In the last round of İstanbul Women Grand Prix, Humpy Koneru won against Marie Sebag while Hou Yifan faltered against Shen Yang. Elina Danielian scored an important victory and outplayed Xue Zhao to take the second spot. Martha Fierro won against Maia Chiburdanidze while Pia Cramling closed the tournament with a win against Antoaneta Stefanova. Zeinab Mamedyarova and Betül Cemre Yıldız drew.
The leader changed for the third time and Humpy Koneru won İş Bank Atatürk FIDE Women Grand Prix with 8.5 out of 11. Elina Danielian took the second place with better tie-break having 8 points while Hou Yifan took the third place.
Koneru Humpy won the event from the 12 strong field of players although she suffers her losses against China sensation girl Hou Yifan. Here's are her interview:
"First two rounds the way I played was very good. Just missed 2-3 move combination starting with the third game. Once I lost to Hou Yifan I lost my hope to win the title. I just wanted to play some good games. Overall I could not really play up to my level."
Koneru Humpy receives 6,500 Euro cheque
Elina Danielian receives 4,375 Euro cheque
China sensation girl Hou Yifan receives 4,375 Euro cheque
| Final Ranking | ||||||
| Rank | SNo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | |
| 1 | 12 | GM | KONERU Humpy | 2621 | IND | 8½ |
| 2 | 7 | IM | DANIELIAN Elina | 2496 | ARM | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | GM | HOU Yifan | 2571 | CHN | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | GM | ZHAO Xue | 2508 | CHN | 7½ |
| 5 | 6 | GM | SEBAG Marie | 2529 | FRA | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | IM | FIERRO Baquero Martha L. | 2403 | ECU | 5½ |
| 7 | 1 | GM | CRAMLING Pia | 2548 | SWE | 5½ |
| 8 | 11 | GM | STEFANOVA Antoaneta | 2557 | BUL | 5 |
| 9 | 9 | GM | CHIBURDANIDZE Maia | 2516 | GEO | 5 |
| 10 | 10 | WGM | MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab | 2362 | AZE | 2½ |
| 11 | 8 | WGM | SHEN Yang | 2448 | CHN | 2½ |
| 12 | 2 | WIM | YILDIZ Betul Cemre | 2214 | TUR | 2 |
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