Testing waters
All four players would be testing the waters to see if their respective opponent is prepared enough or breaks under pressure.
Two quiet games | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
Tingjie - Humpy: 0.5-0.5
GM Tingjie Lei (CHN, 2557) and GM Koneru Humpy (2536) played nine Classical rated games. Humpy has 5-4 score against her. Although, Tingjie has won three out of the last five games since last year, Humpy won one among them and the remaining ended in a draw. If recent statistics is anything to go by, Humpy has to be careful against her opponent.
Interview with GM Koneru Humpy | Video: FIDE
GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) - GM Koneru Humpy: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
Zhongyi - Divya: 0.5-0.5
GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN, 2527) and IM Divya Deshmukh (2463) played three Classical rated games. Zhongyi won two and the third one was a draw.
Interview with IM Divya Deshmukh | Video: FIDE
GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) - IM Divya Deshmukh: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
Pairing Tree after Round 5/Quarterfinals Tie-break games | Source: Official site
Watch Round 6 Game 1 live stream
Watch Round 6/Semifinal Game 1 live commentary by FI Niklesh Jain and IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India
Watch Round 6/Semifinal Game 1 live commentary by IM Almira Skripchenko (FRA) and GM Valeriane Gaprindashvili (GEO) | Video: FIDE
Prizes
The total prize fund is US$ 691250 which will be distributed among 107 players. The top three prizes are $50000, 35000 and 25000.
