(Photo taken from the official site)
This high profile event started yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland. You can view the photos from the opening ceremony here.
Participants
Hou, Yifan gm CHN 2617
Muzychuk, Anna gm SLO 2585
Lagno, Kateryna gm UKR 2548
Dzagnidze, Nana gm GEO 2545
Ju, Wenjun wgm CHN 2544
Cmilyte, Viktorija gm LTU 2522
Kosintseva, Tatiana gm RUS 2517
Khotenashvili, Bela im GEO 2505
Kosteniuk, Alexandra gm RUS 2491
Ushenina, Anna gm UKR 2491
Girya, Olga wgm RUS 2463
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs wgm MGL 2298
1st round pairings 2013/05/03 at 14:00
GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545 – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491
GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517 – GM Yifan Hou 2617
IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505 – WGM Wenjun Ju 2544
WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298 – GM Anna Ushenina 2491
GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522 – GM Kateryna Lagno 2548
GM Anna Muzychuk 2585 – WGM Olga Girya 2463