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
... more »
Women's World Chess Championship Match, Game 5 Drawn
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 12 hours ago
Photo from the official website (http://taizhou2013.fide.com/) View the
game (http://www.pogonina.com/houush6/dgt_chesstheatre.htm) Expert opinions
about the match (http://pogonina.com/index.php?option=com_content task=view
id=2041 Itemid=1) Women's live chess ratings... more »
FIDE WWCC Match - Round 5
*[image: IMG 2886]
Round 5: draw in 61 moves*
The fifth game of the Women’s World Championship Match also finished in a
draw. According to regulations and drawing of colors, Hou Yifan had white
pieces for the second time in a raw. Once again Keres Attack appeared on
the board and both teams seemed ready for theoretical battle. It was Anna
Ushenina who chose another line compare to the previous game, nevertheless,
as in the fourth round, the game was transferred to the ending quite
quickly. Anna Ushenina managed to get quite promising position but missed
her chance to fight for adva... more »
The Chess Girls who will Spend September in Tashkent
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
The third event of the Women's Chess Grand Prix Series 2013-14 begins in
Tashkent September 17. Some of the best women players have enlisted to play
including both Anna Ushenina and Hou Yifan (who are currently fighting for
the world title in Tanzhou, China). There is also the 12th Women's World
Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk playing. Which means three women's world
chess champions. Then check the list... you have another form world champion
- Antoaneta Stefanova. Not a bad line-up at all!
... more »
World's Oldest Chess Club hosts Zurich Chess Challenge Jan, 2014: Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, Nakamura, Gelfand, Caruana to Play
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
*Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk during a simul at Zurich Chess Club. Read
post at www.chessqueen.com.*
The Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 will be the first encounter between India’s
Viswanathan Anand and Norway’s Magnus Carlsen after their forthcoming world
championship match in Chennai.
From Wednesday, 29 January to Tuesday, 4 February 2014, they will compete
in the 3rd Zurich Chess Challenge along with four other great chess stars
Levon Aronian
(Arm), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Fabiano Caruana (It) ... more »
David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 15 hours ago
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com In this special
weekly... more »
Chess Tactics
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
Laurusus (2398) - Vidit (2565), 2013 Black to move Precise calculation
required. How should Black proceed?
Two International Chess Open Tournaments in New Delhi area in January 2014
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Would you like to spend an entire January in India in 2014? Two special
chess tournaments are being organised back-to-back in India in January,
2014. The 2nd Gurgaon Open and the 12th Delhi Open will be held between 1st
and 16th January in the Indian capital and nearby Gurgaon (20km distance).
The 2nd Gurgaon International Open Chess Tournament will take place on
from 1-8th January, 2014, at the Suncity School, Suncity Township, Sector
54, in Gurgaon. The tournament is organized by the Haryana C... more »
GM Bator Sambuev wins Montreal Open Chess Championship 2013
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
The Quebec Chess Federation staged the 2013 Montreal Open Championship on
6-8th September at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, 3200 Côte Sainte-Catherine,
Montréal.
The tournament was held in four sections: Section A Open, Section B
(U2000), Section C (U1600) and Section D (U1200). All sections were played
over five rounds of Swiss system.
The Open section had 34 participants. GM Bator Sambuev took the top prize
with perfect 5,0/5 score, a full point ahead of IM Jean Hebert. Full
standings below.
The U2... more »
Chess Week on Twitter
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
Pogonina.com offers you a selection of some of the most... more »
Natalia Pogonina: 20 Questions (Kingpin Interview)
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
Natalia Pogonina has been interviewed by Kingpin Chess Magazine Natalia
Pogonina (born 9 March 1985) is a Russian chess player... more »
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ACP Chess Rapid Knockout: Alexander Grischuk wins Battle of Nerves vs Ian Nepomniachtchi in Final
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
*
Photos: Lennart Ootes
*
The high-energy ACP Rapid Chess Knockout has just concluded in Riga,
Latvia. The final was an exciting battle of nerves with Alexander Grischuk
beating fellow Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final.
The entire tournament had excellent live commentary in Russian and English.
There was quite a friendly atmosphere as well. In fact, that's what chess
is all about. Just before the last game, Grischuk and Nepomniachtchi
engaged in an animated conversation even though they w... more »
Three Remain in Hunt for Sinquefield Cup
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
Magnus Carlsen: unstoppable, as usual Report: Brian Jerauld Photos: Carmen
Schuette There’s just one round left in the strongest tournament ever... more »
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.
Aft... more »
Bradford Chess Festival held in Honour of Late MP Marsha Singh
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Here is this nice chess report from the United Kingdom, Bradford to be
precise. The brothers of late Bradford MP Marsha Singh were among 125 keen
amateur chess players who took on masters of the game. The Chesstival in
the Park event, held around the Mirror Pool in Bradford’s City Park, was
organised to mark the 125th anniversary of the Bradford International Chess
Congress and to commemorate the life of Mr Singh, the former Labour MP for
Bradford West, who died last year, and was himself a keen ... more »
World Chess Championship Anand vs Carlsen Clash of Generations: Chief Arbiter Ashot Vardapetyan
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Chess lover and chess arbiter Armenia’s Ashot Vardapetyan will be the chief
arbiter at the forthcoming World Chess Championship in November in Chennai,
India. Reigning World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand will try to win the
title for the sixth time. We will have to see whether World No. 1 Magnus
Carlsen can stop him. In either case, this is going to be a very special
chess match.
Ashot Vardapetyan says, in an e-mail interview to Indian newspaper, The
Hindu, "I would prefer not to discuss t... more »
Sinquefield Chess Cup 2013 Last Round Today: Nakmura, Aronian, Carlsen Fighting for Title Win
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
The super-strong chess tournament in the US, the Sinquefield Chess Cup
reaches its climax today in the final round: GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Levon
Aronian and GM Magnus Carlsen all have chances at winning the inaugural
tournament!
Both games were drawn on Saturday: Magnus Carlsen (3.5/5) - Hikaru Nakamura
(3.0/5) and Levon Aronian (2.5/5) - Gata Kamsky (1.0/5). All three -
Nakamura, Aronian and Carlsen have a chance to win the title.
Yes, before we forget, US No. 1 Hikaru Nakamura turned up wit... more »
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