2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #1

Daaim Shabazz February 14, 2017

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2017 Women’s World Chess Championship February 10th-March 4th, 2017 (Tehran, Iran) Match Scores (Round #1)
Bracket 1
1	Ju Wenjun	CHN	2-0	Lane, N	AUS
2	Zhu Chen	QAT	1½-½	Sukandar, I	BLR
3	Hejazipour, M	IRI	4-5	Bodnaruk, A	RUS
4	Girya, O	RUS	-	Foisor, C	UKR
Bracket 2
5	Martinez, A	ARG	1-3	Zhao Xue	CHN
6	Danielian, Elina	ARM	½-1½	Padmini, Rout	IND
7	Tan Zhongyi	CHN	1½-½	Foisor, S	USA
8	Ziaziulkina, N	BLR	½-1½	Ushenina, A	UKR
Bracket 3
9	Shamima, Akter Liza	BAN	1½-2½	Harika, Dronavalli	IND
10	Saduakassova, D	KAZ	1½-½	Nechaeva, M	RUS
11	Hoang, T	HUN	1½-2½	Buksa, N	UKR
12	Guramishvili, S	GEO	2½-1½	Khademalsharieh, S	IRI
Bracket 4
13	Dzagnidze, Nana	GEO	4-2	Khaled, M	EGY
14	Zimina, Olga	ITA	1-3	Khotenashvili, Bela	GEO
15	Arribas Robaina, M	CUB	1-2	Shen Yang	CHN
16	Socko, Monika	POL	2½-1½	Savina, Anastasia	RUS
Bracket 5
17	Mezioud, A	ALG	0-2	Muzychuk, A	UKR
18	Cori, D	PER	½-1½	Kashlinskaya, A	RUS
19	Goryachkina, A	RUS	1½-½	Zhai Mo	CHN
20	Pham, Le Thao	VIE	1½-½	Javakhishvili, L	GEO
Bracket 6
21	Stefanova, A	BUL	2-0	Marrero Lopez, Y	CUB
22	Melia, S	GEO	2½-1½	Atalik, E	TUR
23	Gvetadze, S	GEO	0-2	Batsiashvili, Nino	GEO
24	Zhukova, N	UKR	½-1½	Khurtsidze, Nino	GEO
Bracket 7
25	Kosteniuk, A	RUS	2-0	Latreche, S	ALG
26	Gaponenko, I	UKR	1½-½	Kovalevskaya, E	RUS
27	Pourkashiyan, A	IRI	½-1½	Paehtz, E	GER
28	Cramling, P	SWE	1½-½	Nemcova, K	USA
Bracket 8
29	Ni, V	USA	0-2	Gunina, V	RUS
30	Mkrtchian, L	ARM	½-1½	Ni Shiqun	CHN
31	Pogonina, N	RUS	1½-½	Zhou Qiyu	CAN
32	Charochkina, D	RUS	1-3	Huang Qian	CHN
Drum Coverage \| Round 1 \| Round 2 \| Round 3 \| Round 4 \| \| Semifinals \| Finals \|

2017 Women’s World Chess Championship
February 10th-March 4th, 2017 (Tehran, Iran)
Match Scores (Round #1)

Bracket 1

1 Ju Wenjun
CHN 2-0 Lane, N
AUS

2 Zhu Chen
QAT 1½-½ Sukandar, I
BLR

3 Hejazipour, M
IRI 4-5 Bodnaruk, A
RUS

4 Girya, O
RUS *-* Foisor, C
UKR

Bracket 2

5 Martinez, A
ARG 1-3 Zhao Xue
CHN

6 Danielian, Elina
ARM ½-1½ Padmini, Rout
IND

7 Tan Zhongyi
CHN 1½-½ Foisor, S
USA

8 Ziaziulkina, N
BLR ½-1½ Ushenina, A
UKR

Bracket 3

9 Shamima, Akter Liza
BAN 1½-2½ Harika, Dronavalli
IND

10 Saduakassova, D
KAZ 1½-½ Nechaeva, M
RUS

11 Hoang, T
HUN 1½-2½ Buksa, N
UKR

12 Guramishvili, S
GEO 2½-1½ Khademalsharieh, S
IRI

Bracket 4

13 Dzagnidze, Nana
GEO 4-2 Khaled, M
EGY

14 Zimina, Olga
ITA 1-3 Khotenashvili, Bela
GEO

15 Arribas Robaina, M
CUB 1-2 Shen Yang
CHN

16 Socko, Monika
POL 2½-1½ Savina, Anastasia
RUS

Bracket 5

17 Mezioud, A
ALG 0-2 Muzychuk, A
UKR

18 Cori, D
PER ½-1½ Kashlinskaya, A
RUS

19 Goryachkina, A
RUS 1½-½ Zhai Mo
CHN

20 Pham, Le Thao
VIE 1½-½ Javakhishvili, L
GEO

Bracket 6

21 Stefanova, A
BUL 2-0 Marrero Lopez, Y
CUB

22 Melia, S
GEO 2½-1½ Atalik, E
TUR

23 Gvetadze, S
GEO 0-2 Batsiashvili, Nino
GEO

24 Zhukova, N
UKR ½-1½ Khurtsidze, Nino
GEO

Bracket 7

25 Kosteniuk, A
RUS 2-0 Latreche, S
ALG

26 Gaponenko, I
UKR 1½-½ Kovalevskaya, E
RUS

27 Pourkashiyan, A
IRI ½-1½ Paehtz, E
GER

28 Cramling, P
SWE 1½-½ Nemcova, K
USA

Bracket 8

29 Ni, V
USA 0-2 Gunina, V
RUS

30 Mkrtchian, L
ARM ½-1½ Ni Shiqun
CHN

31 Pogonina, N
RUS 1½-½ Zhou Qiyu
CAN

32 Charochkina, D
RUS 1-3 Huang Qian
CHN

Drum Coverage
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 |
| Semifinals | Finals |

The opening round kicked off in Tehran, Iran leaving behind a cloud of controversy. As the clouds passed, the opening ceremony officially kicked off the championship and pairings released. Russia brought ten players, while Georgia had eight and China had seven. During the Opening Ceremony, there was a moment of silence for Cristina-Adela Foisor who had passed away prior to the tournament’s start. Her daughter Sabina-Franseca Foisor received gifts and condolences from the attendees. It was a touching moment.

Sabina-Franseca Foisor receives condolences from the Iran’s Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Masoud Soltanifar, and President of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Photo by Reza Mahdipour.

With the opening of the tournament, there were some complaints about the air conditioning which prompted an inquiry from the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP), but they were soon rectified.

There were a couple of upsets including Elina Danielian (Armenia), Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine) and Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia). Mona Khaled of Egypt scored an upset victory over Nana Dzagnidze putting the Georgian player at the brink of elimination.

It was the first victory for an African player in the women’s championship. However, she could not clinch the match as Dzagnidze came storming back with a win. The Egyptian player then won the first rapid tiebreak game, putting her a draw away from advancing. Again… she could not clinch the match. She ultimately lost in the 10’+10″ tiebreaks.