It’s elimination time again. Seven pairs of players will face off against each other in rapid and even perhaps blitz playoff to try to earn a spot in the final 16.
Dzagnidze, Nana GEO GM2551 ½ ½ Playoff
Skripchenko, Almira FRA IM 2460 ½ ½
Stefanova, Antoaneta BUL GM 2548 1 0 Playoff
Huang, Qian CHN WGM 2402 0 1
Lahno, Kateryna UKR GM 2522 ½ ½ Playoff
Hoang Thanh Trang HUN GM 2473 ½ ½
Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU GM 2514 0 1 Playoff
Paehtz, Elisabeth GER IM 2474 1 0
Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS GM 2507 ½ ½ Playoff
Khukhashvili, Sopiko GEO IM 2430 ½ ½
Socko, Monika POL GM 2495 ½ ½ Playoff
Zhu, Chen QAT GM 2477 ½ ½
Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480 1 0 Playoff
Zhang, Xiaowen CHN WGM 2339 0 1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I’m rooting for Stefanova.
Only one Russian left.
I hope she wins