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First Game of the final in the World Cup Chess for Women Stefanova vs Ushenina ends in a draw

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The first game of the thrilling tournament between ex-World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova and Anna Ushenina petered out to a draw. Ushenina chose an opening and was ready for Stefanova's reply. After the opening, Stefanova offered a draw but Anna rejected and played for a win. After a few moves, Stefanova got a good advantage, but made a mistake, which Anna used to steer the game to a draw.
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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
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