Top draw
Harika, Dronavalli IND IM 2525
Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480
Zhao, Xue CHN GM 2474
Skripchenko, Almira FRA IM 2460
Bottom Draw
Koneru, Humpy IND GM 2600
Ju, Wenjun CHN WGM 2524
Lahno, Kateryna UKR GM 2522
Hou, Yifan CHN GM 2591
What is your prediction?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
the format is such that any one of the remaining 8 can be the champion.
Great chance for a chinese player to be the champ.
India vs china in final
4 Chinese players will be in semifinals.
4 Chinese
2 Indians
1 French
1 Ukrainian
My guess would be that the winner will be Chinese – particularly since there are no Chinese-Chinese matches this round. But anything can happen.
Pity that Koneru & Hou are seeded in the same part of the draw & so will meet, if they do, before the final.
HARİKA-ALMİRA YİFAN-KONERU AND ALL INDIAN FINAL COULD COME
Semi final prediction:
Harika – Almira
Koneru – Hou Yifan (or Lahno)
But at the end i think Koneru will be the new world champion. So it will be interesting both men & women world champions from India.
Second option can be Hou Yifan .
HARIKA VS ZHAO ; HUMPY VS LAHNO…
FINAL ZHAO VS HUMPY
Interesting that no Chinese has to play each other in this round, and only one such match, as far as I remember, out of all previous rounds.
So, what is your point?
raja said…
HARIKA VS ZHAO ; HUMPY VS LAHNO…
FINAL ZHAO VS HUMPY
Hou Yifan is 1-0 up with black against Lahno at the moment. Hou Yifan has very good record against Hump.
Humpy is strong and determined she will win it.[:)]