Women's World Championship 2-25 December 2010

[benedgell]

Just looked at the schedule. I assume that it's 15.00 local time that Jovanka's game starts, so (pardon my ignorance) what time is that for us?

[Jon D'Souza-Eva]

They are GMT+2, so 3:00pm = 1:00pm in the UK:
http://worldtimeengine.com/dotime/antioch_hatay_turkey

[David Sedgwick]

Good luck, Jovanka.

[LozCooper]

Pairings of First Round

Table Pr. N. Name Fed. Title Rating Result Pr. N. Name Fed. Title Rating
1 1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS g 2507 64 Mezioud, Amina ALG wm 2029
2 63 Greeff, Melissa RSA wg 2082 2 Koneru, Humpy IND g 2600
3 3 Hou, Yifan CHN g 2591 62 Heredia Serrano, Carla ECU wm 2087
4 61 Mona, Khaled EGY wg 2093 4 Kosintseva, Tatiana RUS g 2581
5 5 Dzagnidze, Nana GEO g 2551 60 Kagramanov, Dina CAN wm 2101
6 59 Aliaga Fernandez, Ingrid Y PER wf 2154 6 Stefanova, Antoaneta BUL g 2548
7 7 Muzychuk, Anna SLO m 2530 58 Zuriel, Marisa ARG wm 2208
8 57 Yildiz, Betul Cemre TUR wm 2225 8 Cramling, Pia SWE g 2526
9 9 Harika, Dronavalli IND m 2525 56 Nadig, Kruttika IND wg 2230
10 55 Caoili, Arianne AUS wm 2242 10 Ju, Wenjun CHN wg 2524
11 11 Lahno, Kateryna UKR g 2522 54 Ozturk, Kubra TUR wm 2264
12 53 Demina, Julia RUS wg 2323 12 Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU g 2514
13 13 Chiburdanidze, Maia GEO g 2502 52 Meenakshi Subbaraman IND wg 2328
14 51 Soumya, Swaminathan IND wg 2332 14 Socko, Monika POL g 2495
15 15 Sebag, Marie FRA g 2494 50 Vasilevich, Irina RUS m 2333
16 49 Baginskaite, Camilla USA wg 2336 16 Ruan, Lufei CHN wg 2480
17 17 Mkrtchian, Lilit ARM m 2479 48 Zhang, Xiaowen CHN wg 2339
18 47 Lomineishvili, Maia GEO m 2347 18 Zatonskih, Anna USA m 2478
19 19 Zhu, Chen QAT g 2477 46 Muminova, Nafisa UZB wm 2360
20 45 Fierro Baquero, Martha L. ECU m 2363 20 Zhao, Xue CHN g 2474
21 21 Paehtz, Elisabeth GER m 2474 44 Zawadzka, Jolanta POL wg 2368
22 43 Ding, Yixin CHN wg 2370 22 Hoang Thanh Trang HUN g 2473
23 23 Pogonina, Natalija RUS wg 2472 42 Kovanova, Baira RUS wg 2380
24 41 Shadrina, Tatiana RUS wg 2384 24 Danielian, Elina ARM g 2466
25 25 Muzychuk, Mariya UKR m 2462 40 Cori T., Deysi PER wg 2384
26 39 Ovod, Evgenija RUS m 2387 26 Shen, Yang CHN wg 2461
27 27 Ushenina, Anna UKR m 2460 38 Huang, Qian CHN wg 2402
28 37 Foisor, Cristina-Adela ROU m 2403 28 Skripchenko, Almira FRA m 2460
29 29 Dembo, Yelena GRE m 2454 36 Munguntuul, Batkhuyag MGL m 2409
30 35 Romanko, Marina RUS m 2414 30 Zhukova, Natalia UKR g 2447
31 31 Rajlich, Iweta POL m 2446 34 Houska, Jovanka ENG m 2421
32 33 Khukhashvili, Sopiko GEO m 2430 32 Turova, Irina RUS m 2439

Live coverage: http://live2.tsf.org.tr/ & http://live2.tsf.org.tr/
Webcam: http://www.satranctv.org/index.php?eylem=canli

[John Saunders]

I have heard unofficially that Iweta Rajlich is not turning up and so Jovanka is straight through to the second round. Currently seeking confirmation...

[David Lettington]

I have heard unofficially that Iweta Rajlich is not turning up and so Jovanka is straight through to the second round. Currently seeking confirmation...

That is correct, I had an e-mail from Jovanka yesterday evening which said that was the case. Apparently Rajlich had travel problems due to the weather conditions.

[LozCooper]

It's a good job the forum keeps me updated

[Andrew Camp]

Confirmed - only 31 games being played. Jovanka is through.

[Andrew Camp]

Bring on Humpy!

[LozCooper]

Bring on Humpy!

I'm hesitant to say or Melissa given that the rating gap between Jovanka's two possible opponents is bigger than between me and Anand, Carlsen, Aronian etc

[Leonard Barden]

The live games are very slow to load but Koneru has duly won game 1 of her two game match with Black, scoring nicely against White's King's Indian Attack by keeping her BK at e8, countering White's Bg5 try for dark square B exchange by Bf8, then breaking through on the b file. She's in impressive form following on from her top score in the Snowdrops v Old Stagers match in Marienbad, and Jovanka will need both skill and fortune to have a chance against her.

Almost all first day games now completed, with no serious upsets. My money for the first possible early banana skin would be on the probable round 2 pairing of Natalia Zhukova (wife of Alexander Grischuk and scorer of a stunning performance in Gibraltar) against Hou Yifan.

[Andrew Camp]

Results and some games here.

http://andrewrcamp.blogspot.com/

[Matthew Turner]

I wasn't that impressed by Koneru today. I didn't think she played the opening very accurately and later on I thought she gave her opponent a chance. 22. Nxd5 just seems to be very good for White. Jovanka will have some extra time to prepare and I think she has a very decent chance.

[LozCooper]

I wasn't that impressed by Koneru today. I didn't think she played the opening very accurately and later on I thought she gave her opponent a chance. 22. Nxd5 just seems to be very good for White. Jovanka will have some extra time to prepare and I think she has a very decent chance.

I agree. She may be the underdog but she is known to perform better against high rated players and can prove very hard to beat. It's clear a very difficult pairing but the extra days off have given her time to prepare and settle in without the stress of a hard fought first match.

There seem to be a few surprise results, notably on boards 23, 24 and 26 with one or two slightly surprising draws higher up where the stronger player was white. The two game knockout tournaments certainly create a lot of extra tension and pressure so a lot of the matches will come down to who best holds their nerve.

[LozCooper]

Round 1 Game 1 results:

Round 1 Match 01 Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS GM 2507 1 Mezioud, Amina ALG WIM 2029 0
Round 1 Match 02 Greeff, Melissa RSA WGM 2082 0 Koneru, Humpy IND GM 2600 1
Round 1 Match 03 Hou, Yifan CHN GM 2591 1 Heredia Serrano, Carla ECU WIM 2087 0
Round 1 Match 04 Mona, Khaled EGY WGM 2093 0 Kosintseva, Tatiana RUS GM 2581 1
Round 1 Match 05 Dzagnidze, Nana GEO GM 2551 1 Kagramanov, Dina CAN WIM 2101 0
Round 1 Match 06 Aliaga Fernandez, Ingrid Y PER WFM 2154 0 Stefanova, Antoaneta BUL GM 2548 1
Round 1 Match 07 Muzychuk, Anna SLO IM 2530 1 Zuriel, Marisa ARG WIM 2208 0
Round 1 Match 08 Yildiz, Betul Cemre TUR WIM 2225 ½ Cramling, Pia SWE GM 2526 ½
Round 1 Match 09 Harika, Dronavalli IND IM 2525 ½ Nadig, Kruttika IND WGM 2230 ½
Round 1 Match 10 Caoili, Arianne AUS WIM 2242 default Ju, Wenjun CHN WGM 2524 1
Round 1 Match 11 Lahno, Kateryna UKR GM 2522 1 Ozturk, Kubra TUR WIM 2264 0
Round 1 Match 12 Demina, Julia RUS WGM 2323 0 Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU GM 2514 1
Round 1 Match 13 Chiburdanidze, Maia GEO GM 2502 1 Meenakshi Subbaraman IND WGM 2328 0
Round 1 Match 14 Soumya, Swaminathan IND WGM 2332 0 Socko, Monika POL GM 2495 1
Round 1 Match 15 Sebag, Marie FRA GM 2494 1 Vasilevich, Irina RUS IM 2333 0
Round 1 Match 16 Baginskaite, Camilla USA WGM 2336 0 Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480 1
Round 1 Match 17 Mkrtchian, Lilit ARM IM 2479 ½ Zhang, Xiaowen CHN WGM 2339 ½
Round 1 Match 18 Lomineishvili, Maia GEO IM 2347 0 Zatonskih, Anna USA IM 2478 1
Round 1 Match 19 Zhu, Chen QAT GM 2477 1 Muminova, Nafisa UZB WIM 2360 0
Round 1 Match 20 Fierro Baquero, Martha L. ECU IM 2363 0 Zhao, Xue CHN GM 2474 1
Round 1 Match 21 Paehtz, Elisabeth GER IM 2474 ½ Zawadzka, Jolanta POL WGM 2368 ½
Round 1 Match 22 Ding, Yixin CHN WGM 2370 1 Hoang Thanh Trang HUN GM 2473 0
Round 1 Match 23 Pogonina, Natalija RUS WGM 2472 0 Kovanova, Baira RUS WGM 2380 1
Round 1 Match 24 Shadrina, Tatiana RUS WGM 2384 1 Danielian, Elina ARM GM 2466 0
Round 1 Match 25 Muzychuk, Mariya UKR IM 2462 1 Cori T., Deysi PER WGM 2384 0
Round 1 Match 26 Ovod, Evgenija RUS IM 2387 1 Shen, Yang CHN WGM 2461 0
Round 1 Match 27 Ushenina, Anna UKR IM 2460 ½ Huang, Qian CHN WGM 2402 ½
Round 1 Match 28 Foisor, Cristina-Adela ROU IM 2403 ½ Skripchenko, Almira FRA IM 2460 ½
Round 1 Match 29 Dembo, Yelena GRE IM 2454 ½ Munguntuul, Batkhuyag MGL IM 2409 ½
Round 1 Match 30 Romanko, Marina RUS IM 2414 ½ Zhukova, Natalia UKR GM 2447 ½
Round 1 Match 31 Rajlich, Iweta POL IM 2446 default 0 Houska, Jovanka ENG IM 2421 1
Round 1 Match 32 Khukhashvili, Sopiko GEO IM 2430 ½ Turova, Irina RUS IM 2439 ½