The Women’s Grand Prix, a series of elite tournaments organised by FIDE and Global Chess, is being held in various countries of the world. There are six tournaments spread over two years with three tournaments every year. The Grand Prix is part of the Women’s World Championship cycle.
The current one is being held in Mongolia. The average rating of the twelve participants (which include four former women world champions) is 2487. Leading the tournament is China’s Xue Zhao who defeated former world champion Maia Chiburdanidze of Georgia. Here is the game.
Zhao Xue (2462) – Chiburdanidze, M (2514)
5th FIDE GP w Ulaanbaatar MGL (4),
02.08.2010
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Nbd7 5.g3 b6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0-0 Bd6 9.d4 Qe7 10.Nc3 a6 11.Rc1 0-0 12.Nd2 Rad8 13.Nc4 Bb4 14.Qc2 Rfe8 15.Ne3 c6 16.Rfd1 g6 17.Bf3 Bd6 18.Rb1 h5 19.Ng2 Ne4 20.Bc1 Ndf6 21.Bf4 Bc8 22.Bxe4 dxe4 23.Bg5 Bf5 24.Ne3 Rb8 25.f3 Bb4 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.Nxe4 Bxe4 28.fxe4 Qe6 29.Ng2 Qxe4 30.Qxe4 Rxe4 31.e3 Rd8 32.Kf2 c5 33.Kf3 f5 34.a3 Bxa3 35.Ra1 Bb4 36.Rxa6 Rd6 37.Nf4 Kf7 38.Nd3 Rde6 39.Ne5+ Kf6 40.Ra7 h4 41.gxh4 cxd4 42.exd4 Rxh4 43.Rf7+ Kg5 44.Rg1+ Kh6 45.Rd7 Rxh2 46.Kg3 Rb2 47.Nf7+ Kg7 48.Ne5+ Kf8 49.Kf3 Rxb3+ 50.Ke2 Ke8 51.Rb7
In the above position 51…Bc3 or 51…Rb2 or 52…Rh3 or a number of other moves would be enough to hold a draw. But Black blunders: 52…Bd6? 52.Rc1 Kd8?? 53.Rd7+ and because of 53…Ke8 54.Rc8# Black Resigns! 1-0.
