FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14 explained

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:

  1. Anna Ushenina
  2. Antoaneta Stefanova
  3. Ju Wenjun
  4. Dronavalli Harika

Judit Polgár (declined)

  1. Hou Yifan
  2. Koneru Humpy
  3. Anna Muzychuk
  4. Zhao Xue
  5. Nana Dzagnidze
  6. Kateryna Lahno
  1. Alexandra Kosteniuk (of Geneva)
  2. Elina Danielian (of Dilijan)
  3. Nafisa Muminova (of Tashkent)
  4. Olga Girya (of Khanty-Mansiysk)
  5. Bela Khotenashvili (of Tbilisi)[2]
  6. Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (of Erdenet)[2]
  1. Nadezhda Kosintseva[3] (withdrew)
  2. Viktorija Čmilytė[4]
  1. Tatiana Kosintseva

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.[5]

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:[5]

  1. Fourth result not already taken in the top three results.
  2. Number of actual game result points scored in the four tournaments.
  3. Number of first places (in case of a tie – points given accordingly).
  4. Number of second places (in case of a tie – points given accordingly).
  5. Number of wins.
  6. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The fifth stage was moved from Tbilisi to Lopota.[6] 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.[7]

The six tournaments were:[8]

No. Host city Date Winner Points (Win/draw/loss)
1 Geneva, Switzerland[9] 2–16 May 2013 8/11 (+7=2–2)
2 15–29 June 2013 8/11 (+5=6–0)
3 Tashkent, Uzbekistan17 September – 1 October 2013 8/11 (+6=4–1)
4 8–22 April 2014 8.5/11 (+6=5–0)
5 18 June – 2 July 2014 9/11 (+7=4-0)
6 24 August – 7 September 2014 and
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 align=left 2505X ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 8.0 0 7 39.75 2681 160 +26
2 align=left 2585½ X 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7.5 0 4 37.75 2636 130 +8
3 align=left 25171 0 X ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6.5 0.5 4 33.00 2573 100 +9
4 align=left 25450 ½ ½ X 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6.5 0.5 4 31.25 2571 100 +5
5 align=left 25440 ½ 1 0 X 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6.0 1 4 29.25 2540 75 +0
6 align=left 2491½ ½ ½ ½ 0 X ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 6.0 0 2 32.00 2543 75 +8
7 align=left 25480 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ X 0 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5 0 3 27.25 2508 60 −6
8 align=left 26171 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 X ½ 1 0 ½ 5.0 0.5 3 27.75 2470 45 −22
9 align=left 24910 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ X ½ 1 ½ 5.0 0.5 2 25.50 2481 45 −2
10 align=left 25220 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ X ½ 1 4.5 0 1 22.00 2446 30 −12
11 align=left 22980 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ X ½ 3.5 0 1 17.25 2397 20 +18
12 align=left 24630 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 align=left 2597X 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 8.0 0 5 42.75 2667 160
2 align=left 25930 X 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 7.0 1 4 36.75 2594 120
3 align=left 25500 ½ X 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 7.0 0 5 34.50 2598 120
4 align=left 25260 0 1 X 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6.0 0 5 30.00 2534 90
5 align=left 2499½ ½ ½ 1 X ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 5.5 0 1 31.00 2505 80
6 align=left 25310 0 ½ 1 ½ X ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 5.0 1 2 26.00 2471 60
7 align=left 23160 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ X ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5.0 1 2 24.50 2490 60
8 align=left 2492½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ X ½ ½ 1 ½ 5.0 1 1 26.25 2474 60
9 align=left 2436½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ X ½ 1 ½ 4.5 1.5 1 24.50 2447 30
10 align=left 2511½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ X ½ ½ 4.5 1 2 23.50 2440 30
11 align=left 24750 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ X 1 4.5 0.5 1 24.00 2444 30
12 align=left 2531½ 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 align=left 2607X 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8.0 39.25 2637 160
2 align=left 25141 X ½ 0 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 7.0 35.00 2572 120
3 align=left 2532½ ½ X ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7.0 34.50 2571 120
4 align=left 2475½ 1 ½ X 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6.5 34.00 2543 85
5 align=left 25330 0 1 1 X 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 6.5 32.75 2533 85
6 align=left 25350 1 ½ ½ 1 X ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 6.0 33.50 2505 70
7 align=left 24950 1 0 1 0 ½ X 0 ½ ½ 1 1 5.5 25.75 2477 55
8 align=left 2439½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 X ½ ½ 1 1 5.5 25.25 2482 55
9 align=left 24700 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ X ½ ½ 1 5.0 23.75 2448 40
10 align=left 2496½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ X 1 1 4.5 19.75 2413 30
11 align=left 22930 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 X 1 3.0 13.50 2325 20
12 align=left 23070 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 align=left 2618X 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8.5 43.00 2695 160
2 align=left 24500 X 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7.0 35.50 2602 130
3 align=left 2527½ 0 X ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 6.5 34.00 2558 110
4 align=left 2543½ 1 ½ X ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 6.0 33.50 2527 85
5 align=left 2560½ 0 0 ½ X ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6.0 29.50 2526 85
6 align=left 25500 0 0 ½ ½ X 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 5.5 25.00 2491 65
7 align=left 2489½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 X 0 1 1 ½ ½ 5.5 29.50 2496 65
8 align=left 2552½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 X ½ 0 ½ 0 5.0 28.75 2454 45
9 align=left 25010 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ X 1 1 ½ 5.0 24.25 2459 40
10 align=left 23210 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 X 1 1 4.0 18.50 2409 30
11 align=left 24960 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 X ½ 3.5 19.50 2363 15
12 align=left 23400 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

H2H !! Victories !! SB !!TPR !! GP
1 align=left 2629X 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½1119.0 0 7 45.00 2773 160
2 25320 X 1½ 1½1½ 1½017.0 15 34.75 2622 120
3 2460½ 0X ½½½1101½17.00 4 34.00 2628 120
4 align=left 25410 ½½X 0½½1½1116.50 4 29.00 2584 90
5 align=left 24880 0½1X ½½011½16.00.5 4 27.75 2560 75
6 align=left 2503½ ½ ½ ½ ½ X ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 6.00.5 2 30.75 2558 75
7 align=left 25610 0 0 ½ ½ ½ X ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5.51.5 3 23.75 2517 50
8 align=left 2613½ ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ X ½ ½ 0 1 5.51.0 3 28.75 2512 50
9 align=left 2532½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ X ½ 1 1 5.50.5 3 27.25 2520 50
10align=left 25380 0 0 00 ½ ½ ½ ½ X ½ 1 3.50 1 14.25 2386 30
11align=left 25180 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X ½ 3.00 1 16.75 2346 20
12align=left 23320 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1.50 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 align=left 2559X ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½1 118.5 +19 2696 145
2 2661½ X ½½ 1½1½ 11118.5 +4 2687145
3 25210 ½ X ½½1½10½116.5+5 2551 87.5
4 align=left 25080 ½ ½X ½½10½1116.5+7 2552 87.5
5 align=left 2487½ 0½½X ½½11½½16.5+11 2554 87.5
6 align=left 2346½ ½ 0 ½ ½ X 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6.5+642567 87.5
7 align=left 2598½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 X 1 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5-17 248160
8 align=left 24900 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 X ½ 1 1 ½ 5-5 245950
9 align=left 2494½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ X 0 ½ 1 4.5-10 2427 40
10align=left 24610 0 ½ 0½ 0 ½ 0 1 X ½ ½ 3.5-15 2361 30
11align=left 23150 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ X ½ 3.0+2 2336 20
12align=left 24460 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 2629 45 160 160 145 4 465
2 2613 160 160 50 60 4 380
3 2538 75 70 120 145 4 340
4 2561 130 120 85 50 4 335
5 2541 100 120 65 90 4 310
6 2518 160 10 120 20 4 300
7 2540 60 120 85 3 265
8 2513 60 8575 87.5 4 247.5
9 2488 75 80 45 87.5 4 242.5
10 2476 100 90 15 40 4 230
11 2542 85 45 30 87.5 4 217.5
12 2533 45 55 110 50 4 215
2493 10 30 55 130 4 215
14 2458 30 40 120 50 4 210
15 2488 60 30 65 75 4 200
16 2346 20 60 15 87.5 4 167.5
17 2332 20 30 10 20 4 70
18 2525 30 30 2 60
19 2461 30 1 30
20 2300 10 1 10
2446 10 1 10
Notes

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharjah 09: Ju Wenjun leads, Hou Yifan wins GP. 4 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Chess-News.ru: The Former World Champion Hou Yifan to Head the New Grand Prix Series. Line Up . 2013-04-13 . 2013-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130413021120/http://www.chess-news.ru/en/node/11589 . dead .
  3. Web site: Chess-News.ru: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Nominated Nadezhda Kosintseva for the Grand Prix Series . 2013-04-06 . 2013-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402105741/http://chess-news.ru/en/node/11523 . dead .
  4. Web site: Chess-News.ru: Второй участницей серии Гран-При, выбранной президентом ФИДЕ, стала Виктория Чмилите . 2013-04-06 . 2020-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200712095500/http://chess-news.ru/en/node/11535 . dead .
  5. http://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/Women_GP_regs_2013_2014.pdf FIDE: Regulations for the 2013–2014 Women's FIDE Grand-Prix
  6. Web site: 5th Stage of Grand Prix Women to be Held at a Prestigious Resort in Georgia (PHOTOS) | chess-news.ru.
  7. http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/sports/68799-jamie-s-mate-2014-sep-04
  8. Web site: Grand Prix Schedule. FIDE. 22 March 2013. 4 April 2013.
  9. Web site: Fondation Neva Women Grand Prix - Geneva, Switzerland 2013. FIDE. 23 May 2013.
  10. Web site: WGP Geneva: Khotenashvili leads alone. chessbase.com. 15 May 2013. 15 May 2013.
  11. Web site: WGP Geneva: Khotenashvili wins with 8.0/11. chessbase.com. 16 May 2013. 16 May 2013.
  12. http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/7088-replacement-of-gm-nadezhda-kosintseva.html FIDE: Replacement of GM Nadezhda Kosintseva
  13. http://www.chessblog.com/2013/09/the-chess-girls-who-will-spend.html The Chess Girls who will Spend September in Tashkent
  14. Web site: News About Chess - Women's Grand Prix: Kosteniuk to Replace Lagno at Nearest Stage in Georgia . 2014-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150819203451/http://newsaboutchess.com/page.php?al=womens-grand-prix-kosteniuk-to-replace-lagno-at-nearest-stage-in-georgia . 2015-08-19 . dead .

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