Hou Yifan only needed a draw to win the Jermuk Women’s Grand Prix but suffered a big loss against Lahno in the final round. Luckily for Hou, her two closest rivals, Ju Wenjun and Ruan Lufei, also lost. Therefore, ended up winning the event by 1/2 point.
Final round results:
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 6 | IM | Kovalevskaya Ekaterina | 2417 | 1-0 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2556 | 12 |
| 7 | GM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2516 | 1-0- | WGM | Ruan Lufei | 2483 | 5 |
| 8 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2537 | 1-0 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2617 | 4 |
| 9 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2447 | 1/2 | GM | Danielian Elina | 2480 | 3 |
| 10 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2450 | 1-0 | IM | Khurtsidze Nino | 2456 | 2 |
| 11 | WGM | Ju Wenjun | 2518 | 0-1 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2598 | 1 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kosteniuk would have won this one if she’s invited.