2013 FIDE Women's Grand Prix: Geneva Rounds 7 and 8

Results of yesterday's matches:

Round 7 on 2013/05/10 at 14:00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
4	WGM	Tuvshintugs Batchimeg	2298	0 - 1	GM	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2491	12
5	GM	Viktorija Cmilyte	2522	0 - 1	IM	Bela Khotenashvili	2505	3
6	GM	Anna Muzychuk	2585	1 - 0	GM	Tatiana Kosintseva	2517	2
7	WGM	Olga Girya	2463	0 - 1	GM	Nana Dzagnidze	2545	1
8	GM	Kateryna Lagno	2548	0 - 1	GM	Yifan Hou	2617	11
9	GM	Anna Ushenina	2491	0 - 1	WGM	Wenjun Ju	2544	10

Results of today's matches:

Round 8 on 2013/05/11 at 14:00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
12	GM	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2491	1 - 0	WGM	Wenjun Ju	2544	10
11	GM	Yifan Hou	2617	0 - 1	GM	Anna Ushenina	2491	9
1	GM	Nana Dzagnidze	2545	0 - 1	GM	Kateryna Lagno	2548	8
2	GM	Tatiana Kosintseva	2517	1 - 0	WGM	Olga Girya	2463	7
3	IM	Bela Khotenashvili	2505	½ - ½	GM	Anna Muzychuk	2585	6
4	WGM	Tuvshintugs Batchimeg	2298	½ - ½	GM	Viktorija Cmilyte	2522	5

Holy Hathor!  Kosteniuk making a late move, winning her second game in a row!  Hou Yifan losing to Ushenina (?)!  Other than in events where primarily male players were participating, when has Hou ever lost 3 games in an event?  Lahno defeating Dzagnidze with the black pieces!  What's going on in Geneva?  More importantly, what's in the water - and can I get some of that here in Milwaukee?

Standings after Round 8:

Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	Res.	vict
1	3	IM	Bela Khotenashvili	2505	GEO	*	½		0	1		0	1	1	1	1		5½	½	5
2	6	GM	Anna Muzychuk	2585	SLO	½	*	½	1	½	½	1	½				1	5½	½	3
3	8	GM	Kateryna Lagno	2548	UKR		½	*		½	½	0	1	1		½	1	5	0	3
4	2	GM	Tatiana Kosintseva	2517	RUS	1	0		*			½	½	½	½	1	1	5	0	3
5	10	WGM	Wenjun Ju	2544	CHN	0	½	½		*	1			0	1	½	1	4½	1	3
6	9	GM	Anna Ushenina	2491	UKR		½	½		0	*	1		1	½	½	½	4½	0	2
7	11	GM	Yifan Hou	2617	CHN	1	0	1	½		0	*			0	1	½	4	0	3
8	1	GM	Nana Dzagnidze	2545	GEO	0	½	0	½				*	½	1	½	1	4	0	2
9	12	GM	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2491	RUS	0		0	½	1	0		½	*	1		½	3½	0	2
10	4	WGM	Tuvshintugs Batchimeg	2298	MGL	0			½	0	½	1	0	0	*	½		2½	½	1
11	5	GM	Viktorija Cmilyte	2522	LTU	0		½	0	½	½	0	½		½	*		2½	½	0
12	7	WGM	Olga Girya	2463	RUS		0	0	0	0	½	½	0	½			*	1½	0	0

2013 FIDE Women's Grand Prix Geneva: Round 8 Hou Yivan v. Anna Ushenina.

May 12th is a much needed rest day before the final two rounds. 

The only player left who has not suffered a loss thus far is Anna Muzychuk.  This is a gem of a tournament, to my way of thinking.  No one is running away with it (although, in the tradition of other fabulous Georgian chessplayers, Khotenashvili is looking more and more solid as the tournament goes on), and several "upsets."  Wish I could play a tenth as well, but darlings, I'm hopeless.  Last night I resigned a game before move 12 (with the black pieces) when I was checked with a knight on the back row and would lose a rook next move.  Hopeless.  I'm hopeless.