Women's World Championship LIVE
11/3/1918 – On Saturday the Women's World Championship 2018 begins in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The format is a 64-player knockout. The first of two classical games in Round 1 begins at 11:00 CEST (10:00 UT / 6:00 AM EDT) with live commentary by GM Pavel Tregubov. | Graphic: FIDE
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Round 1
From November 3rd to the 23rd, the Women's World Chess Championship will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. It's a knockout system with 64 chess players from 28 countries who qualified in various ways to participate. The total prize fund is USD $450,000.
Round 1 is from November 3rd to 5th, starting at 11:00 CEST (10:00 UT / 6:00 AM EDT). Players receive 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30-seconds per move starting from move one.
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Live games and commentary
Live commentary by GM Pavel Tregubov
Pairings of Round 1
| Ju Wenjun | (CHN) | 1-64 | Hardegen Kathryn | (AUS) |
| Koneru Humpy | (IND) | 2-63 | Toubal Hayat | (ALG) |
| Lagno Kateryna | (RUS) | 3-62 | February Jesse Nikki | (RSA) |
| Muzychuk Anna | (UKR) | 4-61 | Hamid Rani | (BAN) |
| Kosteniuk Alexandra | (RUS) | 5-60 | Vazquez Maccarini, Danitza | (PUR) |
| Goryachkina Aleksandra | (RUS) | 6-59 | Ouellet, Maili-Jade | (CAN) |
| Muzychuk Mariya | (UKR) | 7-58 | Wafa Shahenda | (EGY) |
| Tan Zhongyi | (CHN) | 8-57 | Sun Fanghui | (CHN) |
| Gunina Valentina | (RUS) | 9-56 | Aliaga Fernandez, Ingrid Y | (PER) |
| Paehtz Elisabeth | (GER) | 10-55 | Alinasab Mobina | (IRI) |
| Dzagnidze Nana | (GEO) | 11-54 | Miranda Llanes, Yerisbel | (CUB) |
| Harika Dronavalli | (IND) | 12-53 | Khukhashvili Sopiko | (GEO) |
| Stefanova Antoaneta | (BUL) | 13-52 | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | (USA) |
| Pogonina Natalija | (RUS) | 14-51 | Kulkarni Bhakti | (IND) |
| Abdumalik Zhansaya | (KAZ) | 15-50 | Padmini Rout | (IND) |
| Batsiashvili Nino | (GEO) | 16-49 | Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan | (SCO) |
| Girya Olga | (RUS) | 17-48 | Zhai Mo | (CHN) |
| Zhao Xue | (CHN) | 18-47 | Lujan, Carolina | (ARG) |
| Javakhishvili Lela | (GEO) | 19-46 | Zhu Jineer | (CHN) |
| Saduakassova Dinara | (KAZ) | 20-45 | Matnadze Ana | (ESP) |
| Khotenashvili Bela | (GEO) | 21-44 | Vo Thi Kim Phung | (VIE) |
| Lei Tingjie | (CHN) | 22-43 | Gara Anita | (HUN) |
| Socko Monika | (POL) | 23-42 | Shvayger Yuliya | (ISR) |
| Ushenina Anna | (UKR) | 24-41 | Mkrtchian Lilit | (ARM) |
| Kashlinskaya Alina | (RUS) | 25-40 | Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | (UZB) |
| Atalik Ekaterina | (TUR) | 26-39 | Cori T., Deysi | (PER) |
| Galliamova Alisa | (RUS) | 27-38 | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | (KAZ) |
| Ni Shiqun | (CHN) | 28-37 | Zhukova Natalia | (UKR) |
| Bodnaruk Anastasia | (RUS) | 29-36 | Vega Gutierrez Sabrina | (ESP) |
| Hoang Thanh Trang | (HUN) | 30-35 | Danielian Elina | (ARM) |
| Zawadzka Jolanta | (POL) | 31-34 | Nechaeva (Guseva) Marina | (RUS) |
| Krush Irina | (USA) | 32-33 | Gaponenko Inna | (UKR) |
World Champion Ju Wenjun participated in the drawing of lots on Friday evening | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
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