Hou Yifan vs Judit Polgar Chess Video: Who Won?
Hello chess blog friends, it was a historic chess encounter between the women's world chess champion and the top-rated woman chess player at that time - Hou Yifan versus Judit Polgar at the Gibraltar Chess Tournament in 2012. Macauley Peterson's video includes highlights from Round 7 with excerpts from GM Simon Williams live commentary at the 10th Gibraltar Chess Festival. Enjoy.
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Asian Chess Federation gives GM Eugene Torre 'Lifetime Achievement Award'
Hello chess blog friends, the Asian Chess Federation has honored Grandmaster Eugene Torre with a 'Lifetime Achievement' Award. GM Torre is the first Grandmaster from Asia. The Philippine Star has a nice profile of the Grandmaster.
“I am humbled, happy and very grateful to receive this award,” the 62-year-old Torre, who is Asia’s first grandmaster, told The STAR in a text message yesterday.
The Asian Chess Federation, headed by Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan, held the first annual Asian Chess Excellence Awards last June 25 at the Danat Hotel in the United Arab Emirates.
Torre’s contributions to Philippine chess are unmatched.
At 22, he became Asia’s first grandmaster following a silver medal finish in the 1974 Chess Olympiad in Nice, France. Two years later, in a tournament in Manila, he defeated then world champion Anatoly Karpov.
Torre went on to lead Philippine chess to greater heights, and helped promote the sport in the Asian region under the guidance of then FIDE president Florencio Campomanes of the Philippines.
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He took part in 20 Chess Olympiads, 19 of which were consecutive, sharing the coveted record with Hungary’s Lajos Portisch. When the 41st Olympiad is held in Norway in August, Torre will man Board 4 for the Philippines.
“This recognition has further acknowledged the contributions we Filipinos, foremost of whom was Florencio Campomanes, have done for the promotion of chess in Asia,” said Torre.
The top officials of the ACF, including deputy president Casto Abundo of the Philippines, said the award is “in recognition of his (Torre) success as Asia’s first grandmaster and his many victories and world records.”
Some other awards included
- Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao received the “Chess Patron of the Year” award “in recognition of his inspiration to sports fans around the world and his support for the Asian Continental Championships inspiring millions of youths to learn chess.”
- Ruler of Sharjah, H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi was awarded the “Man of the Year” for his “generous donation” that helped build the biggest chess club in the world.
- Viswanathan Anand of India was named “Player of the Year”
- Reigning Women's World Champion Hou Yifan of China was “Woman Player of the Year.”
- GM Yu Yangyi received the “Best Junior Player of the Year” for ruling the World Junior Championship and Asian Indoor Games.
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Lopota Chess Grand Prix Trivia: Huge Congrats to Hou Yifan; Name all the Glorious Chess Girls!
Hello chess blog friends, a huge congratulations to Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan for winning the Chess Grand Prix in Lopota, Georgia. Let's be a little more sylish and say '祝贺您 (Zhùhè nín) to Hou Yifan! You can read a final report on the event at the official website with excellent photos by Alina l'Ami.
Playing excellent chess - Hou Yifan of China.
But, our trivia question for the day: Can you name all the glorious girls in this photo who took part in the premier chess event?
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Online Chess Simul with Women's World Chess Champ Hou Yifan: FIDE Online Arena, May 15
Hello chess friends, you can now play the women's world chess champion Hou Yifan of China in an online chess simul!
The FIDE Chess Online Arena has some special events coming up.
Women’s World Champion Hou Yifan takes on FIDE online arena full members in the 1st weekly time-handicap master challenge:
Thursday May the 15th
2pm - 3pm CET (12pm – 1pm UTC)
When its’ one solid hour of non-stop time handicap challenges even the World’s No 1 women player can be put under serious pressure. Exciting & entertaining chess is guaranteed.
Join the fun - Join now.
Become a full member and get official FIDE ratings, unequalled anti-cheating protection and master simuls & challenges
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Every week full members will have the opportunity to go head to head with the world’s finest chess players in the online arena.
Women’s World Champion Hou Yifan, Alexey Shirov, Rafael Leitao, Tania Sachdev, Alexy Dreev, Alexander Ipatov, Arkadij Naiditsch and Viktor Moskalenko are some of players' simuls that have been planned so far.
Coming soon:
GM Phenomenon Alexander Ipatov May 20th
GM Superstar Aleksej Shirov May 23th
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May 2014 Chess Ratings: Carlsen, Polgar No. 1; Grischuk, Kosteniuk Top-Rated Russians at No. 3 and 8!
Hello everyone,
The May FIDE chess ratings list is out and World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway maintains his No. 1 slot. Also maintaining his second spot is Levon Aronian of Armenia. Alexander Grischuk is now the highest rated Russian at No. 3 followed by former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand of India. Grischuk added a whopping 15 points to his rating to get to the No. 3 slot while Vladimir Kramnik fell following the Candidates.
In the women's list, Judit Polgar of Hungary, Hou Yifan of China and Koneru Humpy of India keep the top three slots. Alexandra Kosteniuk remains the top Russian woman chess player and actually improves on her previous month's no. 9 slot by moving up to no. 8 by earning five rating points. Hou Yifan has earned 11 rating points. Viktorija Cmiylte has done well to earn 14 points and jump up to 10th position in the women's list.
Russia is still the strongest chess country in the world according to ratings in the elite of the chess world. Three Grandmasters from Russia - Alexander Grischuk, Vladimir Kramnik and Sergey Karjakin are in the top-10 of the men's list. There is one Russian Grandmaster in the top-10 of the women's list as well - Alexandra Kosteniuk. China could be next as they have three Grandmasters in the top-10 of the world, but these are in the women's list only - Yifan, Zhao and Wenjun.
Top 20 women chess players in the world
Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2685 0 1976
2 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2629 11 1994
3 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2613 0 1987
4 Muzychuk, Anna g SLO 2561 13 1990
5 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2541 11 1987
6 Lagno, Kateryna g UKR 2540 11 1989
7 Zhao, Xue g CHN 2538 11 1985
8 Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2532 11 1984
9 Ju, Wenjun wg CHN 2526 3 1991
10 Cmilyte, Viktorija g LTU 2525 8 1983
11 Muzychuk, Mariya m UKR 2521 4 1992
12 Khotenashvili, Bela g GEO 2518 3 1988
13 Kosintseva, Nadezhda g RUS 2513 0 1985
14 Hoang, Thanh Trang g HUN 2509 1 1980
15 Gunina, Valentina g RUS 2507 9 1989
16 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2507 0 1963
17 Harika, Dronavalli g IND 2503 9 1991
18 Ruan, Lufei wg CHN 2503 0 1987
19 Pogonina, Natalija wg RUS 2501 6 1985
20 Ushenina, Anna g UKR 2495 11 1985
Top 20 men chess players in the world
Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2882 1 1990
2 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2815 3 1982
3 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2792 7 1983
4 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2785 0 1969
5 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2783 0 1992
6 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2783 0 1975
7 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2772 0 1987
8 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2772 0 1975
9 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2770 7 1990
10 Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2768 6 1983
11 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2760 0 1985
12 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2758 0 1990
13 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2753 6 1976
14 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2753 0 1968
15 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2753 0 1969
16 Adams, Michael g ENG 2750 3 1971
17 Giri, Anish g NED 2746 4 1994
18 Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2742 6 1987
19 Leko, Peter g HUN 2737 7 1979
20 Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2735 6 1990
The FIDE chess ratings website can be accessed at the official website.
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Khanty Mansiysk Women's Chess GP Top Three Winners - Hou, Girya, Kosteniuk!
Hello Chess Blog friends,
12th Women's World Chess Champion and her successor meet once again for an exciting draw and the third and first place at the Khanty Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix...
... and, Olga Girya in the background earning the second place with a very strong performance! Photos: Nikolay Bochkarev
Here's some exciting chess news from Khanty Mansiysk where the FIDE Women's GP has just concluded. The top three winners are reigning women's world chess champion Hou Yifan of China, Olga Girya of Russia (who picks up a GM norm) and 12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk!
Eleven rounds of exciting chess had Hou Yifan win the event with a strong 1.5 points, but the Russian girls were right behind all along. The last round witnessed a fierce struggle between Hou Yifan and Alexandra Kosteniuk, but the game was drawn.
Local Russian player Olga Girya proved to be the hero of the event playing above her rating and picking up an important GM norm. Alexandra Kosteniuk - with her fans cheering on twitter - played her usual killer chess to claim the unshared third place. She was the only one against whom Hou Yifan seemed to be under any pressure during the tournament.
Two players tied for fourth with six points - Anna Muzychuk and Kateryna Lagno.
FINAL STANDINGS
The prize distribution photos will be available soon. You can also look forward to a nice post by Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk on her personal blog soon enough. Great round-wise reports by Alina l'Ami, along with nice photos by Nikolay Bochkarev, are available on the official website.
But, don't go away yet from Khanty Mansiysk! Tomorrow begins the Women's World Rapid Chess Championship followed by the Women's World Blitz Chess Championship.
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Beijing Chess Event SportAccord World Mind Games 2013: Congrats to Karjakin, Yifan for Gold
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
Congratulations to Sergey Karjakin and Hou Yifan for winning the blitz event at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2013 in Beijing this Sunday.
Sergey Karjakin from Russia won the blitz tournament with 19.5 out of 30 games. Levon Aronian from Armenia finished with the same score, but he lost the direct match 0,5-1,5 and he had to settle for the silver medal. The third place was shared by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan. The same tie-break score decided, a bronze medal went to the French man.
The last part of the chess event was very exciting with Le Quang Liem taking away the initial lead that Shakhriyar Mamedyarov had gained. But, some successive losses by Liem allowed others to catch up.
The women's blitz chess event saw reigning women's word chess champion Hou Yifan win the event ahead of Valentina Gunina. Both dominated the event. Yifan picked up the gold with 21.5 points, Gunina got the silver with 19.5 points and Anna got the bronze with 18.5 points
The next two days we will feature the ”Basque” event, where the players face each other in two simultaneously played games!
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FIDE Chess Ratings December 1 Announced: Carlsen, Judit Stay No. 1; Kramnik, Kosteniuk Russia No. 1
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The latest FIDE chess ratings list has been announced. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen remains the highest-rated human on the planet with 2782 - a record he had set in April 2013. Carlsen earned two rating points for beating Viswanathan Anand at the Chennai World Chess Championship 2013 recently.
Levon Aronian is the only player, besides Magnus, rated over 2800 elo though, the Armenian is still about 79 points behind. Vladimir Kramnik is third with 2793. Hikaru Nakamura of the US is at fourth place with 2786.
World Chess Ratings Top-20
1 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2872 10 1990
2 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2803 9 1982
3 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2793 0 1975
4 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2786 0 1987
5 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2785 7 1975
6 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2783 8 1983
7 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2782 9 1992
8 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2777 0 1968
9 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2773 10 1969
10 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2758 11 1976
11 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2757 8 1985
12 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2756 0 1990
13 Adams, Michael g ENG 2754 8 1971
14 Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2754 0 1983
15 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2745 11 1990
16 Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2741 0 1987
17 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2740 10 1983
18 Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2737 9 1985
19 Wang, Hao g CHN 2735 3 1989
20 Giri, Anish g NED 2734 10 1994
In the women's list, Judit Polgar retains her number 1 spot with 2693. In second place is Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan with 2629. India's Humpy Koneru is third with 2607. Chessqueen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk is back in the top-10 with a fantastic two months of hard work! Read all about it in her post at ChessQueen. She is now the #1 woman chess player in Russia and tied for world number 8 with a rating of 2527 along with Bela Khotenashvili. Vladimir Kramnik remains top Russian player in the men's group.
World Women's Chess Ratings Top-20
1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2693 8 1976
2 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2629 0 1994
3 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2607 3 1987
4 Zhao, Xue g CHN 2568 3 1985
5 Muzychuk, Anna g SLO 2566 0 1990
6 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2557 9 1987
7 Lagno, Kateryna g UKR 2543 9 1989
8 Khotenashvili, Bela m GEO 2527 9 1988
9 Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2527 8 1984
10 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2525 3 1963
11 Cmilyte, Viktorija g LTU 2514 9 1983
12 Ju, Wenjun wg CHN 2514 3 1991
13 Kosintseva, Nadezhda g RUS 2513 9 1985
14 Gunina, Valentina g RUS 2509 10 1989
15 Hoang, Thanh Trang g HUN 2507 10 1980
16 Muzychuk, Mariya m UKR 2503 8 1992
17 Sebag, Marie g FRA 2501 9 1986
18 Ushenina, Anna g UKR 2501 8 1985
19 Krush, Irina m USA 2499 12 1983
20 Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2496 0 1986
For a full list of all ratings read this FIDE page. For a list of the progress chart, read this FIDE chess ratings list.
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Labels: alexander grischuk, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Anna Muzychuk, fide chess ratings december 2013, Hikaru nakamura, Hou Yifan, Judit Polgar, koneru humpy, levon aronian, Magnus Carlsen, vladimir kramnik
Update on 'Extra Terrestrial Chess Life' beyond Planet World Championship 2013 + Rating Quiz
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
It's just about a week to go for the World Chess Championship 2013 in Chennai and most chess newsrooms around the world have squeezed down to reporting on the Anand - Carlsen battle ahead. But, there's life beyond the World Championship Chess Planet... and a strong one at that.
Only Anand and Carlsen have not played any games for the latest FIDE chess ratings list released November 1, 2013. In the women's section, everyone's been busy playing except Judit Polgar, but she remains on top of the list any way with Hou Yifan 60 points away.
Top 20 Players November 2013
Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2870 0 1990
2 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2801 6 1982
3 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2793 9 1975
4 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2786 17 1987
5 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2785 17 1983
6 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2782 25 1992
7 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2777 11 1968
8 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2775 0 1969
9 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2774 6 1975
10 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2757 11 1985
11 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2756 14 1990
12 Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2754 18 1983
13 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2752 14 1976
14 Adams, Michael g ENG 2752 12 1971
15 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2749 13 1983
16 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2742 12 1990
17 Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2741 15 1987
18 Wang, Hao g CHN 2737 25 1989
19 Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2733 9 1983
20 Giri, Anish g NED 2732 19 1994
Top 20 Women November 2013
Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2689 0 1976
2 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2629 6 1994
3 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2618 22 1987
4 Muzychuk, Anna g SLO 2566 6 1990
5 Zhao, Xue g CHN 2565 15 1985
6 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2556 0 1987
7 Lagno, Kateryna g UKR 2542 18 1989
8 Khotenashvili, Bela m GEO 2524 11 1988
9 Kosintseva, Nadezhda g RUS 2523 0 1985
10 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2520 10 1963
11 Ju, Wenjun wg CHN 2518 36 1991
12 Hoang, Thanh Trang g HUN 2511 11 1980
13 Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2510 25 1984
14 Tan, Zhongyi wg CHN 2510 15 1991
15 Sebag, Marie g FRA 2510 0 1986
16 Gunina, Valentina g RUS 2509 24 1989
17 Cmilyte, Viktorija g LTU 2506 7 1983
18 Krush, Irina m USA 2502 0 1983
19 Pogonina, Natalija wg RUS 2499 15 1985
20 Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2496 9 1986
Here's a quick quiz, for which you can find the answers on the main FIDE ratings list. But, we just have to check, whether you've been reading the ratings lists and tracking your favourite chess superstars :)
All questions based on top-20
1- Who's the oldest chess player in each section?
2- Who's played the maximum number of games this October in each section?
3- How many World Chess Champions are in the top-20 in both the lists and name them?
4- Which country has the maximum number of chess players in the top-20... think before answering this one :)
5- What is the rating difference between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand (oops, we too have gone to the World Championship Planet. Sigh)
Enjoy finding the answers to our chess quiz. Look around Chess Blog for updates on the Carlsen vs Anand World Chess Championship and check out this nice website to browse for fun articles on the event in Chennai.
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Time to Observe New Things in Other Parts of Life: Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan has said winning the title against Anna Ushenina "was not as easy as people think!" In an interview with Anastasiya Karlovich for the official website, Hou Yifan also said there was so much else to "expand life" for her like her education, life and other interests. She hinted that she might not defend her title next year. Hou Yifan was also all praise for Ushenina even though she blanked out the latter with three wins and four draws.
The closing ceremony of the World Women’s Chess Championship 2013 match was held in the Taizhou Hotel in Taizhou, China on the morning of the 23rd of September.
The distinguished guests, among who were Continental President from Americas Jorge Vega, FIDE Vice President Mr. Nizar Ali Elhaj, FIDE official David Jarett, the vice-president of Chinese Olympic Committee and Assistant Director of National Sports Bureau, Mrs. Xiao Min, General Secretary of Chinese Chess Assosiation GM Ye Jiangchuan, Delegate & Vice General Secretary Mrs. Abigail TIAN, the organizers and sponsors from “China Medical center” congratulated the new World Champion Hou Yifan and former world champion Anna Ushenina.
Mrs. Xiao Min, the vice-president of Chinese Olympic Committee and Assistant Director of National Sports Bureau officially сlosed the Women’s World Championship Match 2013.
Pictures from the closing ceremony.
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Women's World Chess Championship 2013: Ushenina's Loss to Yifan due to bad Time management, says Second Khalifman
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
The self-destruction of Anna Ushenina at the Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan has been a big disappointment for the Ukrainian Grandmasters' fans. In an interview to Anastasiya Karlovich, one of Ushenina's seconds, Grandmaster Alexander Khalifman blames time management for the major problems.
Anastasiya Karlovich: It remains a mystery for many people still what happened to Anna Ushenina in the Women’s World Championship Match. Please tell us about it. What were the reasons for her defeat?
Alexander Khalifman: We realized that Yifan was the favourite, yet the match was not hopeless. Anna has some weak points, but we thought Anna would be able to keep the balance. Well, what to say, just everything started to fall apart, from the very first game, and it continued later on. It is difficult to estimate what happened. Whether Anna was not psychologically ready for the level of pressure, or something else, but there was one obvious problem she could not solve till the end - her time management. One should not spend so much time! She should have done something with that during the match.
Actually we should have tried to work on it before the match. I feel it was my fault as well. It became crucial when Yifan. having so many pluses already, could also add such an advantage as Anna’s time troubles in each game.
And then the third game was played. It was absolutely a terrible day! It is unclear what happened on that day. And yet, the real critical moment in the match was in the fifth game. It was the most important, the most decisive and actually the final one.
If Anna would have taken that unfortunate pawn on h4, I think she would have won this game. We could see that Hou Yifan felt uncomfortable at this point and the time was equal - a rare case during the match. The score could have been 2-3 and Anna could have taken the psychological initiative. The match could have started from the beginning. Of course it's silly to say that Anna would have been the favorite.
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Hou Yifan is Women's World Chess Champion 2013
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
China's Hou Yifan has won the Women’s World Championship by beating Anna Ushenina of Ukraine in seven rounds with a score of 5.5 – 1,5.
The match was to consist of 10 games but Hou Yifan got the decisive 5,5 points in 7 games. In the last, seventh round, Anna Ushenina needed to draw or win to stay in the match, but the Chinese player got stable advantage after the opening and was accurate to not to give chances for her opponent. The closing ceremony will be held on the 23rd of September at 10 a.m. at the Taizhou Hotel. Replay the seventh and other games of the world chess championship 2013 with Chess King.
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September 18, 2008: The memorable World Championship Victory for Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk
Women's World Chess Championship 2013: Hou Yifan beats Anna Ushenina again; Extends Lead by 3 Points
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Is this going to be a whitewash at the Women's World Chess Championship 2013? Hou Yifan has won her third game with Black against Anna Ushenina - the reigning Women's World Chess Champion. Yifan needs just one point to win the title she had first won as a 16-year-old. How possible is that Ushenina win at least three of the remaining four games just to stay in the match?
The position became very complex after the opening and as in the previous games Anna had time troubles before the first time control. Hou Yifan masterfully used her chance and went for a sharp continuation. Anna started to make mistakes and her position became lost. The World Champion made the 40th move on the board but lost on time. (Photos: Anastasiya Karlovich)
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Women's World Chess Championship 2013 Round 5: Hou Yifan draws, Keeps 2-Point Lead over Anna Ushenina
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
The fifth game of the Women’s World Chess Championship Match ended in a draw. Challenger Hou Yifan of China had white pieces for the second time in a row and the game steered into the Keres Attack. Anna Ushenina managed to get a promising position, but missed her chances to fight for an advantage. Hou Yifan defended accurately and the game was drawn.
Challenger Hou Yifan continues to hold on to her two point lead in the championship. She has won two games of the five games played so far. All the other three games have been drawn. Official website http://taizhou2013.fide.com/.
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Women's World Chess Championship 2013 Round 4: Hou Yifan holds on to 2-point Lead over Anna Ushenina
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
The fourth game of the Women’s World Championship Match finished in a draw. Sicilian, Keres Attack appeared in the game and already after 14 moves the queens were traded. Former World Champion could have tried to create more problems for her opponent to solve but preferred playing without risk and the game finished in a draw after three-time repetition. Every draw brings the challenger closer to her goal, while the World Champion needs to start seeking victories to catch up with Hou Yifan.
After 4 games Hou Yifan is leading with 3 points. Anna Ushenina has 1 point.
On the 16th of September the players have a rest day. The match will continue on the 17th of September. Hou Yifan will have white pieces again. The measure of changing the colors after the fourth game has a goal to prevent the same player to have white pieces after each of the rest days throughout the match because this might give her an advantage in preparation.
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Women's World Chess Championship Round 3: Hou Yifan Leads by Two Points
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Former Women's World Chess Champion, Hou Yifan appears to be heading for a one-sided victory as Challenger against reigning Women's World Chess Champion Anna Ushenina.
Hou Yifan won the third game of the Women’s World Championship Match on Saturday and is now two points ahead of Anna Ushenina. The event is being held in Taizhou, China. Although both opponents seemed well-prepared in the sharp line of Nimzo-Indian, Black’s 15...Rc8 forced World Champion to sink into deep thought.
After 40 minutes Anna Ushenina came up with a dubious decision which turned out to be the start of her troubles. Hou Yifan didn’t miss her chance to fight for initiative, made few very precise decisions and after 24 moves the game was over. You can replay the game with Chess King.
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Women's World Chess match Game 1: Anna Ushenina loses to Hou Yifan after Time Struggle
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The first game of the Women's World Chess Championship between Anna Ushenina and Hou Yifan has been won by Black in China. Ushenina, playing White, managed to get a good position with white pieces in the first game, but her time management got her into serious trouble.
The position was about equal when the reigning Women’s World Chess Champion lost track and let her opponent get in with a dangerous attack on the Kingside. The first game of the Match has finished after 41 moves. You can replay the full game with Chess King. But, before that, can you try and checkmate in three with Black from this position?
Anna Ushenina has just played 40.BxRd3.
How did Hou Yifan win? Replay the game with Chess King.
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Women's World Chess Championship 2013 Anna Ushenina vs Hou Yifan begins in Taizhou, China
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
The opening ceremony of the Women's World Chess Championship 2013 between Anna Ushenina of Ukraine and Hou Yifan of China was held at the Taizhou Hotel. Xiao Min, the vice-president of Chinese Olympic Committee and Assistant Director of National Sports Bureau, declared the Women’s World Championship Match open.
The drawing of the colour for the first game was the important moment of the ceremony. FIDE Vice President Mr. Chu Bo was offered to choose from two red boxes and found the name of Hou Yifan. That meant she was the one to choose from two other boxes which hid black and white queens inside. Hou Yifan got a black queen – this means that the World Champion Anna Ushenina will have white pieces in the first game.
Yang Junan, the President of Chinese Chess Association welcomed everybody to Taizhou and pointed out that Taizhou is a city with chess traditions. “Through years’ development, under the lead of government and chess association, chess in Taizhou is very popular and contributes a lot to the development of chess in China. Here also comes out many excellent chess players among whom Hou Yifan is the outstanding representative. I believe that this event held in Taizhou will further raise the reputation of Taizhou and promote chess in this city,” said Yang Junan.
FIDE President Kirsan Iljumzhinov congratulated everybody with the start of the Match, expressed his gratitude to Ms. Xiao Min, the Vice president of Chinese Olympic Committee and Assistant Director of National Sports Bureau, the Mayor of Taizhou city Mr. Xu Guoping, FIDE Vice-President Mr. Chu Bo, the President of Chinese Chess Association Mr.Yang Junan, for the attention which chess receives here.
After the opening ceremony the Women’s world champion Anna Ushenina, FIDE President Kirsan Iljumzhinov and guests were invited for the excursion to impressive China Medical City.
In the evening the world champion Anna Ushenina and challenger Hou Yifan inspected the playing venue and checked the lighting. The Chief Arbiter Panagiotis Nikolopoulos drew the attention of the participants to time control, "zero tolerance" rule and the absence of any restrictions concerning draw offer. The members of the Appeals Committee Chairman Jorge Vega, David Jarett and FIDE Supervisor Ali Nihat Yazici were introduced to players.
The first game will start at 3 p.m. local time on 11th of September.
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FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship begins Sept 10 in China
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2013 between the current World Champion Anna Ushenina of Ukraine and her challenger, Hou Yifan of China (former World Champion 2010-2012), is scheduled to start on September 10.
The drawing of colours will be conducted during the opening ceremony which will take place at 3 p.m. The player getting the white colour in game one plays game five with the black pieces). The time control is: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
The winner of the ten-game match is the first player to reach 5.5 points or more. If the scores are level after the regular ten games, after a new drawing of colours, four tie-break games will be played, with 25 minutes for each player and an increment of ten seconds after each move.
If the scores are level after the four rapid games, then, after a new drawing of colours, a match of two games will be played with a time control of five minutes plus three seconds' increment after each move. In case of a level score, another two-game match will be played to determine a winner. If there is still no winner after five such matches (i.e. after ten games), one sudden death game will be played. This involves a drawing of lots, the winner being able to choose the colour. The player with the white pieces receives five minutes, the player with the black pieces four minutes, with an increment of three seconds per move from move 61 on. In case of a draw, the player with the black pieces is declared the winner.
The prize fund for this match is 200,000 Euros and will be split between the players as follows:
60% for the winner and 40% to the loser if the match ends within the 10 regular games. In case the winner is decided by tie-break games, she will receive 55% and loser 45%.
Anna Ushenina holds the title after the 2012 Women's World Chess Championship (knockout format) in Khanty-Mansiysk while Hou Yifan had a right to challenge her after she became first in the Grand Prix Series 2011-2012.
Anna Ushenina and Hou Yifan played their first game in 2006 during World Chess Olympiad (Turin, Italy) and the game ended in a draw. In 2007 another draw was signed during Russian team championship. Hou Yifan took the lead in their encounter in 2007-2008 when she won three games in a row. However, in the end of 2008 Anna Ushenina managed to outplay Chinese prodigy during the European Club Cup. Another draw in 2009 and the players stopped meeting over the board for the next 4 years, till 2013! Anna Ushenina defeated Hou Yifan with black pieces in their last encounter during Geneva Grand Prix.
Games between these two have been consistently hard-fought. Hou Yifan is one point ahead according to overall results. For her part, however, Anna Ushenina played 7 out of 8 games with Black and has victory in their last game at Geneva GP in 2013.
According to FIDE rating Hou Yifan (2609) holds the second position among women after Judit Polgar. Anna Ushenina (2500) is on 17th place.
The official hotel and playing venue: http://www.chunlanhotel.com/
The official website: taizhou2013.fide.com
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