World MindSport Games 2012

The 2012 World Mindsport Games has begun in Beijing, China.  Chess is just one of the disciplines that are been contested. The others are bridge, draughts (checkers), Go, and Chinese chess.

Chess has three categories, rapid, blitz and blindfold. The rapid is currently in progress and third round is already in progress as of writing.

The men's section participants (all grandmasters) -
Karjakin Sergey
Leko Peter
Morozevich Alexander
Aronian Levon
Grischuk Alexander
Giri Anish
Jobava Baadur
Kamsky Gata
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar
Fressinet Laurent
Bologan Viktor
Nakamura Hikaru
Radjabov Teimour
Wang Hao
Ding Liren
Ivanchuk Vassily

The women participants -
GM     Koneru Humpy
GM     Zhao Xue
IM     Zatonskih Anna
GM     Yifan Hou
GM     Lahno Kateryna
GM     Zhu Chen
IM     Paehtz Elisabeth
GM     Stefanova Antoaneta
GM     Muzychuk Anna
GM     Cmilyte Viktorija
GM     Danielian Elina
GM     Kosteniuk Alexandra
GM     Cramling Pia
GM     Socko Monika
IM     Khotenashvili Bela
GM     Harika Dronavalli

Giri played an attractive sacrificial game against Alexander Morozevich in round 2.