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The Women's World Championship 2008 is taking place from August 28th to September
18th in Nalchik, in the Kabardino-Balkaria region of Russia. 64 players were
eligible to play in the knock-out event, which has a prize fund of US $450,000.
Due to the tensions in the region the Georgian players and a few others decided
not to participate.
After the drama of the round one tiebreaks – did you see the Armageddon video controversy we added to yesterday's report? – the second round started with fewer surprises. Two top Chinese players, Yuhua Xu and Xue Zhao lost their first games against nominally weaker opponents, while fourth seed GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria drew against untitled 36th seed Ju Wenjun of China. Elisabeth Paehtz, who seems to like living on the edge, lost her white game against Anna Ushinina. There are two byes, since in two matches in round one produced no winner when both player failed to appear.
The upset of the day: 33rd seed IM Svetlana Matveeva, RUS, rated 2412 defeats
the reigning Women's World Champion and top seed GM Xu Yuhua, China, rated 2483,
in 58 moves.
Nat. | Name | Rtng | G1 |
G2 |
R1 |
R2 |
B1 |
B2 |
SD |
Tot. |
Round 2 Match 01 | ||||||||||
RUS | Matveeva, Svetlana | 2412 | 1 |
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CHN | Xu, Yuhua | 2483 | 0 |
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Round 2 Match 02 | ||||||||||
IND | Koneru, Humpy | 2622 | + |
+ |
2.0 |
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Bye | - |
- |
0.0 |
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Round 2 Match 03 | ||||||||||
MGL | Mongontuul, Bathuyang | 2406 | 0 |
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CHN | Hou, Yifan | 2557 | 1 |
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Round 2 Match 04 | ||||||||||
BUL | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2550 | ½ |
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CHN | Ju, Wenjun | 2389 | ½ |
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Round 2 Match 05 | ||||||||||
CHN | Tan, Zongyi | 2387 | ½ |
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SWE | Cramling, Pia | 2544 | ½ |
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Round 2 Match 06 | ||||||||||
POL | Gasik, Anna | 2211 | ½ |
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ARM | Mkrtchian, Lilit | 2436 | ½ |
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Round 2 Match 07 | ||||||||||
CHN | Shen, Yang | 2445 | 1 |
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CHN | Zhao, Xue | 2522 | 0 |
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Round 2 Match 08 | ||||||||||
RUS | Kosintseva, Tatjana | 2511 | 1 |
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USA | Zatonskih, Anna | 2446 | 0 |
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Round 2 Match 09 | ||||||||||
Bye | - |
- |
0.0 |
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RUS | Kosteniuk, Alexsandra | 2510 | + |
+ |
2.0 |
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Round 2 Match 10 | ||||||||||
LTU | Chmilyte, Viktorija | 2508 | ½ |
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RUS | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | 2460 | ½ |
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Round 2 Match 11 | ||||||||||
IND | Harika, Dronavalli | 2461 | ½ |
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SLO | Muzychuk, Anna | 2504 | ½ |
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Round 2 Match 12 | ||||||||||
CHN | Ruan, Lufei | 2499 | ½ |
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ARG | Amura, Claudia | 2345 | ½ |
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Round 2 Match 13 | ||||||||||
UKR | Gaponenko, Inna | 2468 | 1 |
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USA | Rohonyan, Katerine | 2321 | 0 |
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Round 2 Match 14 | ||||||||||
VIE | Nguyen, Thi Thanh An | 2323 | ½ |
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ITA | Sedina, Elena | 2344 | ½ |
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Round 2 Match 15 | ||||||||||
POL | Socko, Monika | 2473 | ½ |
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HUN | Hoang Thanh Trang | 2487 | ½ |
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Round 2 Match 16 | ||||||||||
GER | Paehtz, Elisabeth | 2481 | 0 |
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UKR | Ushenina, Anna | 2476 | 1 |
IM Inna Gaponenko, UKR, 2468 defeated WGM Katherine Rohonyan, USA, 2321
WGM Bathuyang Mongontuul of Mogolia, 2406, lost to Chinese wondergirl WGM Hou
Yifan, 2557
WGM Anna Ushenina (left), UKR, 2476 defeated WGM Elisabeth Paehtz, GER, 2481
World Junior Champion IM Harika Dronavalli, IND, 2461, drew WGM Anna Muzychuk,
SLO, 2504
Eighth seed IM Tatiana Kosintseva, RUS, 2511 beat IM Anna Zatonskih, USA,
2446
Older sister IM Nadezhda Kosintseva, 2460, drew IM Viktoria Cmilyte, LTU, 2508
WGM Shen Yang, CHN, 2445, defeated seventh seed IM Zhao Xue, CHN, 2522
GM Hoang Thanh Trang, HUN, 2487, drew IM Monika Socko, POL, 2473
IM Elena Sedina, ITA, 2344, drew WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An, VIE, 2323
Fourth seed GM Antoaneta Stefanova, BUL, 2550, drew against 36th seed Ju Wenjun,
CHN, 2389
Untitled Tan Zhongyi, CHN, 2387 drew fifth seed GM Pia Cramling, SWE, 2544
WGM Anna Ushenina, UKR, 2476, beat WGM Elisabeth Paehtz, GER, 2481
All photos courtesy of FIDE
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