Women's World Chess Championship 2015,Sochi

[Ayush1234567]

The Women's World Championship started yesterday with the opening ceremony.Today the first matches will be played.It is a knockout tournament with 64 players fighting for one spot and that player will play against Hou Yifan in the World Chess Championship 2015(Match) later this year.

Humpy Koneru of India is seeded 1st,Harika Dronavalli 12th and Mary Ann Gomes 48th.

ALL THREE ARE IN UPPER HALF OF DRAW.

[blinkeyechess]

Humpy Koneru the chess grand-master is leading the seed, The tournament is gonna be exciting!

[Ayush1234567]

The first game of the first round were held yesterday.Second game today and tiebreakers tomorrow.

Humpy Komeru won with white.She won very quickly and now she has to win or tie in Black.

Dronavalli won with Black,so now it will be easy for her to defeat her opponent.

The other Indian tied with black.If she can win then she will go through or then the tiebreakers will come.

[prashanthm]

Ayush, it's a draw in chess, not a tie...

[Tolamu]

Due to the nice run by Yuki & Sanam in tennis, members are passing this up. A brief report.

(R1)Koneru bt Moaataz 2-0
(R1)Gomes l. Kosintseva 4-5(TB)
(R1)Harika bt Abrahamyan 2-0

(R2)Koneru vs Lei
(R2)Harika vs Krush

[suresh]

Has Humpy cut down on her tournaments? I don't recall her playing one recently (before this one).

[Saniapower]

She got married.

[Tolamu]

R2 Game 1

Koneru Humpy wins with black vs Tingjie Lei.

Dronavali Harika draws with white vs Irina Krush.

[Tolamu]

After R2 Game 2

Koneru Humpy bt Tingjie Lei 2-0

Dronavali Harika vs Irina Krush(1-1)

(PQF)Koneru Humpy vs Alisa Galliamova

[Tolamu]

Dronavali Harika bt Irina Krush(2.5-1.5)

(PQF)D Harika vs Alexandra Kosteniuk

[Tolamu]

Both Indians won the round 3 game 1.
Humpy won playing white while Harika won with black.

[jaydeep]

Harika need to play tie-break as she lose 2nd game playing with White.

[R3-M2] Alisa Galliamova (RUS,2484) 0-1 Humpy Koneru (IND,2581) 0-2
[R3-M1] Humpy Koneru (IND,2581) 1-0 Alisa Galliamova (RUS,2484)

[R3-M2] Dronavalli Harika (IND,2492) 0-1 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS,2529) 1-1
[R3-M1] Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS,2529) 0-1 Dronavalli Harika (IND,2492)

[Tolamu]

(R4-QF)Koneru Humpy vs Mariya Muzychuk(UKR)

[Saniapower]

I think Kosteniuk lost

[jaydeep]

Harika completes victory after winning with White in first game of tie-break and then with Black she hold Kosteniuk for entering into the quarters.

In the quarters Humpy is facing Ukrainian Muzychuk and Harika is facing Georgian Arabidze ... In first match our both players r playing with Black pieces.

[R3-M3] Dronavalli Harika (IND,2492) 1-0 Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS,2529) 2-1
[R3-M4] Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS,2529) ½-½ Dronavalli Harika (IND,2492) 2½-1½

[QF-M1] Mariya Muzychuk (UKR,2524) vs Humpy Koneru (IND,2581)
[QF-M1] Meri Arabidze (GEO,2374) vs Dronavalli Harika (IND,2492)