Tatiana Kosintseva Wins 3rd Women's Grand Prix
The Third Women's Grand Prix in Nalchik has been won by the Russian Grandmaster Tatiana Kosintseva (pictured).
Tatiana dominated the field in the 12-player single round robin event, winning by a clear point and a half from her nearest rival. Her score was a seriously impressive 9/11, achieving a tournament performance rating of 2735 Elo.
24 year-old Tatiana is currently rated 2524 Elo, placing her seventh on the official FIDE women's ranking list.
The final standings:
| 1 | Kosintseva, Tatiana | RUS | 2524 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2570 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 3 | Dzagnidze, Nana | GEO | 2479 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Cramling, Pia | SWE | 2523 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Koneru, Humpy | IND | 2622 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
| 6 | Zhu Chen | QAT | 2476 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ |
| 7 | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | MGL | 2428 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5½ |
| 8 | Zhao Xue | CHN | 2490 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Mkrtchian, Lilit | ARM | 2503 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 |
| 10 | Kovanova, Baira | RUS | 2385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Yildiz, Betul Cemre | TUR | 2244 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2½ |
| 12 | Danielian, Elina | ARM | 2491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1½ |
A selection of games from the event:
