Live Games from Women's World Championship 2018, Khanty Mansiysk
The FIDE Women's World Championship 2018 is being held from the 3rd to the 25th of November 2018 in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. The top seed and the defending World Champion is Ju Wenjun from China. India has a strong representation in the form of Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Padmini Rout and Bhakti Kulkarni. It is a 64-player knock out event. The one to win this tournament will become the FIDE Women's World Champion. In 2017 Harika won the Bronze medal. Can she better her performance? Can Humpy, who is the second seed, show her mettle and become the World Champion - a title that is missing in her list of achievements. Follow the games live with commentary on this page. All games begin at 15.30 hours IST.
Live Games begin at 3.30 p.m. IST
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Round 1 results
Hardegen Kathryn | (AUS) | 0-2 | Ju Wenjun | (CHN) |
Koneru Humpy | (IND) | 2-0 | Toubal Hayat | (ALG) |
February Jesse Nikki | (RSA) | 0-2 | Lagno Kateryna | (RUS) |
Muzychuk Anna | (UKR) | 2-0 | Hamid Rani | (BAN) |
Vazquez Maccarini, Danitza | (PUR) | 0-2 | Kosteniuk Alexandra | (RUS) |
Goryachkina Aleksandra | (RUS) | 1½-½ | Ouellet, Maili-Jade | (CAN) |
Wafa Shahenda | (EGY) | 0-2 | Muzychuk Mariya | (UKR) |
Tan Zhongyi | (CHN) | 1½-½ | Sun Fanghui | (CHN) |
Aliaga Fernandez, Ingrid Y | (PER) | ½-1½ | Gunina Valentina | (RUS) |
Paehtz Elisabeth | (GER) | ½-1½ | Alinasab Mobina | (IRI) |
Miranda Llanes, Yerisbel | (CUB) | 0-2 | Dzagnidze Nana | (GEO) |
Harika Dronavalli | (IND) | 2½-1½ | Khukhashvili Sopiko | (GEO) |
Foisor Sabina-Francesca | (USA) | 1-3 | Stefanova Antoaneta | (BUL) |
Pogonina Natalija | (RUS) | 1½-½ | Kulkarni Bhakti | (IND) |
Padmini Rout | (IND) | 1½-2½ | Abdumalik Zhansaya | (KAZ) |
Batsiashvili Nino | (GEO) | 2-0 | Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan | (SCO) |
Zhai Mo | (CHN) | 2-0 | Girya Olga | (RUS) |
Zhao Xue | (CHN) | 2-0 | Lujan, Carolina | (ARG) |
Zhu Jineer | (CHN) | 2-0 | Javakhishvili Lela | (GEO) |
Saduakassova Dinara | (KAZ) | 3-1 | Matnadze Ana | (ESP) |
Vo Thi Kim Phung | (VIE) | ½-1½ | Khotenashvili Bela | (GEO) |
Lei Tingjie | (CHN) | 3-1 | Gara Anita | (HUN) |
Shvayger Yuliya | (ISR) | ½-1½ | Socko Monika | (POL) |
Ushenina Anna | (UKR) | 1½-½ | Mkrtchian Lilit | (ARM) |
Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | (UZB) | 1½-½ | Kashlinskaya Alina | (RUS) |
Atalik Ekaterina | (TUR) | 3-1 | Cori T., Deysi | (PER) |
Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | (KAZ) | 1½-2½ | Galliamova Alisa | (RUS) |
Ni Shiqun | (CHN) | 3½-2½ | Zhukova Natalia | (UKR) |
Vega Gutierrez Sabrina | (ESP) | 1½-2½ | Bodnaruk Anastasia | (RUS) |
Hoang Thanh Trang | (HUN) | 2½-1½ | Danielian Elina | (ARM) |
Nechaeva (Guseva) Marina | (RUS) | ½-1½ | Zawadzka Jolanta | (POL) |
Krush Irina | (USA) | 3-1 | Gaponenko Inna | (UKR) |
Round 2 results
Ju Wenjun | (CHN) | 1½-½ | Krush Irina | (USA) |
Zawadzka Jolanta | (POL) | 1½-½ | Koneru Humpy | (IND) |
Lagno Kateryna | (RUS) | 3-1 | Hoang Thanh Trang | (HUN) |
Bodnaruk Anastasia | (RUS) | 0-2 | Muzychuk Anna | (UKR) |
Kosteniuk Alexandra | (RUS) | 3-1 | Ni Shiqun | (CHN) |
Galliamova Alisa | (RUS) | 2-0 | Goryachkina Aleksandra | (RUS) |
Muzychuk Mariya | (UKR) | 2½-1½ | Atalik Ekaterina | (TUR) |
Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | (UZB) | 2½-1½ | Tan Zhongyi | (CHN) |
Gunina Valentina | (RUS) | 1½-½ | Ushenina Anna | (UKR) |
Socko Monika | (POL) | 0-2 | Alinasab Mobina | (IRI) |
Dzagnidze Nana | (GEO) | ½-1½ | Lei Tingjie | (CHN) |
Khotenashvili Bela | (GEO) | 1½-2½ | Harika Dronavalli | (IND) |
Stefanova Antoaneta | (BUL) | 2½-1½ | Saduakassova Dinara | (KAZ) |
Zhu Jineer | (CHN) | 2-4 | Pogonina Natalija | (RUS) |
Abdumalik Zhansaya | (KAZ) | 3-1 | Zhao Xue | (CHN) |
Zhai Mo | (CHN) | 2-0 | Batsiashvili Nino | (GEO) |
Round 3.1 results
Zhai Mo | (CHN) | 0-1 | Ju Wenjun | (CHN) |
Zawadzka Jolanta | (POL) | 1-0 | Abdumalik Zhansaya | (KAZ) |
Pogonina Natalija | (RUS) | ½-½ | Lagno Kateryna | (RUS) |
Muzychuk Anna | (UKR) | 1-0 | Stefanova Antoaneta | (BUL) |
Harika Dronavalli | (IND) | ½-½ | Kosteniuk Alexandra | (RUS) |
Galliamova Alisa | (RUS) | ½-½ | Lei Tingjie | (CHN) |
Alinasab Mobina | (IRI) | ½-½ | Muzychuk Mariya | (UKR) |
Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | (UZB) | 1-0 | Gunina Valentina | (RUS) |
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