Danielian defeated by Muzychuk in Grand Prix 1st round

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Elina Danielian suffered a defeat by Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia in round 1 of the 2nd tournament of the FIDE Women Grand Prix 2011-2012 taking place in Shenzhen, China.

In round 2, Danielian will face Tan Zhongyi of China.

The FIDE Women Grand Prix is a series of elite tournaments which will be organized by FIDE and Global Chess. There will be 6 stages over two years in various countries around the world with three tournaments every year. The winner of each tournament will win 6,500 euros out of a prize fund of 40,000 euros and the overall winner of the series will win a further 15,000 euros at the end of the series.

China’s Hou Yifan won the 1st tournament that was held in Rostov, Russia, from August 1 to 15. Danielyan finished 9th in the event.