The Women's Chess World Cup continues in Batumi, Georgia.
Idman.biz reports that Azerbaijani intellectuals competed in the second round's return matches today.
All four of our chess players finished the day in a draw. As a result, Ulviyya Fataliyeva advanced to the next stage after two games. Khanim Balajayeva lost to her Kazakh opponent and stopped the fight.
Our other two chess players will determine the stronger one in a tiebreak tomorrow.
World Cup
Ulviyya Fataliyeva - Jilin Zhang (Australia) - 0.5:0.5
Series score - 1.5:0.5
Govhar Beydullayeva - Anahita Zahedifar (Iran) - 0.5:0.5
Series score - 1:1
Gulnar Mammadova - Yunshan Li (Canada) - 0.5:0.5
Series score - 1:1
Khanim Balajayeva - Elnaz Kaliakhmet (Kazakhstan) - 0.5:0.5
Series score - 0.5:1.5
It should be noted that the total prize fund of the World Cup is 691,250 US dollars. The winning chess player will win 50,000 dollars. In the end, the chess player who takes the first three places will get a ticket to the Candidates Tournament.
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