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GM Alexandra Kosteniuk was crowned as the winner of the second leg of the 2022/2023 FIDE Grand Prix on Monday with a score of 7.5/11 despite losing her final game to WGM Zhu Jiner.
Peace was the theme of the final round in Munich as five out of six of the games were drawn and GM Humpy Koneru, the only player within striking distance of Kosteniuk, drew quickly with GM Tan Zhongyi to secure second place on 7/11. GM Nana Dzagnidze rounded out the podium with a score of 6.5/11 after an 11-move draw with GM Harika Dronavalli.
Excluding the only decisive result of the day, 124 moves were all that was needed across the other five boards for the standings to be finalized before the €80,000 prize fund and Grand Prix points were divided between the players.
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The games of the Munich Women’s Grand Prix can be found here.
Alexandra Kosteniuk (@chessqueen) is the winner of the Munich #FIDEWomenGrandPrix, regardless of the outcome of her last-round game!
Alexandra wins €15,000 and 160 Grand Prix points. Congratulations! 👏
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— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) February 13, 2023
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All Games – Round 11
The FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Second Leg (of four) takes place February 1-14, 2023, in Munich, Germany. The format is a round-robin tournament with 12 players. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting on move one. The prize fund is 80,000 euros.
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