Tan, entering the tournament as defending champion and first seed, had a rough start. In a well-known variation of the French Defense, she might have forgotten her preparation and after a dubious novelty soon found herself in a losing position. Kashlinskaya capitalized on the advantage without much difficulty.
Alice Lee’s game was less turbulent. In a line of the Queen’s Gambit, she reached a rook endgame with an extra pawn after an inaccuracy by her opponent, Nino Batsiashvili. Although the position was objectively drawn, Batsiashvili was unable to hold it.
Bibisara Assaubayeva won quickly against Mariya Muzychuk in a sharp line of the Caro-Kann Defense, taking advantage of Muzychuk’s failure to bring her king to safety.
Humpy Koneru and Nana Dzagnidze played a sharp and dynamic game, with chances for both sides. In the end, it was Koneru who had the better of it.
The longest game of the day was between Harika Dronavalli and Carissa Yip. After 118 moves Dronavalli won in a rook endgame.
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