2012 FIDE Women's World Chess Championship

Koneru Humpy is OUT!  Hou Yifan LOST and has to go to a play-off tomorrow.  Maybe the world is going to end on December 21, 2012 after all...  Players going through to R3 are in bold, Americans in red.  USA's Irina Krush goes into her second play-off round tomorrow; Anna Zatonskih goes into her first play-off.  A lot of play-offs tomorrow, wooo wooo, this is getting good!

Results R2, Game 2:

Name	G1	G2	R1	R2	r3	r4	B1	B2	SD	Tot
Round 2 Match 01
Socko, Monika (POL)	0	1								1
Hou, Yifan (CHN)	1	0								1
Round 2 Match 02
Koneru, Humpy (IND)	0	0								0
Zhukova, Natalia (UKR)	1	1								2
Round 2 Match 03
Ushenina, Anna (UKR)	½	½								1
Muzychuk, Anna (SLO)	½	½								1
Round 2 Match 04
Zhao, Xue (CHN)	1	0								1
Khurtsidze, Nino (GEO)	0	1								1
Round 2 Match 05
Javakhishvili, Lela (GEO)	½	1								1.5
Lahno, Kateryna (UKR)	½	0								0.5
Round 2 Match 06
Kosintseva, Nadezhda (RUS)	½	½								1
Mkrtchian, Lilit (ARM)	½	½								1
Round 2 Match 07
Huang, Qian (CHN)	½	1								1.5
Cmilyte, Viktorija (LTU)	½	0								0.5
Round 2 Match 08
Sebag, Marie (FRA)	½	1								1.5
Girya, Olga (RUS)	½	0								0.5
Round 2 Match 09
Galliamova, Alisa (RUS)	½	1								1.5
Gunina, Valentina (RUS)	½	0								0.5
Round 2 Match 10
Cramling, Pia (SWE)	1	0								1
Krush, Irina (USA)	0	1								1
Round 2 Match 11
Hoang, Thanh Trang (HUN)	½	0								0.5
Kosintseva, Tatiana (RUS)	½	1								1.5
Round 2 Match 12
Harika, Dronavalli (IND)	1	½								1.5
Danielian, Elina (ARM)	0	½								0.5
Round 2 Match 13
Muzychuk, Mariya (UKR)	1	½								1.5
Arribas Robaina, Maritza (CUB)	0	½								0.5
Round 2 Match 14
Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS)	½	0								0.5
Pogonina, Natalija (RUS)	½	1								1.5
Round 2 Match 15
Zatonskih, Anna (USA)	½	½								1
Ju, Wenjun (CHN)	½	½								1
Round 2 Match 16
Stefanova, Antoaneta (BUL)	½	1								1.5
Zhu, Chen (QAT)	½	0								0.5

Oh No! Humpy Crashed and Burned in R2, G1

Humpy shocked by Zhukova in world women's chess c'ship

Other Sports, Posted on Nov 14, 2012 at 10:52pm IST

Khanty Mansiysk: Top-rated Grandmaster Koneru Humpy suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Natalia Zhukova of Ukraine in the first game of the second round of world women's chess championship here on Wednesdat.

It turned out to be a bad day in office for the highest rated girl in the fray as she could not find her rhythm and now finds herself in a must-win situation with black pieces in the return game to stay in the knockout championship.

While Humpy faces ouster threat, the other remaining Indian Grandmaster D Harika made early inroads to the pre-quarterfinals defeating Elina Danielian of Armenia in her first game of the second round.

At the top of the tables, defending champion Yifan Hou of China remained on course for third round appearance with an easy victory over experienced Monika Socko of Poland. The 18-year old Chinese was a picture of confidence as she thwarted the attempts for complications by Socko and recorded a smooth victory with black pieces.

Veteran Grandmaster Pia Cramling of Sweden also won her game at the expense of Irina Krush of United States and is now sitting pretty along with the other first game winners Zhao Xue of China and Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine.

Humpy faced the Tarrasch defense against Zhukova and it was not surprising as the Ukrainian's husband is a renowned expert of the variation. Surprisingly enough, the players spent some time in the opening although much of the game was theoretical.

Humpy felt the heat on the 22nd move when a correct move would have held the position together and already it existed as a game had been played till that position. It was clear from here that the opening surprise by Zhukova had paid off well as the Indian continued to struggle even as there were mutual mistakes in the remainder of the game.

Humpy now has a daunting task on hand as she needs a victory with black pieces. Zhukova showed her depth in preparation in the first game and the Indian will have to somehow get a playable position in the return game and look for a fight till the end.

Harika played a highly inspirational game to get the better of Danielian. Side-stepping in the Benoni defense as white was a success for the Indian, Danielian fell in a prolonged tactical battle wherein pieces flew off the board almost in a frenzy. When the dust subsided, Harika had two extra pawns and it was over in just 33 moves.

India's Koneru Humpy Through to R2 Women's World Chess Championship

Chess: Humpy in second round of World Championship

• Press Trust of India
• Last updated on Monday, 12 November 2012 19:27

Khanty Mansiysk, Russia:  Koneru Humpy effortlessly defeated Denise Frick of South Africa while D Harika outplayed compatriot Soumya Swaminathan to move to the second round of the World Women's chess championship, here.

GM Koneru Humpy at Mansky Kamsky (where?)

Having had to sweat a little in the first game of the first round, Humpy was terrific in the return game and scored an easy victory to see herself through to the round of 32 in the knockout championship.

Harika was not far behind but of course it was hard work for her against Soumya Swaminathan who will now have to return home.

The other higher-ranked players also cruised to the second round and topping the list was reigning world champion Yifan Hou of China who scored easily over Sachini Ranasinghe of Sri Lanka.

The Sub-continent girl had missed her flight and reached here only thanks to some deft planning at the last minute but the match against Yifan turned out to be one sided.

Amongst the fancied, Ju Wenjun of China was the only exception as she suffered a reversal against Atousa Pourkashiyan of Iran and the two will now battle it out in the tie-break games of shorter duration.

Apart from Humpy and Yifan Hao, Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia, Zhao Xue of China, Pia Crampling of Sweden, Nadezhda Kosintseva and Valentina Gunina of Russia, Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine and former champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria also completed a 2-0 white wash against respective opponents.

Humpy faced the Slav defense and stuck to basics in the opening to get tangible advantage. As the Indian girl posted her knight in the center, Denise blundered a couple of pawns and was never in the game. Humpy finished the proceedings in just 26 moves.

Harika made use of her white pieces to good effect against Soumya in an English opening game. After attaining a playable position in the middle game, Soumya went wrong with an erroneous plan and handed Harika initiative.

By simply improving her position, Harika caused some damage to black and Soumya ran short of time before making the decisive error. The game lasted 33 moves.

The USD 450000 prize money Championship will be reduced to 32 players from 64 in the next round and more fighting matches will ensue in the rounds to come. Those who return home after the first round will be richer by USD 3000.

Humpy

From The Times of India

Humpy off to a winning start in World Women's Chess Championship

The writer has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 11, 2012, 11.14PM IST

KHANTY MANSIYSK (Russia): Top rated Grandmaster Koneru Humpy started off with a win with black to stake her claim in the round of 32 in the first round of world women's chess championship that got underway on Sunday.

Up against Denise Frick of South Africa in the opener, Humpy showed her class in all departments of the game and even though the Indian was stretched she was never in any serious troubles in the first game of the first mini-match that concluded.

The all-Indian affair of the first round between Soumya Swaminathan and D Harika ended in an easy draw which will give a moral boost to the former in the return game.

While there were no great surprises in the first game of the first round, the second game to be played on Monday is likely to bring many of the higher ranked under pressure as they drew. The list includes Harika who either has to win or force herself in to the tiebreaker the following day.

The championship is back to the knock out format wherein 64 top woman players across the globe take part fighting for a total prize pool of $450000. Humpy and Harika were ousted in the semis in the last such championship.

It turned out to be a tough game for Humpy despite huge difference in ratings. The Indian started as an overwhelming favourite but Denise proved that she was not an easy nut to crack.

For the records it was a Sicilian Kann wherein Humpy had to survive the early onslaught before she could get her counter play rolling on the queen side. As it happened, Denise fell way behind in controlling black's play and caved in easily after losing a rook amidst complexities. The game lasted 50 moves.

In the return game now, Humpy just needs a draw to advance to the next round but the Indian is expected to push for another victory which will also help her get in shape for tougher 4 matches ahead.

For Harika it turned out to be a decent outing as well with black pieces as she had little to do against compatriot Soumya. Playing the black side of Berlin defense in the Ruy Lopez, Harika faced an early deviation that led to only minor complications in the middle game.

After the exchange of minor pieces and subsequently the queen, the players arrived at a level rook and minor piece endgame where the draw was a just result. The peace was signed in just 29 moves.

Amongst the higher ranked players, Viktorija Cmilyte of Lithuania and Marie Sebag were held to draws and they will feel the heat in the return games. Cmilyte ofcourse will be under more pressure as she will play with black pieces.

Humpy Wins Ankara GP

From The Hindu:

Chennai, September 29, 2012
Humpy wins Ankara GP

Arvind Aaron

 

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy won an attacking final round game against Monika Socko of Poland to win the final leg of the FIDE Grand Prix which concluded at Ankara on Friday.

 

On course to her brilliant final round win, Humpy had sacrificed a rook and perched her other rook on the offensive path, to pin and win huge material and the game in 40 moves.

 

Humpy tallied 8.5 points from her 11 games to top the 12-player, all-play-all which followed the Chess Olympiad held in Istanbul.

 

Overall, in the six Grand Prix events held at Rostov, Shenzhen, Nalchik, Kazan, Jermuk and Ankara, world women’s champion Hou Yifan of China had won three already with a maximum 480 points. Each player took part in four of the six events with the best three counting for Grand Prix points.

 

Humpy’s victory in Ankara helped her overtake Muzychuk and win the second place with 415 points. Muzychuk was third with 405 points. Humpy won in Ankara, tied for first in Kazan with Muzychuk and finished third in Jermuk. She did not do well at Rostov. This brilliant showing should help

 

Humpy gain rating and climb[ed] back from the minor loss she had suffered in the last two years.

 

Final top standings: 1. Humpy 8.5/11; 2. A. Muzychuk (Slo) 8; 3. Zhao Xue (Chn) 7.5; 4-5. V Cmilyte (Ltu), Ruan Lufei (Chn) 6.5 each.

 

Grand Prix final placings: 1. Hou Yifan (Chn) 480; 2. Humpy 415; 3. Muzychuk 405.

HUMPY WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2012 FIDE Women's Grand Prix - Ankara

YAHOOOO!  I am so excited and very happy for GM Koneru Humpy. She gets another chance at the Women's World Champion title.  Here is what the official website said about today's events (the final round):

Humpy Koneru became a winner of 6th stage of the FWGP in Ankara and placed second in the overall Grand Prix series after Hou Yifan. The Chinese has already clinched the first place in the overall Grand Prix cycle and is a current World Champion among women.

Round eleven was as thrilling as it was expected. All the attention turned to the games which would identify the winner of Grand Prix in Ankara. Humpy Koneru confidently won against Monika Socko and had to wait for the final outcome of the game between Ruan Lufei and Anna Muzychuk. The victory could have given Slovenian player the second place in the Series but she missed a good chance for advantage and game was drawn. Another important game for the final standings was played between Zhao Xue and Tatiana Kosintseva. A draw guaranteed Zhao Xue the bronze medal in GP in Ankara. Both Turkish players Kubra Ozturk and Betul Yildiz lost in the 11th round to the higher rated Viktorija Cmilyte and Antoaneta Stefanova respectively. Munguntuul Batkhuyag won against Ju Wenjun and finished the tournament with +1.
Results (R11):

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
6	GM	ZHAO XUE	2549	½ - ½	GM	KOSINTSEVA TATIANA	2524	12
7	GM	STEFANOVA ANTOANETA	2502	1 - 0	WGM	YILDIZ BETUL CEMRE	2341	5
8	GM	KONERU HUMPY	2593	1 - 0	GM	SOCKO MONIKA	2463	4
9	GM	CMILYTE VIKTORIJA	2520	1 - 0	WGM	OZTURK KUBRA	2294	3
10	WGM	RUAN LUFEI	2492	½ - ½	GM	MUZYCHUK ANNA	2606	2
11	WGM	JU WENJUN	2528	0 - 1	IM	MUNGUNTUUL BATKHUYAG	2434	1

And the final standings:

Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	Res.	SB
1	8	GM	KONERU HUMPY	2593	IND	*	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	8½	0	39,50
2	2	GM	MUZYCHUK ANNA	2606	SLO	1	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	8	0	40,00
3	6	GM	ZHAO XUE	2549	CHN	½	½	*	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	½	7½	0	36,75
4	9	GM	CMILYTE VIKTORIJA	2520	LTU	½	½	1	*	½	½	0	½	1	0	1	1	6½	½	33,50
5	10	WGM	RUAN LUFEI	2492	CHN	0	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	6½	½	29,50
6	1	IM	MUNGUNTUUL BATKHUYAG	2434	MGL	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	1	½	½	1	½	6	0	30,00
7	12	GM	KOSINTSEVA TATIANA	2524	RUS	0	0	½	1	½	½	*	1	½	0	1	½	5½	0	27,25
8	11	WGM	JU WENJUN	2528	CHN	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	*	1	1	½	1	5	0	21,75
9	7	GM	STEFANOVA ANTOANETA	2502	BUL	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	*	1	½	1	4½	0	19,75
10	5	WGM	YILDIZ BETUL CEMRE	2341	TUR	0	0	0	1	0	½	1	0	0	*	½	½	3½	0	17,25
11	4	GM	SOCKO MONIKA	2463	POL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	*	1	2½	0	8,50
12	3	WGM	OZTURK KUBRA	2294	TUR	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	*	2	0	11,25

First, second and third places were crystal clear.  Ruan Lufei did what - I think - she was brought in to do - take out Anna Muzychuk.  What I do not think the Chinese were expecting was Humpy Koneru's performance.

Or, I could do a total Orwellian (or a Last Resort scenario -- see t.v. show premiere last night - like, WOW!  I know I'm gonna love that show) switcheroo and say that the Chinese intended to have Humpy finish in first place because of her prior weak record in competition against Hou Yifan, confident that in another match Koneru will fall victim once again.  Soooooo....

...personally, I think Karma's a real BEYATCH! 

Now - we've got a Women's World Chess Champion Knock-Out Tournament coming up in December in - wait for it - SIBERIA.  Siberia in December.  Oooookkkkkaaaaayyyyy.....guess the aliens that Kirzov talks to absolutely HATE FEMALE CHESSPLAYERS.  Or Kirzov does. Or both.


Great website, Ankara!  And thanks many times over to IsBank Turkey (Turkiye Is Bankasi) for their sponsorship for this event and many other women's chess events hosted by the Turkish Chess Federation.  The TCF stepped up and put a great package together for several strong women's tournaments when no other countries came through.  I wish wish wish there were more federations and sponsors like YOU!

2012 Indian Women's Chess Championship

The Amity 39th National Women Challengers Chess Championship-2012 has reached Round 10, with one more round to go.  Tomorrow will determine the new female champion.  Here are standings after R10:

Rk.			Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1			Michelle Catherina P	IND	2079	TN	8.0	55.5	50.5	48.0
2		WFM	Bharathi R	IND	2083	TN	7.5	58.5	53.0	50.5
3			Nimmy A G	IND	2195	KER	7.5	56.5	51.5	49.0
4		WFM	Mahalakshmi M	IND	2058	TN	7.0	60.5	55.0	52.5
5		WFM	Saranya J	IND	2140	TN	7.0	58.5	53.0	51.0
6		WIM	Priya P	IND	2167	TN	7.0	57.5	52.0	50.5
7		WFM	Swati Mohota	IND	2025	WB	7.0	56.5	51.5	48.5
8		WFM	Chandika Divyasree	IND	2218	AP	7.0	55.0	50.0	47.5
9			Cholleti Sahajasri	IND	2049	AP	7.0	53.0	48.0	46.0
10		WFM	Ramya Krishna I	IND	2128	AP	7.0	49.0	44.5	42.5
11			Roy Pallabi	IND	1946	WB	6.5	58.5	53.0	51.0
12		WFM	Pujari Rucha	IND	2210	MAH	6.5	57.0	51.5	49.5
13			Mokal Amruta Sunil	IND	2073	MAH	6.5	56.0	51.0	48.0
14		WIM	Thipsay Bagyashree Sathe	IND	2126	MAH	6.5	54.5	49.5	47.5
15			Harini S	IND	2029	TN	6.5	51.5	46.5	44.5
16			Rajasurya J	IND	1957	TN	6.5	50.5	47.5	43.5
17		WCM	Savant Riya	IND	1868	GOA	6.5	50.5	45.5	44.0
18			Sandhya G	IND	1713	AP	6.5	49.0	45.0	42.5
19			Hinduja Reddy	IND	1791	AP	6.5	49.0	45.0	42.0
20		WFM	Mitali Madhukar Patil	IND	1912	MAH	6.5	48.0	43.5	41.0
21			Salini R	IND	1823	AP	6.0	56.0	51.0	49.0
22			Anjana Krishna S	IND	1881	KER	6.0	56.0	51.0	48.0
23		WFM	Kotepalli Sai Nirupama	IND	1958	AP	6.0	53.5	49.0	46.0
24			Lasya G	IND	1993	AP	6.0	53.0	48.5	46.0
25			Meenu Rajendran	IND	1967	KER	6.0	53.0	48.0	45.5
26		WFM	Raghavi N	IND	2101	TN	6.0	52.0	47.0	45.0
27			Madhuri M Patil	IND	2014	MAH	6.0	49.5	44.5	42.5
28			A Akshaya	IND	2016	TN	6.0	49.0	45.0	42.5
29			Anigani Kavya	IND	1709	AP	6.0	47.5	43.5	41.0
30		WCM	Tejaswini Sagar	IND	1718	MAH	5.5	58.5	53.0	51.0
31			Varshini V	IND	1909	TN	5.5	58.0	52.5	50.5
32			Aparajita Gochhikar	IND	1849	ORI	5.5	57.0	52.0	50.0
33			Shweta Gole	IND	1984	MAH	5.5	55.5	51.0	48.5
34			Smaraki Mohanty	IND	1771	ORI	5.5	55.0	50.0	47.0
35			Meghna C H	IND	1779	KER	5.5	54.5	50.0	46.5
36			Madhurima Shekhar	IND	1963	DEL	5.5	54.0	49.5	46.0
37			Supriya Joshi	IND	1815	MAH	5.5	53.5	49.0	46.0
38			Ardra V H	IND	1812	KER	5.5	48.5	44.0	42.0
39			Bala Kannamma P	IND	1996	TN	5.5	48.5	43.5	42.0
40			Akhade Vaishnavi	IND	1609	MAH	5.5	48.0	44.0	41.0
41			Minki Sinha	IND	1822	BIH	5.5	48.0	43.5	41.0
42			Pushpalata Mangal	IND	1846	MAH	5.5	47.0	43.0	39.0
43			Chandreyee Hajra	IND	1682	WB	5.5	46.5	42.5	39.5
44			Matta Theja Sahhethhe	IND	1631	AP	5.5	45.5	43.0	39.0
45			Anshul Kaushik	IND	1591	HAR	5.5	44.0	40.5	37.0
46			Vantika Agrawal	IND	1458	DEL	5.0	54.5	49.5	47.5
47			Priya Vss	IND	1795	AP	5.0	52.0	48.0	45.0
48			Shiny Das	IND	1786	TRI	5.0	51.0	46.5	44.0
49			Aakasha	IND	1620	BIH	5.0	50.5	46.5	43.5
50			Vaibhavi Thakur	IND	1598	HAR	5.0	46.5	42.5	40.0
51			Meghna Upadhyay	IND	1578	MP	5.0	46.5	42.5	39.5
52			Kesshni Bhasiin	IND	1594	DEL	5.0	46.0	43.5	38.5
53			Pammi Rani	IND	1574	BIH	5.0	44.5	41.0	38.0
54			Jayashree P Sankpal	IND	1735	LIC	5.0	43.0	39.0	37.0
55			Radhika Devi Chavali	IND	1432	LIC	5.0	42.0	39.5	35.5
56			Kaur Palkin	IND	1371	DEL	5.0	42.0	38.5	35.5
57			Ravneet Kaur	IND	0	PUN	5.0	42.0	38.0	35.5
58			Hada Nancy	IND	1344	DEL	5.0	41.0	38.5	34.0
59			Manasa H R	IND	1653	KAR	4.5	51.5	47.0	44.5
60			Arunima Kalra	IND	1871	DEL	4.5	48.5	44.5	41.0
61			Shweta	IND	1544	CGH	4.5	47.5	44.0	39.5
62			Sushmita Lama	IND	1559	SIK	4.5	47.0	43.0	40.0
63			Shweta Priyadarshini	IND	1583	UP	4.5	46.0	42.0	39.0
64			Jesica	IND	0	DEL	4.5	45.0	41.5	38.5
65			Vaishnavi Thakur	IND	1530	HAR	4.5	45.0	41.0	38.5
66			Vaishnavi MSL	IND	0	AP	4.5	44.0	40.5	37.5
67			Pranisha Gurung	IND	0	SIK	4.5	40.5	37.0	35.0
68			Shruti Kakar	IND	1177	DEL	4.5	39.0	36.0	33.5
69			Shailaja M	IND	0	AP	4.0	45.0	40.5	39.0
70			Gurpreet Kaur	IND	1512	PUN	4.0	43.0	40.0	36.0
71			Janaki Devi M	IND	1349	AP	4.0	43.0	39.0	37.5
72			Kumari Shristi	IND	1421	BIH	4.0	42.5	39.5	35.5
73			Arundhati Brahmachari	IND	0	LIC	4.0	40.5	37.0	34.0
74			Apoorva Sharma	IND	0	PUN	4.0	39.5	37.0	33.0
75			Rai Supriya	IND	0	SIK	4.0	39.5	36.5	34.0
76			Khusboo Bari	IND	0	BIH	4.0	39.0	35.5	33.5
77			Pratiksha Pandey	IND	1316	MP	4.0	38.5	36.0	33.0
78			Gurung Pushpa	IND	0	SIK	4.0	38.5	35.5	32.5
79			Rama Balhara	IND	0	HAR	4.0	38.0	35.0	32.5
80			Kritvee Kapoor	IND	0	DEL	4.0	34.5	32.5	29.0
81			Shah Anila Kishorekumar	IND	1551	GUJ	3.5	42.5	39.5	35.0
82			Satabdi Majumder	IND	0	TRI	3.5	41.0	38.0	35.5
83			Sagnika Pratihari	IND	0	ORI	3.5	37.0	35.0	31.5
84			Gole Vaishnavi	IND	1409	MAH	3.5	37.0	34.5	31.0
85			Ria Dawar	IND	0	DEL	3.5	35.0	32.5	30.0
86			S Jayaseeli	IND	0	LIC	3.0	44.5	40.5	38.0
87			Namrata Sharma	IND	0	HP	3.0	39.0	36.0	33.0
88			Priyanka Sahoo	IND	0	ORI	3.0	37.0	34.5	31.5
89			Shreya Sharma	IND	0	SIK	3.0	37.0	34.5	31.5
90			Amritpal Kaur Kang	IND	0	PUN	3.0	32.5	30.5	27.0
91			Rathore Sonakshi	IND	1987	RAJ	2.5	45.0	40.5	38.5
92			Arti Kapoor	IND	0	DEL	2.5	34.5	32.0	28.5
93			Sonal Parmar	IND	0	HP	2.5	33.5	31.5	28.0
94			Richa Savant	IND	0	GOA	2.5	31.5	29.5	26.0
95			Saranya Sivani Varma	IND	0	AP	2.0	34.0	32.0	27.5
96			Ananya Aggarwal	IND	0	UTT	2.0	30.0	28.0	24.0
97			Anushree Aggarwal	IND	0	UTT	1.5	29.0	27.0	22.5
98			Arushi Kotwal	IND	0	J & K	0.0	45.0	40.0	40.0
			Hoinu Lhouvum	IND	0	MAN	0.0	45.0	40.0	40.0
			Ritika Nag	IND	0	ASM	0.0	45.0	40.0	40.0

I was struck by the irony of this photograph from the blog coverage of news from the Championship, showing a giant mural of GM Koneru Humpy hovering over the players in the background. Humpy has not played for the women's national title for several years. I understand her reasoning for not playing, but at the same time, I think it's very sad for India.

From delhichess.com coverage.

2012 FIDE Women's Grand Prix - Jermuk

Despite the Chinese players all losing their final round games, Hou Yifan hung on to take the clear win with 7/11.  Here are the final round results - notice who knocked off the Chinese players:

Round 11 on 2012/07/28 at 15:00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
6	IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	2417	1 - 0	GM	Zhao Xue	2556	12
7	GM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2516	1 - 0	WGM	Ruan Lufei	2483	5
8	GM	Lahno Kateryna	2537	1 - 0	GM	Hou Yifan	2617	4
9	IM	Munguntuul Batkhuyag	2447	½ - ½	GM	Danielian Elina	2480	3
10	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2450	1 - 0	IM	Khurtsidze Nino	2456	2
11	WGM	Ju Wenjun	2518	0 - 1	GM	Koneru Humpy	2598	1

Final standings (from The Week in Chess):

FIDE WGP Jermuk 2012 Jermuk ARM Mon 16th Jul 2012 - Sun 29th Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Hou Yifan	GM	CHN	2617	7.0	0.0	35.75	3.0
2	Kosintseva Nadezhda	GM	RUS	2516	6.5	1.5	36.50	4.5
3	Lahno Kateryna	GM	UKR	2537	6.5	1.5	36.00	3.5
4	Koneru Humpy	GM	IND	2598	6.5	0.0	33.00	3.0
5	Ju Wenjun	WGM	CHN	2518	6.0	1.0	31.25	2.5
6	Ruan Lufei	WGM	CHN	2483	6.0	0.0	29.25	2.0
7	Zhao Xue	GM	CHN	2556	5.5	0.0	29.00	2.5
8	Danielian Elina	GM	ARM	2480	5.0	0.5	27.50	3.0
9	Mkrtchian Lilit	IM	ARM	2450	5.0	0.5	25.25	2.0
10	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	IM	RUS	2417	4.5	0.0	24.50	3.0
11	Munguntuul Batkhuyag	IM	MGL	2447	4.0	0.0	24.00	3.0
12	Khurtsidze Nino	IM	GEO	2456	3.5	0.0	17.50	1.0
12 players

Personal favorites Lahno and Koneru ended up in 3rd and 4th, respectively -- a very good event for Lahno and maybe not so good for Koneru, but she fought back into the top 4 and I give her credit for that. 

There are photographs and interviews galore at the official website, round-by round results and games. 

You can see from the FIDE Women's Grand Prix standings (not including today's results) - and Hou's winning 4 outright - she's the cream of the crop and today's victory cements her position at the top:

FIDE Women Grand Prix standings
Player	Title	ROS	SHE	NAL	KAZ	JER	MAR	Best 3
Hou Yifan	GM	160	160		100			420
Anna Muzychuk	GM	100	130		145			375
Kateryna Lahno	GM	130		80	50			260
Zhao Xue	GM		75	160				235
Viktorija Cmilyte	GM		35	100	100			235
Ju Wenjun	WGM		100	130				230
Tatiana Kosintseva	GM	100		55	60			215
Koneru Humpy	GM	65			145			210
Nadezhda Kosintseva	GM	80		55	35			170
Elina Danielian	GM	45	50		75			170
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	IM	20	20	100				140
Antoaneta Stefanova	GM	45		55	35			135
Alisa Galliamova	IM	65	*	30	20			115
Ruan Lufei	WGM	30	75					105
Tan Zhongyi	WGM		100					100
Alexandra Kosteniuk	GM	10		10	75			95
Zhu Chen	GM		35	55				90
Munguntuul Batkhuyag	IM		60	20				80
Betul Cemre Yildiz	WGM		10		10			20
Control		850	850	850	850	0	0