In a better endgame with a Bishop pair, Irina over pushed. Anna stubbornly defended and she took advantage of Irina’s mistake to take a 1-0 with Black!

In the other semifinal, Tatev was playing very aggressively as usual. She built up a very dangerous attack on the kingside but Camila was able to defend very well. However, during crunch time with barely a minute left on the clock, Camilia blundered badly. Tatev took advantage of this to take a 1-0 lead.

Hess and Shulman drew after a long fighting battle. Game two starts now.

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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