Draw in first game

Humpy Koneru kept trying for 80 moves with the White pieces, but was unable to shake Hou Yifan's resolve. So the first of ten classical games ended in a draw. World Champion Hou Yifan with have White in the next game.

So summing up 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

Here are a few details about the players:

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

More information from the World Chess Federation website:

http://www.fide.com/

and

http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com