Women’s World Ch Game #3
High Tension in Game 3
After yesterday’s loss, Ju Wenjun played ‘all in‘ in today’s game. A sharp King’s Indian soon appeared on … Read the rest
High Tension in Game 3
After yesterday’s loss, Ju Wenjun played ‘all in‘ in today’s game. A sharp King’s Indian soon appeared on … Read the rest
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Nerves ruled the day! The current World Champion, Ju Wenjun, had the white pieces against Katerina Lagno. A complicated opening lead to … Read the rest
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And then there were two! Katerina Lagno defeated Mariya Muczychuk 2-0 in today’s tiebreaks, qualifying for the Finals against Ju Wenjun. A … Read the rest
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Alexandra Kosteniuk pressed hard, got a small edge, but was not able to score the point against Ju Wenjun necessary to tie … Read the rest
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And then there were four…Kosteniuk, Lagno, Mariya Muczychuk and Ju Wenjun. Today the first game of the Semi-finals took place in Khanti-Mansiysk, … Read the rest
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Today was all about controlling one’s nerves! When the smoked clear 2 Russians, 2 Chinese, 2 Ukranians, 1 Kazakhstani and 1 Uzbek … Read the rest
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White carried the day with key victories, allowing Abdumalik, Gunina and Stefanova to catch up and now they can play the tie … Read the rest
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The first game of round 3 of the Women’s World Championship was held earlier today. One of the first games to finish … Read the rest
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Israeli IM Yuliya Shvayger
My principal complaint with the FIDE knock-out system for high level tournaments is that the bar is set … Read the rest
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FIDE struggled this year to find a sponsor for the Women’s World Championship, but the usual ‘last resort’ Khanty-Mansiysk bravely stepped up … Read the rest