HÀ NỘI — Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên tied with Aleksandra Goryachkina in the first match of the second round of FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship held on Tuesday in Tehran, Iran. Việt Nam’s International Master (IM) Nguyên, who is lower than her Russian Grandmaster rival in the Elo rating, forced the match to end after 38 moves. The tables turned after Ukrainian player decided to sacrifice a piece for three pawns and later on missed a killing fork. The ex-World Champion Anna Ushenina decided to change the queen on the 10th move and increased her advantage. The second match will be organised late on Wednesday in Espinas Palace Hotel in the Iranian capital.

Source: Viet Nam News February 15, 2017 09:11 UTC