Anna Muzychuk : I knock-out tournaments usually I am preparing for the first round and also since there are two possible opponents for the second round I also prepare for them as well.
18-year-old Iranian Mobina Alinasab beat Elisabeth Paehtz in the biggest upset of Day 1 of the WWCC2018, but favourites Olga Girya, Alina Kashlinskaya, Ni Shiqun & Lela Javakhishvili also lost & must win tomorrow to stay in the event!
The 2018 Shenzhen Chess Masters starts tomorrow in China and features Ding Liren, Anish Giri, MVL, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Nikita Vitiugov, and Yu Yangyi.