Hou Yifan achieved a clean victory in the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix held at Monaco. She scored 9.0/11, a full two points ahead of the rest of the field.
The current World Champion Mariya Muzychuk finished second with 7.0/11, losing hear head-to-head encounter with Hou Yifan. Indian No. 1, Koneru Humpy, also scored 7.0/11, to finish on the third spot — she managed to beat Hou Yifan in their encounter.
Hou Yifan picked up 160 GP points from the tourney, Mariya Muzychuk made 130 and Koneru Humpy 110 GP points.