17 February 2017
Kosteniuk, Pogonina, Girya Advance to Third Round
The second round tie-breaks were played in Tehran.
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Two matches were decided in the Armageddon. Former World Champion Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) and Tan Zhongyi (China) played 8 decisive games, exchanging blows in each of them, but the ultimate game ended in a draw, which was equal to a win for the Chinese. In the second Armageddon, Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia) defeated her compartiot Nino Batsiashvili.
Other results: Guramishvili (Georgia) – Buksa (Ukraine) 3.5-2.5, Paetz (Germany) – Cramling (Sweden) 1-3, Zhao Xue (China) – Padmini (India) 1-3, Dronavalli (India) – Sadaukassova (Kazakhstan) 2.5-1.5, Melia (Georgia) – Stefanova (Bulgaria) 1.5-2.5.
In the third round Olga Girya will face Ju Wenjun (China), Alexandra Kosteniuk will play with Pia Cramling (Sweden), and Natalia Pogonina will meet Ni Shiqun (China).
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