Who will move on to round 3? Former women’s world champion Stefanova? She has Black tomorrow after drawing with White today. Defending champion Xu Yuhua? She needs to win tomorrow as she lost today. Pia Cramling and Yifan Hou are still in it.
Round 2 – Game 1 results:
Matveeva, Svetlana – Xu Yuhua 1-0
Paehtz, Elisabeth – Ushenina, Anna 0-1
Mongontuul, Bathuyag – Hou Yifan 0-1
Kosintseva, Tatiana – Zatonskih, Anna 1-0
Gaponenko, Inna – Rohonyan, Katerina 1-0
Shen Yang – Zhao Xue 1-0
Stefanova, Antoaneta – Ju Wenjun ½-½
Tan Zhongyi – Cramling, Pia ½-½
Cmilyte, Viktorija – Kosintseva, Nadezhda ½-½
Harika, Dronavalli – Muzychuk, Anna ½-½
Socko, Monika – Hoang Thanh Trang ½-½
Nguyen Thi Thanh An – Sedina, Elena ½-½
Gasik, Anna – Mkrtchian, Lilit ½-½
Ruan Lufei – Amura, Claudia ½-½
Koneru and Kosteniuk advance to round 3 due to walkovers.
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I think Kosintseva will win it. There are 2 of them so double the chances.