Armenian city of Jermuk hosted a drawing ceremony for Fide Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament, with the 1st round pairings drawn as follows:
Humpy Koneru (India) – Zhao Xue (China), Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia) – Ju Wenjun (China), Elina Danielian (Armenia) – Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia), Hou Yifan (China) – Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia), Ruan Lufei (China) – Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine), Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia) – Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia).
