Friday, February 16, 2007

Sensation at Group A1 Aeroflot Open 2007

Round 1 & 2 of Aeroflot Open saw the 13 years old Chinese girl, Hou YiFan scored 2 wins against her more experienced opponent, GM Vitiugov, Nikita from Russia with rating 2604 seeded 35th and GM Sutovsky, Emil from Israel with rating 2629 seeded 24th. She will be paired against GM Jakovenko, Dmitry from Russia with 2691 rating and the 3rd seed on round 3.

Progress:
Round 1
WGM Hou, Yifan (2509)(CHN) - GM Vitiugov, Nikita (2604)(RUS) 1-0
Round 2
WGM Hou, Yifan (2509)(CHN) - GM Sutovsky, Emil (2629)(ISR) 1-0
Round 3
GM Jakovenko, Dmitry (2691)(RUS) - WGM Hou, Yifan (2509)(CHN)

More details is available at the official website here.

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