Bold / Italic = Top 10 seeds by ratings (only 2 of the top 10 remain in the top half while 5 of the top 10 remain in the bottom draw)
Round 3
Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS GM 2507
Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480
Muzychuk, Mariya UKR IM 2462
Harika, Dronavalli IND IM 2525
Dembo, Yelena GRE IM 2454
Zhao, Xue CHN GM 2474
Skripchenko, Almira FRA IM 2460
Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU GM 2514
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Koneru, Humpy IND GM 2600
Zatonskih, Anna USA IM 2478
Muzychuk, Anna SLO IM 2530
Ju, Wenjun CHN WGM 2524
Hou, Yifan CHN GM 2591
Zhu, Chen QAT GM 2477
Huang, Qian CHN WGM 2402
Lahno, Kateryna UKR GM 2522
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Zatonskih should be in bold face because she’s my favorite.
It seems rather obvious that the bottom half is much stronger than the upper one.
Who is that Huang girl who beats my favs all the time -Anna, Eti… I hope Katya will finally take care of her
I may have miscalculated but it looks like the the average rating for the top half of the draw is 2486 and for the bottom half of the draw it’s 2516. That’s a pretty big gap for an average, and if the favorites win, the gap will increase significantly.
Female Chinese players will rule the Chess World …as Russia collapsed !
The only alternative should be India.
I won’t bet a penny on Zatonskih !Fernando
With the curiosity of a child
I let my imagination wander
the 64 squares is always fraught with surprises and pitfalls
the clock of life ticking
a constant reminder of the signs of the times
I’m probably past my prime
Still, I was like a pawn on a solo journey
even as the earthly Telugu princess pursues her tiara in Turkey
perhaps, my bravado would earn me a promotion (if I make it)
Oh! Let me be a dark knight on a mission
the heart palpitates with racing thoughts
just my illusions…
For the rest…
http://ptionvlloi.blogspot.com/
With the curiosity of a child
I let my imagination wander
the 64 squares is always fraught with surprises and pitfalls
the clock of life ticking
a constant reminder of the signs of the times
I’m probably past my prime
Still, I was like a pawn on a solo journey
even as the earthly Telugu princess pursues her tiara in Turkey
perhaps, my bravado would earn me a promotion (if I make it)
Oh! Let me be a dark knight on a mission
the heart palpitates with racing thoughts
just my illusions…
For the rest…
http://ptionvlloi.blogspot.com/
Why isn’t GM Kosteniuk in bold?
Are you a stupid troll? Susan clearly stated at the top bold/italic = top 10 seeds by ratings. Kosteniuk isn’t in the top 10 by rating. Idiot!
I’m now cheering for IM Yelena Dembo because I once lost to her online :)… it would be nice to say that I’ve played against a world champion. Also because she knocked off my pick in the last round…