There were 4 decisive results in round 1 of the Women’s Grand Prix. Two of the most noticeable wins were by WIM Yildiz Betul of Turkey over GM Zhao Xue of China and GM Tatiana Kosintseva, the most talented Russian female player according to Kasparov, over GM Hou Yifan of China.
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 1 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2479 | 1/2 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2476 | 12 |
| 2 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | 2385 | 1-0 | WGM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2428 | 11 |
| 3 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2622 | 1-0 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2491 | 10 |
| 4 | WIM | Yildiz Betul Cemre | 2244 | 1-0 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2490 | 9 |
| 5 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2524 | 1-0 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2570 | 8 |
| 6 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2523 | 1/2 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2503 | 7 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kasparov knows talent when he sees them. He’s amazing!
gettem Yildiz!, Susan UM switchin over to the Womens game theses guys are boring , this match to easy to predict , ULtraboring, Um lookin for Laurel and Hardy movies ,Susan let me know if you find one!
It’s a huge upset. I expected Hou Yifan to run away with this one.
Why call this an upset? Tatiana is a fantastic player.
Hou Yifan has a busy schedule recently without much rest: Kuala Lumpur Open where she is the winner, and Chinese Chess League
Tatiana is very strong!!! Join her fans club on facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=57858456282