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The Times of India (TOI)
December 9, 2010 Thursday
Heartbreak for Lilit; Shadrina test for Harika
by Hari Hara Nandanan
CHENNAI: The mini-matches (two games) in chess could be heartbreaking
for even the tough players. Armenian Lilit Mkrtchian found this out
the hard way in the tiebreakers of the first round of the World
Women's Chess Championship at Hatay on Monday night, losing two close
encounters that she should have won but for the time trouble in rapid
play (25 minutes) against Zhang Xiaowen of China. So, instead of a 2-0
win, she swallowed a 0-2 defeat, letting the Chinese progress to the
second round.
The only one match of the seven tiebreakers to move into the blitz
(after the rapid games were drawn) was between Foisor Cristina-Adela
(Romania) and Almira Skripchenko (France).
The French player won the last of the blitz games for a 3.5-2 .5 overall result.
In the second round, Dronavalli Harika of India runs into dark horse
Tatiana Shadrina of Russia, who had knocked out Elina Danielian of
Armenia in the first round. India's top-ranked player, Koneru Humpy
takes on English IM Jovanka Houska. Humpy is one of the favourites to
win the title.
From: A. Papazian
December 9, 2010 Thursday
Heartbreak for Lilit; Shadrina test for Harika
by Hari Hara Nandanan
CHENNAI: The mini-matches (two games) in chess could be heartbreaking
for even the tough players. Armenian Lilit Mkrtchian found this out
the hard way in the tiebreakers of the first round of the World
Women's Chess Championship at Hatay on Monday night, losing two close
encounters that she should have won but for the time trouble in rapid
play (25 minutes) against Zhang Xiaowen of China. So, instead of a 2-0
win, she swallowed a 0-2 defeat, letting the Chinese progress to the
second round.
The only one match of the seven tiebreakers to move into the blitz
(after the rapid games were drawn) was between Foisor Cristina-Adela
(Romania) and Almira Skripchenko (France).
The French player won the last of the blitz games for a 3.5-2 .5 overall result.
In the second round, Dronavalli Harika of India runs into dark horse
Tatiana Shadrina of Russia, who had knocked out Elina Danielian of
Armenia in the first round. India's top-ranked player, Koneru Humpy
takes on English IM Jovanka Houska. Humpy is one of the favourites to
win the title.
From: A. Papazian