The first round was played yesterday and already there were some surprises on top boards! WIM Abdulla drew GM A.Muzychuk, WGM Sandu won against GM Dzagnidze and FM Stetsko drew M.Muzychuk.
Results of the top 10 boards – first round
1 WIM Abdulla Khayala AZE 2241 0 ½ – ½ 0 GM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2594
2 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2558 0 0 – 1 0 WGM Sandu Mihaela ROU 2237
3 WIM Balaian Alina RUS 2237 0 0 – 1 0 GM Lagno Kateryna UKR 2542
4 GM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2528 0 1 – 0 0 WGM Kaps Darja SLO 2235
5 WGM Benderac Ana SRB 2225 0 0 – 1 0 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2523
6 IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2512 0 1 – 0 0 WIM Eric Jovana SRB 2223
7 WGM Makropoulou Marina GRE 2220 0 0 – 1 0 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2507
8 GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2497 0 1 – 0 0 WIM Isgandarova Khayala TUR 2219
9 WIM Hairapetian Anna ARM 2214 0 0 – 1 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2497
10 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2489 0 1 – 0 0 WIM Pavlidou Ekaterini GRE 2210
Games of top 10 boards of the 1st round
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Pairings of the top 10 boards of 2nd round
1 GM Lagno Kateryna UKR 2542 1 1 IM Purtseladze Maka GEO 2349
2 IM Gvetadze Sofio GEO 2341 1 1 GM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2528
3 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2523 1 1 WGM Kashlinskaya Alina RUS 2334
4 WGM Cosma Elena-Luminita ROU 2329 1 1 IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2512
5 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2507 1 1 WGM Rogule Laura LAT 2329
6 WGM Girya Olga RUS 2437 1 1 WIM Rakic Marija SRB 2294
7 WGM Kochetkova Julia SVK 2328 1 1 GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2497
8 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2497 1 1 WGM Charochkina Daria RUS 2326
9 WGM Mammadova Gulnar AZE 2322 1 1 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2489
10 WGM Ziaziulkina Nastassia BLR 2321 1 1 WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2478