Anna's all-out attack did not work out
Anna's inspired attack did not yield the desired result | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
Anna - Humpy, Game 2
Position after 17.e6
Anna Muzychuk went for an all-out attack 17.e6 fxe6 18.Rxe6 Ne5 could have made things difficult for White. Humpy went 18...Ne7 19.Nh4 c4 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Nxg6 Bxe6 22.Qh5 and draw was the best result White could have.
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Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) - Lei Tingjie (CHN): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
Inna Bazhenova, publisher of The Art Newspaper Group, made the first move on Anna-Humpy's board | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
Louis Starck, General Manager of the Hermitage Hotel, made the first move Mariya-Lei's board | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
The match schedule for Pool A | Photo: Official site
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