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Women's World Championship Second Round Underway
The second round of matches in the Women's World Chess Championship got underway today in Khanty-Mansiysk.
Reigning champion and top seed Hou Yifan won her first game against Monika Socko with the black pieces to put herself in a strong position in the 2-game match.
In contrast, second seed Humpy Koneru lost with the white pieces to Natalia Zhukova and now faces a must-win game tomorrow with black to stay in the competition.
Hou Yifan (right) won her game with Monika Socko
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Natalia Zhukova (pictured) upset Humpy Koneru with the black pieces
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Harika Dronavalli (pictured) defeated Elina Danielian
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The results from the opening games of round two
Name | G1 |
Round 2 Match 01 | |
Socko, Monika (POL) | 0 |
Hou, Yifan (CHN) | 1 |
Round 2 Match 02 | |
Koneru, Humpy (IND) | 0 |
Zhukova, Natalia (UKR) | 1 |
Round 2 Match 03 | |
Ushenina, Anna (UKR) | ½ |
Muzychuk, Anna (SLO) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 04 | |
Zhao, Xue (CHN) | 1 |
Khurtsidze, Nino (GEO) | 0 |
Round 2 Match 05 | |
Javakhishvili, Lela (GEO) | ½ |
Lahno, Kateryna (UKR) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 06 | |
Kosintseva, Nadezhda (RUS) | ½ |
Mkrtchian, Lilit (ARM) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 07 | |
Huang, Qian (CHN) | ½ |
Cmilyte, Viktorija (LTU) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 08 | |
Sebag, Marie (FRA) | ½ |
Girya, Olga (RUS) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 09 | |
Galliamova, Alisa (RUS) | ½ |
Gunina, Valentina (RUS) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 10 | |
Cramling, Pia (SWE) | 1 |
Krush, Irina (USA) | 0 |
Round 2 Match 11 | |
Hoang, Thanh Trang (HUN) | ½ |
Kosintseva, Tatiana (RUS) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 12 | |
Harika, Dronavalli (IND) | 1 |
Danielian, Elina (ARM) | 0 |
Round 2 Match 13 | |
Muzychuk, Mariya (UKR) | 1 |
Arribas Robaina, Maritza (CUB) | 0 |
Round 2 Match 14 | |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS) | ½ |
Pogonina, Natalija (RUS) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 15 | |
Zatonskih, Anna (USA) | ½ |
Ju, Wenjun (CHN) | ½ |
Round 2 Match 16 | |
Stefanova, Antoaneta (BUL) | ½ |
Zhu, Chen (QAT) | ½ |
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The schedule is below. Games start at 15:00 local time (09:00 UTC).
Date | Day | Event |
11.11.2012 | Sunday | Round I - game 1 |
12.11.2012 | Monday | Round I - game 2 |
13.11.2012 | Tuesday | Tiebreak |
14.11.2012 | Wednesday | Round II- game 1 |
15.11.2012 | Thursday | Round II- game 2 |
16.11.2012 | Friday | Tiebreak |
17.11.2012 | Saturday | Round III- game 1 |
18.11.2012 | Sunday | Round III- game 2 |
19.11.2012 | Monday | Tiebreak |
20.11.2012 | Tuesday | Round IV- game 1 |
21.11.2012 | Wednesday | Round IV- game 2 |
22.11.2012 | Thursday | Tiebreak |
23.11.2012 | Friday | Round V- game 1 |
24.11.2012 | Saturday | Round V- game 2 |
25.11.2012 | Sunday | Tiebreak |
26.11.2012 | Monday | Free Day |
27.11.2012 | Tuesday | Round VI - game 1 final |
28.11.2012 | Wednesday | Round VI - game 2 final |
29.11.2012 | Thursday | Round VI - game 3 final |
30.11.2012 | Friday | Round VI - game 4 final |
01.12.2012 | Saturday | Tiebreak |
02.12.2012 | Sunday | Closing Ceremony |
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The championship runs from 11 November - 2 December, with each round consisting of 2-game matches (4 in the final) between the players drawn against one another. Tied matches are decided by rapid and blitz tie-break games.
Pictures via the official website. Results and games via TWIC.