Harika, Dronavalli (IND) – Tan, Zhongyi (CHN) Armageddon game 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. c3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. b3 a5...
Kosteniuk knocked out, Harika into playoff with 162 move win!
Muzychuk, Anna (UKR) – Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS) 1-0 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. Ne4 Qb6 10. Nxc5 Qxc5 11....
Nerves & time pressure fueled drama at Women’s World Championship
Tan, Zhongyi (CHN) – Harika, Dronavalli (IND) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2...
And then there are 4
What is your prediction? WGM Tan Zhongyi vs GM Harika Dronavalli GM Anna Muzychuk vs GM Alexandra Kosteniuk
Harika defeated Nana in rapid to advance to the Final 4
Harika Dronavalli – Nana Dzagnidze Rapid playoff – Game 1 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 c4 Nf6 6 Nc3 Bb4 7 Qd3 Qc7 8 a3 Bxc3+ 9 Qxc3 O-O 10 Bd3...
Top seed Ju Wenjun eliminated
Anna Muzychuk, Tan Zhongyi and Kosteniuk are through to the semifinal. Harika could not hold with black against Nana Dzagnidze. They will head to the playoff tomorrow. Wenjun Ju vs Zhongyi Tan [0-1] Antoaneta Stefanova vs Anna Muzychuk [1/2-1/2]...
Anna Muzychuk & Harika score at Women’s World Championship
Round 4 Zhongyi Tan vs Wenjun Ju [1/2-1/2] Anna Muzychuk vs Antoaneta Stefanova [1-0] Shiqun Ni vs Alexandra Kosteniuk [1/2-1/2] Harika Dronavalli vs Nana Dzagnidze [1-0]
8 remain at Women’s World Championship
Final 8 matchups Top bracket WGM Tan Zhongyi – GM Ju Wenjun GM Harika Dronavalli – GM Dzagnidze Nana Lower bracket GM Muzychuk Anna – GM Stefanova Antoaneta WGM Ni Shiqun – GM Kosteniuk Alexandra
4 more advance to the Final 8 at Women’s World Championship
Round 6 playoff Round White Black Result 06- – Blitz 2 Guramishvili, Sopiko Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ Ju, Wenjun Girya, Olga 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra Cramling, Pia 1-0 Padmini, Rout Tan, Zhongyi ½-½ 06- – Blitz 1 Cramling, Pia Kosteniuk, Alexandra...
Anna Muzychuk, Stefanova, Dzagnidze & Shiqun Ni in the Final 8
Round: 3 game 2 Olga Girya vs Wenjun Ju [1/2-1/2] Anna Muzychuk vs Le Thao Nguyen Pham [1-0] Pia Cramling vs Alexandra Kosteniuk [1/2-1/2] Harika Dronavalli vs Sopiko Guramishvili [1/2-1/2] Yang Shen vs Nana Dzagnidze [0-1] Shiqun Ni vs...