Nana Dzagnidze Wins Jermuk Grand Prix
The fourth tournament of the FIDE women's Grand Prix in Jermuk, Armenia, has ended with a decisive and dominant winner.
Nana Dzagnidze (pictured) started the event with a staggering 7.5/8 score and despite 'only' finishing with three draws in the final rounds she still won by a full 1.5 points.
It was a superb performance from the 23 year-old Georgian, who is currently ranked #17 on the official FIDE women's rankings list.
The final crosstable is below.
Top seeded Hou Yifan could only finish in the middle of the pack with 6/11.
| Dzagnidze, Nana | GEO | 2478 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Kosintseva, Tatiana | RUS | 2534 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| Danielian, Elina | ARM | 2473 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| Mkrtchian, Lilit | ARM | 2477 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
| Stefanova, Antoaneta | BUL | 2560 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
| Hou Yifan | CHN | 2589 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6 |
| Cramling, Pia | SWE | 2536 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
| Shen Yang | CHN | 2452 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
| Chiburdanidze, Maia | GEO | 2514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4½ |
| Xu Yuhua | CHN | 2484 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kovanova, Baira | RUS | 2366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 3 |
| Fierro Baquero, Martha |
ECU | 2363 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1½ |
GM Dejan Bojkov who was in Jermuk during the event and already provided us with two onsite reports will have another article with highlights tomorrow.
