LILIT MKRTCHIAN BEATS EVA MOSER AT BEGINNING OF WOMEN’S WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Noyan Tapan

Se p 1, 2008

NALCHIK, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. A Women’s World Knockout Chess
Championship started in Nalchik on August 29. Armenian GM Lilit
Mkrtchian played against Eva Moser of Austria at the start and defeated
her (3.5-2.5).

In the 2nd round L. Mkrtchian will play against Anna Gasik (Poland).

US-based Katerina Rohunian also passed to the next round. She beat
Natalia Zhukova (2.5-1.5).