Hou Yifan first, Kateryna Lahno second

Hou Yifan, back in form © official site

A draw by Hou Yifan was enough to ensure first place in the first Grand Prix of the new series. Tatiana Kosintseva lost to Alisa Galliamova which enabled Kateryna Lahno to obtain second place alone by drawing a complicated struggle against Humpy Koneru.

A summary of the eleventh round:

White	Rating	Result	Black	Rating	Moves	Opening
Kosintseva Nadezhda	2560	½ -½	Ruan Lufei	2479	30	English Opening
Elina Danielian	2521	½ -½	Anna Muzychuk	2538	49	Dutch Leningrad
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	2427	1-0	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2497	39	Sicilian Rossolimo
Tatiana Kosintseva	2557	0-1	Alisa Galliamova	2492	82	Sicilian Kan
Kateryna Lahno	2536	½ -½	Humpy Koneru	2614	48	Nimzoindian
Hou Yifan	2575	½ -½	Antoaneta Stefanova	2524	48	Caro-Kann (Main line)