Kosteniuk, Ushenina Qualify For Super Final: Women's Speed Chess GP Leg 4 Results
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk won the fourth and final FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix. The Russian GM defeated GM Humpy Koneru 7-5 and qualified for the Super Final against GM Anna Ushenina on Monday, July 20.
GM Hou Yifan came third after beating IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh 7.5-2.5. A full news report will follow soon.
The Super Final of the Women's Speed Chess Championship starts on Monday, July 20 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific / 16:00 Central Europe with expert commentary on Chess.com/TV.
Grand Prix Leg 4 | Results Finals
| Date | Time (PT) | Time (CEST) | Fed | Player | Score | Fed | Player |
| July 19 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Hou Yifan | 7.5-2.5 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | ||
| July 19 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Humpy Koneru | 5-7 | Alexandra Kosteniuk |
Grand Prix Leg 4 | Results Semifinals
| Date | Time (PT) | Time (CEST) | Fed | Player | Score | Fed | Player |
| July 17 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Hou Yifan | 5-6 | Humpy Koneru | ||
| July 17 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 7.5-3.5 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh |
The quarterfinals were played on Thursday. GM Hou Yifan and GM Humpy Koneru were the first two players to reach the semis and then GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh joined them.
Grand Prix Leg 4 | Results Quarterfinals
| Date | Time (PT) | Time (CEST) | Fed | Player | Score | Fed | Player |
| July 16 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Hou Yifan | 7.5-3.5 | Zhansaya Abdumalik | ||
| July 16 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Humpy Koneru | 6-5 | Valentina Gunina | ||
| July 16 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 9-3 | Harika Dronavalli | ||
| July 16 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Anna Muzychuk | 3.5-7.5 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh |
In the round of 16, all favorites made it to the quarterfinals: GM Hou Yifan, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, GM Valentina Gunina, GM Anna Muzychuk, IM Zhansaya Abdumalik, GM Humpy Koneru, GM Harika Dronavalli, and IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh.
Grand Prix Leg 4 | Round of 16 Results
| Date | Time (PT) | Time (CEST) | Fed | Player | Score | Fed | Player |
| July 15 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Hou Yifan | 8.5-1.5 | Ning Kaiyu | ||
| July 15 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 7-5 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | ||
| July 15 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Valentina Gunina | 6.5-3.5 | Le Thao Nguyen Pham | ||
| July 15 | 05:30 | 14:30 | Anna Muzychuk | 5.5-4.5 | Munkhzul Turmunkh | ||
| July 15 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Zhansaya Abdumalik | 8-4 | Deysi Cori | ||
| July 15 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Humpy Koneru | 7-6 | Olga Girya | ||
| July 15 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Harika Dronavalli | 6-5 | Tatev Abrahamyan | ||
| July 15 | 07:00 | 16:00 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | 8-3 | 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 | Final Standings
| # | Fed | Name | Rating | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Score | TB1 |
| 1 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2521 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 86.5 | ||
| 2 | Anna Ushenina | 2387 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 69 | ||
| 3 | Valentina Gunina | 2476 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 68 | ||
| 4 | Kateryna Lagno | 2608 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 73 | ||
| 5 | Hou Yifan | 2601 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 69.5 | ||
| 6 | S Khademalsharieh | 2431 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 64 | ||
| 7 | Humpy Koneru | 2483 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 37.5 | ||
| 8 | Vaishali R | 2313 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 33.5 | ||
| 9 | Ju Wenjun | 2536 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 10 | Harika Dronavalli | 2422 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27.5 | ||
| 11 | Zhansaya Abdumalik | 2409 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21.5 | ||
| 12 | Olga Girya | 2297 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 13 | Anna Muzychuk | 2505 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17.5 | ||
| 14 | Le Thao Nguyen Pham | 2325 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.5 | ||
| 15 | Munkhzul Turmunkh | 2235 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.5 | ||
| 16 | Deysi Cori | 2391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | ||
| 17 | Irina Krush | 2342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 18 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 19 | Tatev Abrahamyan | 2352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 20 | Ning Kaiyu | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | ||
| 21 | Gunay Mammadzada | 2242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | ||
| Wildcard | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2485 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 leg July 15, 16, 17, and 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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