The Women’s Candidates Pool B tournament kicked off yesterday in Khiva, Uzbekistan with two draws. Though it seemed that both Kateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina had their chances to score the full point in the first game, both games eventually ended in a peaceful manner. Kosteniuk saved the game against Goryachkina yesterday, saying in the post-game interview that she was worried about her position: “At some point, I started doing something wrong and I was very worried about my position. But I was lucky in time-trouble, being able to exchange everything“. (Day 1 report can be found here)
Aleksandra Goryachkina will today have black pieces against Alexandra Kosteniuk. Follow the game live:
Women’s Candidates Pool B – Day 2 live video coverage can be followed here
