A second solid draw in Tirana

The second game (courtesy of Fide and Anastasiya Karlovich)

Hou Yifan was unable to obtain anything against Humpy Koneru who opted for the solid Petroff Defence in the second game of the Women's World championship match. The third game will be on Thursday the 17th of November after a rest day on Wednesday.

So summing up the second game:

White	Rating	Country	Result	Black	Rating	Country	Moves	Opening
Hou Yifan	2578	CHN	0.5-0.5	Humpy Koneru	2600	IND	42	Petroff's Defence

Here are a few details about the players:

Name	Rating	Country	Age	Highest ever rating	World rank	Points
Hou Yifan	2578	China	17	2612 (May 2011)	3	1
Humpy Koneru	2600	India	24	2623 (July 2009)	2	1

The first game:

White	Rating	Country	Result	Black	Rating	Country	Moves	Opening
Humpy Koneru	2600	IND	0.5-0.5	Hou Yifan	2578	CHN	80	Catalan Opening

More information from the World Chess Federation website:

http://www.fide.com/

and

http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com