Chess Championship, held on March 2–11 in San Diego, California. Here she scored 3½ points in the first five rounds against grandmasters (Alexander Fishbein, Yury Shulman, Boris Kreiman, Boris Gulko and Julio Becerra).
During the San Diego Chess Tournament, held on March 2-11, California, she earned 3½ points in her initial five matches against top-ranked players (Alexander Fishbein, Yury Shulman, Boris Kreiman, Boris Gulko and Julio Becerra).