Women's Speed Chess Grand Prix Leg 3 Results
On Sunday GM Kateryna Lagno won the third leg of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix. The Russian GM beat GM Hou Yifan, who made a great comeback but lost the second bullet game of the tiebreak dramatically due to a mouse slip.
Earlier in the day, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk had beaten IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh 7-4. A full news report will be posted soon.
The fourth leg of the Women's Speed Chess Grand Prix starts on Wednesday, July 15 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific / 14:30 Central Europe with expert commentary on Chess.com/TV.
Grand Prix Leg 3 | Finals
| Date | Time (PDT) | Time (CEST) | Fed | Player | Score | Fed | Player |
| July 12 | 04:30 | 13:30 | Sarasadat Khadamalsharieh | 4-7 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | ||
| July 12 | 06:00 | 15:00 | Hou Yifan | 5.5-6.5 | Kateryna Lagno |
On Friday, GM Hou Yifan beat IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Iran) 8-2 while GM Kateryna Lagno defeated her compatriot GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 6.5-4.5.
Grand Prix Leg 3 | Results Semifinals
| Date | Time (PDT) | Time (CEST) | Fed | Player | Score | Fed | Player |
| July 10 | 04:30 | 13:30 | Hou Yifan | 8-2 | Sarasadat Khadamalsharieh | ||
| July 10 | 06:00 | 15:00 | Kateryna Lagno | 6.5-4.5 | Alexandra Kosteniuk |
On Thursday the quarterfinals were played. GMs Hou Yifan, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Kateryna Lagno, and IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh reached the semifinals.
Grand Prix Leg 3 | Results Quarterfinals
| Date | Time (PDT) | Time (CEST) | Fed | Player | Score | Fed | Player |
| July 9 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Hou Yifan | 7-3 | Harika Dronavalli | ||
| July 9 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Humpy Koneru | 2-9 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | ||
| July 9 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Ju Wenjun | 5-7 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | ||
| July 9 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Kateryna Lagno | 7-6 | Anna Ushenina |
The round of 16 was played on Wednesday. Favorites Harika Dronavalli, Hou Yifan, Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Kateryna Lagno, Anna Ushenina, and Ju Wenjun all made it to the quarterfinals.
Grand Prix Leg 3 | Round of 16 Results
| Date | Time (PDT) | Time (CEST) | Fed | Player | Score | Fed | Player |
| July 8 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Kateryna Lagno | 7.5-3.5 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | ||
| July 8 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Humpy Koneru | 7-3 | Vaishali R | ||
| July 8 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Hou Yifan | 11-3 | Munkzhul Turmunkh | ||
| July 8 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Ju Wenjun | 7.5-2.5 | Gunay Mammadzada | ||
| July 8 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Deysi Cori | 4-9 | Anna Ushenina | ||
| July 8 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 7.5-3.5 | Olga Girya | ||
| July 8 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Harika Dronavalli | 11.5-2.5 | Tatev Abrahamyan | ||
| July 8 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | 7-6 | Irina Krush |
The format of the matches is a 30-minute segment of 5+1 games, a 30-minute segment of 3+1 games followed by a 10-minute segment of 1+1 games.
FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix | Standings After Leg 2
| Rank | Fed | Name | Rating | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Score |
| 1-2 | Valentina Gunina | 2476 | 8 | 12 | X | 20 | ||
| 1-2 | Anna Ushenina | 2387 | 12 | 8 | X | 20 | ||
| 3 | Kateryna Lagno | 2608 | 2 | 6 | X | 8 | ||
| 4 | Vaishali R | 2313 | 5 | 2 | X | 7 | ||
| 5 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2521 | 6 | X | 6 | |||
| 6 | S Khademalsharieh | 2431 | X | 5 | 5 | |||
| 7-12 | Hou Yifan | 2601 | X | 2 | 2 | |||
| 7-12 | Ju Wenjun | 2536 | 2 | 0 | X | 2 | ||
| 7-12 | Zhansaya Abdumalik | 2409 | 0 | 2 | X | 2 | ||
| 7-12 | Le Thao Nguyen Pham | 2325 | 2 | 0 | X | 2 | ||
| 7-12 | Olga Girya | 2297 | X | 2 | 2 | |||
| 7-12 | Munkhzul Turmunkh | 2235 | 2 | X | 2 | |||
| 13-21 | Anna Muzychuk | 2505 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | ||
| 13-21 | Humpy Koneru | 2483 | 0 | X | 0 | |||
| 13-21 | Harika Dronavalli | 2422 | X | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13-21 | Deysi Cori | 2391 | X | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13-21 | Tatev Abrahamyan | 2352 | 0 | X | 0 | |||
| 13-21 | Irina Krush | 2342 | X | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13-21 | Gunay Mammadzada | 2242 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | ||
| 13-21 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2232 | 0 | X | 0 | |||
| 13-21 | Ning Kaiyu | 2013 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | ||
| Wildcard | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2485 | 0 | X | X | X | 0 |
Each Grand Prix leg is a 16-player knockout and lasts five days, including one rest day after the semifinals. The dates of the remaining two legs are July 8-12 and 15-19. Each of the Grand Prix legs has a total prize fund of $10,300 with $3,000 going to the winner.
In each Grand Prix leg, every player scores cumulative Grand Prix points according to her position in the final standings. The two players who score the highest number of cumulative Grand Prix points in all three Grand Prix legs qualify for the Super Final on July 20.
More information about the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship can be found here.
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