The first upset of round 1 came in the hand of Zhongyi Tan of China who defeated Tania Sachdev of India. They drew the first game and Tania lost the second game.
The second upset belongs to Bathuyag Mongontuul. She defeated Iweta Rajlich 2-0.
The big names who have advanced so far are:
Koneru, Humpy 2-0 Alaa el Din, Yosra
Hou Yifan 2-0 Mona, Khaled
Kosintseva, Tatiana 2-0 Muminova, Nafisa
Muzychuk, Anna 2-0 Velcheva, Maria
Zhao Xue 2-0 Zuriel, Marisa
Harika, Dronavalli 2-0 Nebolsina, Vera
Xu Yuhua 1.5 – .5 Solomons, Anzel
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I’m rooting for Humpy to win.
And for me… Hou Yifan is the ONE!
Yes! Youngers are more fun!!! 🙂