Two more quarterfinalists of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship were determined on Saturday, June 19. 

In the first match of the day, GM Lei Tingjie defeated young Indian star WGM Vaishali R by a score of 14:6.

The 5+1 portion started with an exchange of blows. It was back and forth for six games before Lei Tingjie claimed this segment of the match after winning the seventh game. In the 3+1 section, Lei picked up steam and won four games in a row. Although Vaishali managed to strike back in a couple of bullet games, Chinese #4 eliminated any chance of a possible comeback crushing her opponent in five games at the end.

In the quarterfinals, Lei Tingjie will meet with Antoaneta Stefanova.

Before long, the second match of the day started - the battle between two Ukrainian players GM Anna Muzychuk and IM Iulija Osmak. It appeared to be quite a lopsided affair that ended with 17½:4½ in the favor of Anna who won all three segments. 

"It is the first time for me to play in such a strong tournament and I think lack of experience was my main problem in this match. My opponent played very well. It was a really good fight and I congratulate Anna for this victory," said Iulija Osmak.

"I had some troubles with the French defence in the first portion of the match, 5+1, but then it went better and pretty smoothly," commented Anna Muzychuk. Her next opponent is Harika Dronavalli.

The final Round of 16 Match between GM Hou Yifan and IM Gulnar Mammadova will take place on Sunday, June 20 at 4:30 a.m. PT/13:30 CEST.

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The FIDE Chess.com 2021 Women's Speed Chess Championship is an online competition for titled female players. The qualifiers for the event took place from May 28-June 6, while the main event runs from June 10 to July 3. Players are battling for their share of a total prize fund of $66,000.

Fans can follow the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship by watching the live broadcast with expert commentary on Chess.com/TV and Chess.com's Twitch channel. They will also be able to enjoy the event through Chess.com's Events page (https://www.chess.com/events).

More info and a full schedule of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship can be found here.