Dedending women’s world champion Xu Yuhua is out. She is eliminated by IM Matveeva when she failed to convert an excellent position to even up the score. Other notable names who are also going home include U.S. women’s champion IM Anna Zatonskih, GM-elect Zhao Xue, IMs Elizabeth Paehtz, and Monika Socko.
Round 2 – Game 2 results:
Xu Yuhua – Matveeva, Svetlana ½-½
Hou Yifan – Mongontuul, Bathuyag 1-0
Ju, Wenjun – Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½
Cramling, Pia – Tan Zhongyi 1-0
Zatonskih, Anna – Kosintseva, Tatiana ½-½
Kosintseva, Nadezhda – Cmilyte, Viktorija ½-½
Ushenina, Anna – Paehtz, Elisabeth ½-½
Hoang Thanh Trang – Socko, Monika 1-0
Sedina, Elena – Nguyen Thi Thanh An ½-½
Zhao Xue – Shen Yang ½-½
Muzychuk, Anna – Harika, Dronavalli ½-½
Rohonyan, Katherine – Gaponenko, Inna 1-0
Mkrtchian, Lilit – Gasik, Anna 1-0
Amura, Claudia – Ruan Lufei 0-1
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Aw, come on!
big upset for Chinese this round. I guess Humpy will win the title most possibly. U guys agree??
I hope Tatjana Kosintseva will win
What about Hou Yifan?
Being the 3rd seed she of course had easier opponents, but she made it look easy in all 4 games, didn’t she?
It is still to early to say but other high seed also had easier opponents but none of them made it look so easy.
big upset for Chinese this round. I guess Humpy will win the title most possibly. U guys agree??
Humpy have not faced any real opposition yet. We will see next round. Xu is not as strong as she was two years ago due to the baby she had last year. Hou is by far the strongest Chinese player. Could come down to between her and Humpy.
If no more big surprise, Humpy will face Yifan in semifinal, that will be exciting. They have played a couple of games before but they all ended as draws
I am so sad for the Chinese World Champ babe. She will be undoubtedly punished by her federation for embarassing the country.
I am so sad for the Chinese World Champ babe. She will be undoubtedly punished by her federation for embarassing the country.
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FUNNY!!
You are living in illusion and prejudice.
those are nice and perky if you know what im talking about.
No, I don’t. What are you talking about?