The pairs of the 3rd round are:
Socko-Stefanova 0-1
Sebag-Galliamova – Sebag was Black and won the game
Zhukova-Ju Wenjun – Ju Wenjun was white and won
Huang Qian-Krush 0-1
Ushenina-Pogonina 1-0
N.Kosintseva-T.Kosintseva – T.Kosintseva was white and drew.
Zhao-Xue-M.Muzychuk – Muzychuk was white and the game had ended in a draw.
Javakhishvili-Harika 1/2
Watch live games on http://chess2012.ugrasport.com/houdini.html and of course, on Playchess :).
Today was the day of the 2nd game of the 2nd round. Players who passed to the 3rd round are: Zhukova, Harika, M.Muzychuk, Huang Qian, T.Kosintseva, Pogonina, Galliamova, Sebag, Javakhishvili and tomorrow we have some interesting tie-break matches including the one between Hou Yifan and M.Socko. Most interesting games of this round are:
In this game which was a Fianchetto KID I tried to create an attack and sacrificed some pawns but IM Khurtsidze successfully defended and won. Here is the game:
Since it is a knock-out event I unfortunately have to head back home tomorrow morning. Thank you all for following my games and rooting for me! 🙂
