Round 1 – Game 1 results:
Top draw
Harika, Dronavalli IND IM 2525 1/2
Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480
Zhao, Xue CHN GM 2474 1/2
Skripchenko, Almira FRA IM 2460
Bottom Draw
Koneru, Humpy IND GM 2600 1-0
Ju, Wenjun CHN WGM 2524
Lahno, Kateryna UKR GM 2522
Hou, Yifan CHN GM 2591 0-1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Koneru and Yifan have to face each other before going to final. That’s too bad. FIDE has to renew its regulations and setup fair policy for world champion title.
Why are Loneru and Hou in the same draw?
Too bad these two will face each other in the semifinal in stead of final like last time.
Katya 🙁 She was a pawn up and a solid position, had no business to throw that advantage. Very poor endspiele. Almira couldn’t capitalize her extra pawn either. It seems there won’t be any non-Asian in SF. It becomes boring…
It looks like the “final” will be played in the semifinal. What a shame!
Let the best win, whenever she beats the second best and whereever she comes!
Yifan, come on, you are the best – and never boring at all.
okay