Armenian grandmasters Elina Danielian and Lilit Mkrtchian tied their game in Jermuk-hosted Fide Women’s Grand Prix round 1.
At the tournament, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia), Ju Wenjun (China), Humpy Koneru (India) beat Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia), Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia), Zhao Xue (China) respectively.
Hou Yifan (China) – Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia) and Ruan Lufei (China) – Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine) ended in a tie.
In round 2, Elina Danielian will face Ju Wenjun, with Lilit Mkrtchian to rival Hou Yifan.
