8th seed Tatiana Kosintseva, whom Kasparov called the most talented Russian female player
2nd highest rated player in the WCC GM-elect Yifan Hou
The potential big upset. Rohonyan won the first game against IM Zhukova (who has 3 GM norms).
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tatiana Kosintseva is the dark horse to win the WCC.