Mashad, Iran, May 2 - 9, 2011
Standings after R5 - the lady from Mongolia (a very dangerous player) is a full point ahead of everyone else. Harika Dronavalli is a disappointment - she should be beating up on everyone, but she isn't. Well, let's see what she does in the final round. Are the Indian ladies planning an ambush, leading to a 3-way tie for first place with 4.5 each? We'll see...
Wow - when did Tuvshintugs Batchimeg switch federations from the USA? I must pay closer attention. Unfortunately, it appears she withdrew from this event. Here are the pairings for Round 6:
In the Open, current Women's World Chess Champion GM Hou Yifan (CHN 2612) is eating some humble pie, sitting in 46th place with 1.5 and one round to go. This is a reality check - and good training. I don't know what her plans are - maybe she will say bye bye to chess as soon as she is of legal age (if there is such a thing in China). But, if she hopes to replace GM Judit Polgar as the best female player and one of the best overall players in the world (still), Hou can only do so by playing in events like this, gaining invaluable experience, and sharpening her skills accordingly. Beware the women's chess ghetto!
Updated May 7, 2011: I got it wrong, darlings! I thought Round 6 was the final round for the ladies but it wasn't. They are going 9 rounds.
Standings after R5 - the lady from Mongolia (a very dangerous player) is a full point ahead of everyone else. Harika Dronavalli is a disappointment - she should be beating up on everyone, but she isn't. Well, let's see what she does in the final round. Are the Indian ladies planning an ambush, leading to a 3-way tie for first place with 4.5 each? We'll see...
Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
1 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | MGL | 2463 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2427 | 13.0 |
2 | WIM | Pham Le Thao Nguyen | VIE | 2340 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2410 | 12.5 |
3 | IM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2520 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2383 | 12.0 |
4 | WGM | Huang Qian | CHN | 2400 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2358 | 11.5 |
5 | WIM | Sabirova Olga | UZB | 2225 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2347 | 11.5 |
6 | IM | Karavade Eesha | IND | 2343 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2336 | 10.5 |
7 | WGM | Sukandar Irine Kharisma | INA | 2362 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2400 | 14.0 |
8 | WIM | Muminova Nafisa | UZB | 2346 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2371 | 11.5 |
9 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | IND | 2338 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2369 | 12.0 |
10 | WGM | Nguyen Thi Thanh An | VIE | 2338 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2343 | 12.0 |
11 | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2401 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2329 | 11.5 |
12 | WIM | Nguyen Thi Mai Hung | VIE | 2309 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2372 | 11.5 |
13 | WIM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | KAZ | 2244 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2371 | 11.0 |
14 | WFM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2166 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2356 | 10.5 |
15 | Asgarizadeh Minoo | IRI | 2036 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2353 | 10.5 | |
16 | WGM | Hoang Thi Bao Tram | VIE | 2325 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2308 | 11.0 |
17 | WGM | Padmini Rout | IND | 2342 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2267 | 9.5 |
18 | WIM | Ghader Pour Shayesteh | IRI | 2250 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2373 | 12.0 |
19 | WFM | Hakimifard Ghazal | IRI | 2218 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2363 | 11.5 |
20 | WIM | Hamrakulova Yulduz | UZB | 2201 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2353 | 10.0 |
21 | Nodirjanova Nodira | UZB | 2166 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2351 | 9.5 | |
22 | Alavi Homa | IRI | 2009 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2343 | 7.5 | |
23 | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | IRI | 2374 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2310 | 8.5 |
24 | WGM | Soumya Swaminathan | IND | 2374 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2289 | 9.0 |
25 | WIM | Hejazipour Mitra | IRI | 2246 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2432 | 12.5 |
26 | WGM | Swathi Ghate | IND | 2317 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2327 | 10.5 |
27 | Vardkar Mariam | IRI | 1897 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2239 | 10.0 | |
28 | Ghaderi Farzaneh | IRI | 1716 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2184 | 9.0 | |
29 | WGM | Tuvshintugs Batchimeg | MGL | 2313 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.0 |
Wow - when did Tuvshintugs Batchimeg switch federations from the USA? I must pay closer attention. Unfortunately, it appears she withdrew from this event. Here are the pairings for Round 6:
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
1 | 2 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2463 | 4½ | 3½ | IM | Karavade Eesha | 2343 | 9 | |
2 | 21 | WIM | Sabirova Olga | 2225 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Harika Dronavalli | 2520 | 1 | |
3 | 11 | WIM | Pham Le Thao Nguyen | 2340 | 3½ | 3½ | WGM | Huang Qian | 2400 | 4 | |
4 | 8 | WIM | Muminova Nafisa | 2346 | 3 | 3 | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2401 | 3 | |
5 | 12 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | 2338 | 3 | 3 | WGM | Nguyen Thi Thanh An | 2338 | 13 | |
6 | 10 | WGM | Padmini Rout | 2342 | 2½ | 3 | WGM | Sukandar Irine Kharisma | 2362 | 7 | |
7 | 14 | WGM | Hoang Thi Bao Tram | 2325 | 2½ | 2½ | Asgarizadeh Minoo | 2036 | 26 | ||
8 | 17 | WIM | Nguyen Thi Mai Hung | 2309 | 2½ | 2½ | WIM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | 2244 | 20 | |
9 | 23 | WIM | Hamrakulova Yulduz | 2201 | 2 | 2½ | WFM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2166 | 24 | |
10 | 27 | Alavi Homa | 2009 | 2 | 2 | WGM | Pourkashiyan Atousa | 2374 | 5 | ||
11 | 6 | WGM | Soumya Swaminathan | 2374 | 2 | 2 | WFM | Hakimifard Ghazal | 2218 | 22 | |
12 | 25 | Nodirjanova Nodira | 2166 | 2 | 2 | WIM | Ghader Pour Shayesteh | 2250 | 18 | ||
13 | 28 | Vardkar Mariam | 1897 | ½ | 1½ | WGM | Swathi Ghate | 2317 | 15 | ||
14 | 19 | WIM | Hejazipour Mitra | 2246 | 1½ | ½ | Ghaderi Farzaneh | 1716 | 29 | ||
15 | 16 | WGM | Tuvshintugs Batchimeg | 2313 | 0 | 0 | not paired |
In the Open, current Women's World Chess Champion GM Hou Yifan (CHN 2612) is eating some humble pie, sitting in 46th place with 1.5 and one round to go. This is a reality check - and good training. I don't know what her plans are - maybe she will say bye bye to chess as soon as she is of legal age (if there is such a thing in China). But, if she hopes to replace GM Judit Polgar as the best female player and one of the best overall players in the world (still), Hou can only do so by playing in events like this, gaining invaluable experience, and sharpening her skills accordingly. Beware the women's chess ghetto!
Updated May 7, 2011: I got it wrong, darlings! I thought Round 6 was the final round for the ladies but it wasn't. They are going 9 rounds.
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