One of China’s best players and former World Girl’s Champion GM-elect Zhao Xue (2522) has been knocked out by a fellow Chinese young star Shen Yang (2445). Shen Yang won the first game and held on for a draw in a pawn down opposite color Bishop endgame. This is the highest seed to fall so far.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tragedy of the knockout system
Out at 1042: Amura, Mongotuul, Paehtz, Socko, Tan, (Zhao)
Blitzing: Cmilyte, Harika, Kosintseva N, Muzychuk, Nguyen, Sedina,
In Rnd3: Cramling, Hoang, Hou, Mkrtchian, Ruan, (Shen), Ushenina
Looks like Xu will be blitzing as well.
unless you consier rapid “blitz” or sorts. 🙂
Rapid is very different than blitz, specially in this case.
Sorry – ‘to rapids’ then …
Matveeva knocks Xu out.
Kosintseva bt Zatonskih
Rohonyan/Gapenko –> rapids