September 13, 2011 - 11:24 AMT
Elina Danielian wins Grand Prix 5th round game

Armenian grandmaster Elina Danielian has won her 5th round game against China’s WGM Ju Wenjun in the second tournament of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix going on in Shenzhen, China.

Danielian, who is currently 10th with 1.5 points, will face GM Zhu Chen of Qatar in the next round.

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.