The first game of FIDE World Women’s Chess Championship Match between the current World Champion Hou Yifan (China) and challenger Humpy Koneru (India) finished with a draw.
Koneru played white pieces and opened with the Catalan. The game continued deeply into the Rook endgame with pawns on the same side, which eventually produced a draw.
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FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov making the first move for Humpy Koneru
Playing stage and the journalists
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Photos by Anastasiya Karlovich
