This is Sylvia Yang, the best performer in the girls’ sections. Here are the list of the players who qualified for the 2007 Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls in Cherry Hill, NJ by winning or tying for 1st at the Susan Polgar World Open Championship for Girls (must meet age and residency req): – […]
A winner from England
Emma Bentley (England) won the girls under 11 section with the score of 5.5 / 6. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A controversial article about women in chess
Mate check – women play worse against menBy Roger Dobson and Tom McTaguePublished: 03 June 2007The IndependentWomen make up only 1 per cent of chess Grandmasters. Yet according to a new study their under-performance is not down to lack of ability, but an awareness that they are expected to do badly. Researchers have shown that […]
Fascinating interview with the legendary Chiburdanidze
At the last day of the Championship a most expected guest – 5 time World Champion, without exaggeration, the most famous chess player Maya Chiburdanidze visited the press-centre. And one more time she pleased us with her inexhaustible optimism, wisdom and charm. – Maya Grigoryevna, please tell us about your impressions of the Championship.– Finally […]
China dominated women’s world team championship!
China crowned world chess championBy Cruz Fang(chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2007-05-29 11:39 Beijing – China smashed Botswana 4-0 on May 28 to clinch the trophy at the first World Women’s Team Chess Championship even though there is one more round to go. China now leads the tournament of 10 teams with 15 points; Russian trails behind with 13 […]
China clinched world title by trouncing Czech 3.5-.5
China has virtually clinched the World Women’s Team Championship by trouncing the Czech team by the score of 3.5 – .5. China will face Botswana next and it is a lock that the score will be 4-0. The Botswana team has not scored a single point. China will then face Germany in the last round. […]
The success of China and demise of the US
The young Chinese team dominates – Photo courtesy of ChessBaseL to R: Huang Qian, Zhao Xue, Hou Yifan, Sheng Yang and Ruan Lufei After crushing Russia and Poland 4-0 and Vietnam 3.5 – .5, China continued to dominate Ukraine and Armenia 3.5 – .5 in the Women’s World Team Championship. The only team that held […]
China crushed Ukraine 3.5 – .5
China thrash Ukraine 3.5-0.5 at Women´s Chess ChampionshipSource: CCTV.com05-25-2007 10:15 China is also doing pretty well in the World Women’s Team Chess Championship. They now find themselves just one step away from the title. The fifth round was a rather one-sided affair, with the Chinese thrashing their Ukrainian opponents by 3 and a half points […]
Chinese women’s team blanks Poland 4-0!
In the second round of the World Women’s Team Championship, the Chinese Women’s Team defeated the powerhouse Russia 4-0! That was unprecedented. They then followed it up by beating a very strong Polish team by the same 4-0 score! In the first round, they dominated Vietnam by the score of 3.5 / 4. Their score […]
China scored a stunning 4-0 against Russia
In round 2 of the World Women’s Chess Team Championship, China scored a stunning 4-0 against the powerful Russian team! This kind of score does not usually happen in high level competition. China 4-0 Russia Zhao Xue 1-0 Kosintseva, TatianaHou Yifan 1-0 Kosintseva, NadezhdaRuan Lufei 1-0 Korbut, EkaterinaHuang, Qian 1-0 Tairova, Elena Here is the […]