The 6th and final tournament of the FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix 2013-2014 will take place from 24th August to 7th September at the world’s largest chess club in Sharjah (UAE).

Twelve players will compete in the round robin tournament. The event is organized by the Sharjah Cultural and Chess Club, FIDE and Global Chess MFZE.

The Women’s Grand-Prix 2013-2014 will give qualification to the Women’s World Championship match 2015.

The previous five tournaments were held in Geneva, Dilijan, Tashkent, Khanty-Mansiysk and Lopota.

Participants:

Hou Yifan GM CHN 2661
Koneru Humpy GM IND 2598
Ju Wenjun WGM CHN 2559
Harika Dronavalli GM IND 2521
Kosintseva Tatiana GM RUS 2513
Zhao Xue GM CHN 2508
Danielian Elina GM ARM 2490
Ushenina Anna GM UKR 2487
Zhu Chen GM QAT 2461
L’Ami Alina IM ROU 2446
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs WGM MGL 2346
Muminova Nafisa WGM UZB 2315

Tournament website

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