashvili took the lead after stage one, then Koneru Humpy went into the lead by winning two stages in a row. Hou Yifan then overtook the lead of Koneru Humpy at the last stage.
The top two places are the same as in the two previous Grand Prix cycles.
| Player | July 2014 Rating | Geneva | Dilijan | Tashkent | Khanty-Mansiysk | Lopota | Sharjah | Played | Best 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Yifan (CHN) | 2629 | 45 | 160 | 160 | 145 | 4 | 465 | ||
| 2 | Koneru Humpy (IND) | 2613 | 160 | 160 | 50 | 60 | 4 | 380 | ||
| 3 | Ju Wenjun (CHN) | 2538 | 75 | 70 | 120 | 145 | 4 | 340 | ||
| 4 | Anna Muzychuk (SLO) | 2561 | 130 | 120 | 85 | 50 | 4 | 335 | ||
| 5 | Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) | 2541 | 100 | 120 | 65 | 90 | 4 | 310 | ||
| 6 | Bela Khotenashvili (GEO) | 2518 | 160 | 10 | 120 | 20 | 4 | 300 | ||
| 7 | Kateryna Lahno (RUS)[4][5] | 2540 | 60 | 120 | 85 | 3 | 265 | |||
| 8 | Dronavalli Harika (IND) | 2513 | 60 | 85 | 75 | 87.5 | 4 | 247.5 | ||
| 9 | Anna Ushenina (UKR) | 2488 | 75 | 80 | 45 | 87.5 | 4 | 242.5 | ||
| 10 | Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)[1] | 2476 | 100 | 90 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 230 | ||
| 11 | Zhao Xue (CHN) | 2542 | 85 | 45 | 30 | 87.5 | 4 | 217.5 | ||
| 12 | Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)[4] | 2533 | 45 | 55 | 110 | 50 | 4 | 215 | ||
| Olga Girya (RUS) | 2493 | 10 | 30 | 55 | 130 | 4 | 215 | |||
| 14 | Elina Danielian (ARM)[3] | 2458 | 30 | 40 | 120 | 50 | 4 | 210 | ||
| 15 | Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)[3] | 2488 | 60 | 30 | 65 | 75 | 4 | 200 | ||
| 16 | Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (MGL) | 2346 | 20 | 60 | 15 | 87.5 | 4 | 167.5 | ||
| 17 | Nafisa Muminova (UZB) | 2332 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 70 | ||
| 18 | Viktorija Cmilyte (LTU)[2][5] | 2525 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 60 | ||||
| 19 | Zhu Chen (QAT)[5] | 2461 | 30 | 1 | 30 | |||||
| 20 | Guliskhan Nakhbayeva (KAZ)[2] | 2300 | 10 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Alina L'Ami (ROU)[5] | 2446 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
- Notes
- 1 Nadezhda Kosintseva withdrew from the Women's Grand Prix and she has been replaced by the next highest rating reserve, Tatiana Kosintseva.[12]
- 2 Viktorija Cmilyte withdrew her participation in Tashkent due to illness and was replaced by Guliskhan Nakhbayeva.[13]
- 3 Antoaneta Stefanova replaced Elina Danielian in Khanty-Mansiysk.
- 4 Alexandra Kosteniuk and Kateryna Lahno swapped places at fifth and sixth stage.[14]
- 5 Viktorija Cmilyte and Kateryna Lahno were replaced by Alina L'Ami and Zhu Chen at the sixth stage.
See also
- FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12, the previous cycle
- FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16, the next cycle
References
- ↑ "Sharjah 09: Ju Wenjun leads, Hou Yifan wins GP". 4 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Grand Prix Schedule". FIDE. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Chess-News.ru: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Nominated Nadezhda Kosintseva for the Grand Prix Series". Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- 1 2 "Chess-News.ru: The Former World Champion Hou Yifan to Head the New Grand Prix Series. Line Up". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ "Chess-News.ru: Второй участницей серии Гран-При, выбранной президентом ФИДЕ, стала Виктория Чмилите". Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- 1 2 FIDE: Regulations for the 2013–2014 Women's FIDE Grand-Prix
- ↑ "5th Stage of Grand Prix Women to be Held at a Prestigious Resort in Georgia (PHOTOS) | chess-news.ru".
- ↑ http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/sports/68799-jamie-s-mate-2014-sep-04
- ↑ "Fondation Neva Women Grand Prix - Geneva, Switzerland 2013". FIDE. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ "WGP Geneva: Khotenashvili leads alone". chessbase.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "WGP Geneva: Khotenashvili wins with 8.0/11". chessbase.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ FIDE: Replacement of GM Nadezhda Kosintseva
- ↑ The Chess Girls who will Spend September in Tashkent
- ↑ "News About Chess - Women's Grand Prix: Kosteniuk to Replace Lagno at Nearest Stage in Georgia". Archived from the original on 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
External links
- FIDE Grand Prix: Official site
- FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–2014: Regulations
- Fondation Neva Women Grand Prix - Geneva, Switzerland 2013: Final Ranking
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