Wednesday, September 26, 2012

2012 FIDE Women's Grand Prix - Ankara

Results from R9:

SNo.NameRtgRes.NameRtgSNo.
5WGMYILDIZ BETUL CEMRE23411 - 0GMKOSINTSEVA TATIANA252412
6GMZHAO XUE25491 - 0GMSOCKO MONIKA24634
7GMSTEFANOVA ANTOANETA25021 - 0WGMOZTURK KUBRA22943
8GMKONERU HUMPY25930 - 1GMMUZYCHUK ANNA26062
9GMCMILYTE VIKTORIJA2520½ - ½IMMUNGUNTUUL BATKHUYAG24341
10WGMRUAN LUFEI2492½ - ½WGMJU WENJUN252811

Standings after R9:

RankSNo.NameRtgFED123456789101112PtsRes.SB
12GMMUZYCHUK ANNA2606SLO*1½½½11½117027,25
28GMKONERU HUMPY2593IND0*½1½1½111028,75
36GMZHAO XUE2549CHN½½*½01111½6025,00
410WGMRUAN LUFEI2492CHN0½*½½½1½11019,00
59GMCMILYTE VIKTORIJA2520LTU½1½*½½00115½21,75
611WGMJU WENJUN2528CHN½00½½*11½15½18,25
71IMMUNGUNTUUL BATKHUYAG2434MGL½½0½*½½½1½017,50
812GMKOSINTSEVA TATIANA2524RUS00½1½*0½1½4014,50
95WGMYILDIZ BETUL CEMRE2341TUR00010½1*½½013,25
107GMSTEFANOVA ANTOANETA2502BUL½00½00½½*13012,50
114GMSOCKO MONIKA2463POL0000½00½*1216,25
123WGMOZTURK KUBRA2294TUR0½00½½½00*209,00

Yep, the top 2-seeded players met each other today, and Anna took Humpy dowwwwwnnnnn.  Realistically, was it worth not taking a draw for Anna?  Absolutely!  She's points ahead of Humpy in the Grand Prix totals thus far (375 to 320 for Humpy) so maintaining a lead over her, Zhao Xu (295) and Ju Wenjun (305) is paramount. 

There are also BONUS points awarded - not sure what the criteria are for their award, but they're there, dangling out there, like ripe apples for the picking, along with some very nice prize money:

RankPrizeGP Points
1st6.500 €120 points + 40 bonus
2nd4.750 €110 points + 20 bonus
3rd4.000 €100 points + 10 bonus
4th3.750 €90 points
5th3.500 €80 points
6th3.250 €70 points
7th3.000 €60 points
8th2.750 €50 points
9th2.500€40 points
10th2.250 €30 points
11th2.000€20 points
12th1.750 €10 points
TOTAL40.000 €

With two more games to go, it looks like Humpy HAS to take clear first place in order to score 120 plus 40 bonus points (320 + 120 + 40 = 480) in order to be the challenger, but Anna would still win the challenger position for the 2013 Women's World Championship against Hou Yifan if Anna takes clear second place and wins 110 plus 20 bonus points (375 + 110 + 20 =  505).  Things get too crazy for me to figure out if Ju Wenjun somehow finishes in first place, or Zhao Xue.

So, who is playing who tomorrow:

SNo.NameRtgRes.NameRtgSNo.
12GMKOSINTSEVA TATIANA2524-WGMJU WENJUN252811
1IMMUNGUNTUUL BATKHUYAG2434-WGMRUAN LUFEI249210
2GMMUZYCHUK ANNA2606-GMCMILYTE VIKTORIJA25209
3WGMOZTURK KUBRA2294-GMKONERU HUMPY25938
4GMSOCKO MONIKA2463-GMSTEFANOVA ANTOANETA25027
5WGMYILDIZ BETUL CEMRE2341-GMZHAO XUE25496

The games I'll try to check tomorrow:

Muzychuk v. Cmilyte: Cmilyte, a former Lithuanian champion and a tough, experienced player, will fight hard. 

All other things being equal, Koneru should win against Kubra Ozturk -- not because Ozturk is a lousy player (far from it!), but simply because there is a 300 ratings point differential between then.  

Zhao Xue, who is currently in 3rd place overall, has much to play for!  She should be able to gain a point over Yildiz.

Things are getting interesting, darlings!

No comments:

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...