31 July 2010
Former World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze
Hello Everyone!
GM Koneru Humpy – top seed at the Women’s Grand Prix in Ulan Bator – has taken an early lead after two rounds. She has won both her games. Following her closely are four GMs – Chiburdanidze Maia, Kosintseva Tatiana, Zhao Xue and Xu Yuhua – with 1½ points each.
In the second round, Humpy beat Sebag while Shen lost to Batkhuyag. Two former world champions Stefanova and Chiburdanidze drew their games.
Results of Round 2
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1. WGM Shen Yang-IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 0-1
2. GM Stefanova Antoaneta-GM Chiburdanidze Maia 1/2-1/2
3. GM Kosintseva Tatiana-GM Zhu Chen 1-0
4. GM Zhao Xue-GM Hou Yifan 1/2-1/2
5. GM Xu Yuhua-WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 1-0
6. GM Koneru Humpy-GM Sebag Marie 1-0
Standings after Round 2
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1. GM Koneru Humpy 2
2. GM Chiburdanidze Maia 1½
3. GM Kosintseva Tatiana 1½
4. GM Zhao Xue 1½
5. GM Xu Yuhua 1½
6. GM Hou Yifan 1
7. GM Stefanova Antoaneta 1
8. IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 1
9. GM Sebag Marie ½
10. GM Zhu Chen ½
11. WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 0
12. WGM Shen Yang 0
Meanwhile, here is the nice Humpy-Sebag game. You can run it in the pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
