The pair of games from the guys ended in two draws while both the women’s games ended in decisive results.
Anna got her revenge from an earlier loss against Irina to take a 1-0 lead while Camila defeated Tatev with Black.
Game two will take place tomorrow.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Irina!
Go Anna!
Wow, Zatonskih has certainly made an amazing turnaround thus far, winning five in a row to make it to the semi-finals and now take the lead over Krush.
Go Tatev!