ROUND 1

WIM Svetlana Agrest Sweden 	- Christin Andersson Sweden		1-0
Nina Hagesaether Norway		- WFM Susanne Berg Sweden  		1/2
Esmat Guindy Danmark		- Ellen Hagesaether Norway		1-0
Tanja Rantanen Finland		- WIM Johanna Paasikangas-Tella Finland 1-0
WIM Niina Koskela Finland	- WIM Evgenia Peicheva-Hansen Danmark 	1-0

The Nordic Zonal tournament for ladies has started.

In the first round the big favourite Johanna Paasikangas-Tella lost to Tanja Rantanen, the young Finnish player, who attacked effectively. WIM Svetlana Agrest from Sweden and WIM Niina Koskela started also by winning their first game.

The game of the round 1

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O h5 9. Nd4 Bg6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. d3 Be7 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nh4 Bh7 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. dxe4 g5 18. Nf3 g4 19. Nh4 gxh3 20. Bxh3 O-O-O 21. Rfd1 Qe5 22. Bg2 Qxb2 23. Rab1 Qe5 24. Rd3 Rhg8 25. Ra3 Qc5 26. Rab3 Nb6 27. a4 Nfd7 28. Qe1 Nxa4 29. Rxb7 a5

30. Qe2! Ndb6 31. Qa6 Qc4 32. Qa7 1-0

Games in PGN.