Ju Wenjun Wins In Hangzhou
The inaugural Hangzhou Women's Tournament from 14-23 July has been won by a Chinese player - but not the one you might have expected.
Ju Wenjun (pictured) took the first place prize of $5,000 with a score of 6½/9, a point clear of her nearest rival Harika Dronavalli.
But Harika Dronavalli also has cause to celebrate, since her performance was reportedly enough to secure her third and final GM norm. Congratulations!
Tournament favourite, and Women's World Champion, Hou Yifan had a disappointing event, finishing 6th with 4½ points.
Reigning Women's US Champion Anna Zatonskih also had a tournament to forget, finishing last with 2½ points.
The final standings:
| 1 | Ju Wenjun | 2515 | CHN | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Harika Dronavalli | 2513 | IND | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 |
| 3 | Zhao Xue | 2470 | CHN | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 |
| 3 | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2560 | RUS | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Zhu Chen | 2485 | QAT | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 |
| 6 | Hou Yifan | 2575 | CHN | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.5 |
| 7 | Sebag Marie | 2510 | FRA | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Dzagnidze Nana | 2537 | GEO | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2557 | RUS | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.0 |
| 10 | Zatonskih Anna | 2522 | USA | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.5 |
The winner, Ju Wenjun (picture from the official website)
Harika Dronavalli at the closing ceremony (picture from sina chess blog)
Unfortunately, the game scores for the tournament don't seem to be readily available online, but the final round games can be replayed here.
