Hou Yifan earns at least a tie for 1st at Rostov Women's GP

With one round to go, the reigning Chess Queen Hou Yifan has earned at least a tie for first at the Rostov Women's Grand Prix. She will face former Women's World Champion Stefanova in the final round.



Standings after 10 rounds

1.	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2575	7½	2715
2-3.	Lahno, Kateryna	g	UKR	2536	6½	2627
2-3.	Kosintseva, Tatiana	g	RUS	2557	6½	2637
4.	Muzychuk, Anna	m	SLO	2538	6	2598
5.	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	g	RUS	2560	5½	2564
6.	Koneru, Humpy	g	IND	2614	5	2517
7-9.	Stefanova, Antoaneta	g	BUL	2524	4½	2486
7-9.	Danielian, Elina	g	ARM	2521	4½	2490
7-9.	Galliamova, Alisa	m	RUS	2492	4½	2491
10.	Ruan, Lufei	wg	CHN	2479	4	2456
11.	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	g	RUS	2497	3	2390
12.	Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	m	RUS	2427	2½	2346

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2940+ performance by the reigning Chess Queen

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Standings after 7 rounds

Rank		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	Rp
1	GM	Hou Yifan	2575	CHN	*			1	1	½		1	1		1	1	6½	2943
2	GM	Lahno Kateryna	2536	UKR		*	½	0		1		1	½		1	½	4½	2615
3	GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2557	RUS		½	*	½		½			½	1	½	1	4½	2610
4	IM	Muzychuk Anna	2538	SLO	0	1	½	*	½		½	1				½	4	2582
5	GM	Koneru Humpy	2614	IND	0			½	*	½	½	½	1	1			4	2574
6	GM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2560	RUS	½	0	½		½	*	½				½	1	3½	2536
7	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2524	BUL				½	½	½	*	0	½	½	1		3½	2529
8	IM	Galliamova Alisa	2492	RUS	0	0		0	½		1	*	½	1			3	2488
9	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2497	RUS	0	½	½		0		½	½	*	½			2½	2438
10	WGM	Ruan Lufei	2479	CHN			0		0		½	0	½	*	1	½	2½	2417
11	GM	Danielian Elina	2521	ARM	0	0	½			½	0			0	*	1	2	2365
12	IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	2427	RUS	0	½	0	½		0				½	0	*	1½	2308