Standings with one round to go at the Women’s Grand Prix in Turkey:
| Rank | SNo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | Res. | SB. | Koya | |
| 1 | 5 | GM | ZHAO Xue | 2508 | CHN | 7½ | 1½ | 30,75 | 2½ |
| 2 | 4 | GM | HOU Yifan | 2571 | CHN | 7½ | 1 | 34,00 | 3½ |
| 3 | 12 | GM | KONERU Humpy | 2621 | IND | 7½ | ½ | 33,50 | 3½ |
| 4 | 7 | IM | DANIELIAN Elina | 2496 | ARM | 7 | 0 | 30,00 | 3½ |
| 5 | 6 | GM | SEBAG Marie | 2529 | FRA | 6 | 0 | 25,00 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | GM | STEFANOVA Antoaneta | 2557 | BUL | 5 | ½ | 19,00 | 2 |
| 7 | 9 | GM | CHIBURDANIDZE Maia | 2516 | GEO | 5 | ½ | 18,50 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | IM | FIERRO Baquero Martha L. | 2403 | ECU | 4½ | 1 | 12,50 | ½ |
| 9 | 1 | GM | CRAMLING Pia | 2548 | SWE | 4½ | 0 | 16,00 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | WGM | MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab | 2362 | AZE | 2 | 1 | 7,75 | ½ |
| 11 | 8 | WGM | SHEN Yang | 2448 | CHN | 2 | 0 | 12,75 | 2 |
| 12 | 2 | WIM | YILDIZ Betul Cemre | 2214 | TUR | 1½ | 0 | 5,75 | ½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Funny to have three players on the same number of points before the last round.
Congratulations to Souris Blanche (Marie Sebag) for her victory on ZHAO Xue
Humpy has the toughest opponent, while Yifan has the least tough, among the three leaders.
What happens if all three draw their games?
“What happens if all three draw their games?”
The tie-breakers are as arranged in the columns following the scores – “Res”, then “SB”, then “Koya”. With better head-to-head results (Res) against her 2 opponents, Zhao will win, followed by Hou.
At least you can say that this tournament is pushing women chess in the regard of the public. But sometimes the quality was not quite well…
okay
Tie-breaks are only used for distribution of the trophies. Players with same amount of points will share the prize money and Grand Prix points equally.