Hou Yifan Wins Shenzhen Grand Prix
Women's world champion Hou Yifan (pictured) won the second Grand Prix of the 2011/12 series in Shenzhen, China, a point clear of the field with a score of 8/11.
Hou has now won the first two tournaments of the Grand Prix series, having previously won the first event in Rostov, Russia.
Anna Muzychuk had a strong tournament to finish in second place with 7/11.
The winner of each of the six Grand Prix tournaments in the series will win 6,500 euros out of a prize fund of 40,000 euros, and the overall winner will win a further 15,000 euros.
The Grand Prix is a series of six tournaments to determine the challenger for the 2013 Women's World Championship. The regulations for the 2011/12 Grand Prix can be found here.
The final cross-table:
| Name | Elo | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts |
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 |
| Muzychuk Anna | 2545 | SLO | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 |
| Ju Wenjun | 2536 | CHN | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
| Tan Zhongyi | 2429 | CHN | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
| Zhao Xue | 2497 | CHN | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 |
| Ruan Lufei | 2477 | CHN | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2465 | MGL | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ |
| Danielian Elina | 2517 | ARM | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5 |
| Cmilyte Viktorija | 2525 | LTU | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ |
| Zhu Chen | 2490 | QAT | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 4½ |
| Kovalevskaya Ekaterina | 2421 | RUS | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 4 |
| Yildiz Betul Cemre | 2308 | TUR | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2½ |
Hou Yifan met Ruan Lufei in round nine
Cmilyte and Muzychuk before their ninth round game
Pictures from the official website.
