Rostov-on-Don is the venue from the 1st-15th of August for this exceptional event. The previous series for Women was highly successful. The present one, of six events, will lead to a challenger being designated to meet the present World Champion Hou Yifan in 2013 over ten games.
The average rating is a couple of points higher than that seen last month in Hangzhou, China, so the record is again broken: Which means that we have the strongest ever all-women event!
Here is a list of the participants:
Seed Name Country Title Rating World Rank Age 1 Humpy Koneru IND GM 2614 2 24 2 Hou Yifan CHN GM 2575 3 17 3 Nadezhda Kosintseva RUS GM 2560 4 26 4 Tatiana Kosintseva RUS GM 2557 5 25 5 Anna Muzychuk SLO GM 2538 6 21 6 Kateryna Lahno UKR GM 2536 8 21 7 Antoaneta Stefanova BUL GM 2524 10 32 8 Elina Danielian ARM GM 2521 12 32 9 Alexandra Kosteniuk RUS GM 2497 17 27 10 Alisa Galliamova RUS WGM 2492 18 39 11 Ruan Lufei CHN WGM 2479 24 23 12 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya RUS WGM 2427 49 37
The Schedule:
| Date | Rounds etc. |
|---|---|
| 01st August 2011 | Opening ceremony |
| 02nd August 2011 | 1st Round |
| 03rd August 2011 | 2nd Round |
| 04th August 2011 | 3rd Round |
| 05th August 2011 | 4th Round |
| 06th August 2011 | Rest day |
| 07th August 2011 | 5th Round |
| 08th August 2011 | 6th Round |
| 09th August 2011 | 7th Round |
| 10th August 2011 | 8th Round |
| 11th August 2011 | Rest day |
| 12th August 2011 | 9th Round |
| 13th August 2011 | 10th Round |
| 14th August 2011 | 11th Round |
Times of the rounds:
Rounds 1-10 at 3 pm local time (1pm Paris, 12 noon London, 7am New York)
Rounds 11 at 12 noon (10am Paris, 9am London, 4am New York).
Official site: http://rostov2011.fide.com
Live games: http://rostov2011.fide.com/tournament-games.html
Calendar for the six Grand Prix events for Women 2011-2012:
| Dates | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|
| August 1st-15th 2011 | Rostov | Russia |
| September 6th-20th 2011 | Shenzhen | China |
| October 8th-23rd 2011 | Nalchik | Russia |
| May 30th to June 13th 2012 | Kazan | Russia |
| July 16th-30th 2012 | Jermuk | Armenia |
| November 16th-30th 2012 | Istanbul | Turkey |
| Tournament position | Prizes | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6,500 € | 120 points+40 bonus |
| 2nd | 4.750 € | 110 points+20 bonus |
| 3rd | 4.000 € | 100 points+10 bonus |
| 4th | 3.750 € | 90 points |
| 5th | 3.500 € | 80 points |
| 6th | 3.250 € | 70 points |
| 7th | 3.000 € | 60 points |
| 8th | 2.750 € | 50 points |
| 9th | 2.500 € | 40 points |
| 10th | 2.250 € | 30 points |
| 11th | 2.000 € | 20 points |
| 12th | 1.750 € | 10 points |
