1st SportAccord Mind Games

From chessdom.com:

Alexandra Kosteniuk and Wang Hao win World Mind Games rapid events
December 11, 2011

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, 1st SportAccord Mind Games
photo from official website.

After three days and seven rounds of play the rapid competitions have concluded. Former world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk convincingly won the women event with 6.0 points, point and a half ahead of the chasing pack.

Kateryna Lahno took the silver while Nana Dzagnidze earned bronze.

In the men rapid the local GM Wang Hao maintained the lead throughout the event, and despite the defeat in the penultimate round, he took a clear first place and gold medal with 5.5 points.

Vugar Gashimov started the tournament with a loss, but then quickly added speed, defeating the winner in the process, to eventually finish second with 5.0 points. Gata Kamsky (USA) is clear third with 4.5.

Sportaccord World Mind Games Rapid – Women
Final standings:1. GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2439 – 6
2. GM Lahno Kateryna UKR 2549 – 4.5
3. GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2516 – 4.5
4. WGM Ju Wenjun CHN 2543 – 4.5
5. GM Harika Dronavalli IND 2512 – 4
6. GM Hou Yifan CHN 2578 – 4
7. IM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2562 – 4
8. IM Dembo Yelena GRE 2468 – 3.5
9. GM Cramling Pia SWE 2495 – 3.5
10. GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2531 – 3.5
11. IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2457 – 3
12. GM Socko Monika POL 2479 – 3
13. GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2503 – 2.5
14. IM Skripchenko Almira FRA 2468 – 2
15. IM Zatonskih Anna USA 2506 – 2
16. GM Danielian Elina ARM 2497 – 1.5