Humpy Finishes In Middle
By Arvind Aaron
 

Favourite, defending champion and World No.2 Koneru Humpy lost two games, won two games and drew three to finish on 3.5/7 in the 5th North Urals Cup Category 11 Women's Tournament. This has been the strongest women's tournament ever and it ran from July 26-August 3 at Krasnoturinsk, Russia

Former world women's champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria won the event with 4.5/7 and importantly scored over Humpy early in the tournament.

Humpy lost the first two games and then clawed back to regain some of her lost rating. She will be losing plenty of Elo. Marie Sebag (Fra) also defeated her. Humpy beat Cramling and Pogonina and drew the rest.

Final placings: 1 GM Antoaneta Stefanova (Bul) 4.5/7, 2-3. IM Anna Ushenina (Ukr), IM Marie Sebag (Fra) 4 each, 4-5. GM Xu Yuhua (Chn), GM Koneru Humpy (Ind) 3.5 each, 6-7. GM Pia Cramling (Swe), IM Anna Muzychuk (Slo) 3 each, 8 WGM Natalija Pogonina (Rus) 2.5.
 

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