Chennai, July 30 (UNI) Favourites fumbled in the second round of the women’s section at the 44th Chess Olympiad as the former world champion Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine suffered defeat against Turkey's Ekaterina Atalik while India’s Koneru Humpy was forced to split points against much lower rated Marisa Zuriel of Argentina in Mamallapuram, Chennai on Saturday.
Besides these individual upsets, the Top-20 seeds remained unscathed. All the three Indian women teams won their matches and extended their winning run at the prestigious event.
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Romania were the teams in the Top-20 ranking which whitewashed their opponents with a 4-0 score. This event is a 11-round Swiss league one where four players are fielded for each round.