The tiebreak games of the 1/64 finals at the Women's World Chess Cup, held in Batumi, Georgia, concluded today.
Azerbaijani players Govhar Beydullayeva and Gulnar Mammadova faced Anahita Zahedifar (Iran) and Yunshan Li (Canada), respectively, in rapid games to fight for a spot in the next round, Idman.biz reports.
Gulnar delivered a stronger performance and advanced to the next stage by defeating Canada’s Yunshan Li. Meanwhile, despite taking the lead twice in her match, Govhar was unable to maintain her advantage and lost to Iran’s Anahita Zahedifar.
World Cup
1/64 finals, tiebreaks
Govhar Beydullayeva vs. Anahita Zahedifar (Iran) – 2.5:3.5
First 2 classical games: 1:1
Gulnar Mammadova vs. Yunshan Li (Canada) – 1.5:0.5
First 2 classical games: 1:1
Earlier, Ulviyya Fataliyeva defeated Jilin Zhang (Australia) to reach the 1/32 finals, while Khanim Balajayeva was eliminated after losing to Elnaz Kalikhmet (Kazakhstan).
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