There are already some upsets in the first game of round 1. Here are some of the surprises so far:
Kadimova, Ilaha – Paehtz, Elisabeth 1-0
Zhukova, Natalia – Rohonyan, Katerina 0-1
Mkrtchian, Lilit – Moser, Eva ½-½
Kachiani-Gersinska, Ketino – Shen Yang ½-½
Zhang Jilin – Gaponenko, Inna ½-½
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca – Socko, Monika ½-½
Tan Zhongyi – Sachdev, Tania ½-½
Bojkovic, Natasa – Ju Wenjun ½-½
Video from the opening ceremony:
http://reports.chessdom.com/wwcc-2008/world-women-championship-live-day-1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Paehtz lost? How?
By making poor moves, perhaps?
I’m not a titled player, but Paehtz’s f5 sure looked like a stinker