Armenian chess players Lilit Mkrtchyan and Elina Danielyan have won their 1st round games of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix under way in Jermuk, Armenia.

The 1st round results:

Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) - Xu Yuhua (China) 1:0 Elina Danielyan (Armenia) – Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia) 1:0 Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) - Pia Cramling (Sweden) 0,5-0,5 Hou Yifan (China) - Shen Yang (China) 0:1 Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) – Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) 0:1.