Semi finalists in the world women's chess tournament spotted
Koneru Humpy, Aleksandra Kosteniuk, Hou Yifan, and Pia Cramling reached the Semi Finals of the World Women's Chess championships being held at Nalchik, Russia.
They gifted themselves a rest day since none of them have to play the tie breaks. Humpy was the most convincing of the four as she crushed Yang Shen 2-0. Pia Cramling caused a mini upset. The remaining 4 are all over 2500 and the remaining matches are expected to be strong.
Quarter final results:
Kosteniuk vs Ushenina 1.5-.5
Humpy vs Shen 2-0
Yifan vs Mkrtchian 1.5-.5
Cramling vs Stefanova 1.5-.5
They gifted themselves a rest day since none of them have to play the tie breaks. Humpy was the most convincing of the four as she crushed Yang Shen 2-0. Pia Cramling caused a mini upset. The remaining 4 are all over 2500 and the remaining matches are expected to be strong.
Quarter final results:
Kosteniuk vs Ushenina 1.5-.5
Humpy vs Shen 2-0
Yifan vs Mkrtchian 1.5-.5
Cramling vs Stefanova 1.5-.5
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