NewzVille Sports Desk
At the Women’s World Cup Chess, two of the Indian players had already secured their spots in the final eight after the 15/10 rapid games: World Rapid Champion GM Humpy Koneru and World Junior Champion IM Divya Deshmukh.
The other two matches were contested edge to edge. GM Harika Dronavalli clinched her place in the final eight by defeating GM Kateryna Lagno in their 98th (!) game with a remarkable display of endurance and skill.
IM Divya Deshmukh won by 1.5-0.5 over GM Zhu Jiner.
GM Koneru Humpy defeated GM Alexandra Kosteniuk by 1.5-0.5
GM D Harika defeated GM Kateryna Lagno by 2.5-1.5
GM R Vaishali defeated IM Meruert Kamalidenova by 4.5-3.5
Tomorrow’s quarterfinals are set: Lei Tingjie vs Dzagnidze, Humpy vs Song Yuxin, Harika vs Divya and Tan Zhongyi vs Vaishali
