Humpy out of world championship
Nalchik (Russia) (PTI): Grandmaster Koneru Humpy bowed out of the World Women Chess Championship succumbing to 14-year old Yifan Hao of China in the blitz tiebreak games of the semi-finals here on Friday.
Humpy rose back to level scores twice but Yifan emerged as the better player in the blitz games where she won both the tiebreak games and advanced to the finals where she now meets Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia.
Alexandra had beaten Pia Cramling of Sweden in the other semifinal.
This is the second time in three world championships that Humpy was ousted in the semis. Earlier in 2004, Ekaterina Kovaleskaya of Russia had ousted the Indian star. In the 2006 championship, Humpy had gone out in the second round itself.
Tension and drama was expected in the tiebreak games and the spectators were not devoid of it. Humpy lost the first game of the day playing black under rapid chess rules but came back from a bad position to beat Yifan in the second game.
That set the stage for the rapid games where Yifan won first game with black and kept her cool in the middle of wild complexities in the second.
Humpy had to win to reach the sudden death game but that never happened as Yifan exchanged almost at will to reach a position of strength in the rook and pawns endgame.
Source: Hindu.com
Yifan was simply a better player. Humpy was lucky to even get to the blitz playoff.
Great achivement from the 14-year old Yifan Hao. Congratulations.
By beating Koneru, Hou is guaranteed her 3rd GM norm and becomes the youngest woman to be a GM, regardless the outcome of the final with Kosteniuk. Congratulations to Hou!
Actually Hou’s success is the privilege of the current sport system in China.
Hou is an extremely rare talent in any age and system. Do you see all the other Chinese women are no where close to her now? They are all older too.
There is no doubt that Hou is rare talented. While without the current system in China(Hou is trained every day by a few coaches who were once the best players in China), it would be hard for her to make such glory in the young age.
it would be hard for her to make such glory in the young age.
That is true.
It takes talent, hardwork and good coaching to achieve what Hou has accomplished.
Good point about the supporting system. In the match with Humpy, Yifan had 3 GMs helped her prepare the openings while Humpy had only her dad. Where was Indian support?
Good point about the supporting system. In the match with Humpy, Yifan had 3 GMs helped her prepare the openings while Humpy had only her dad. Where was Indian support?
I do not think Indian chess federation provide such help, unlike Chinese chess federation.
id dont matter what this what that, facts are facts, bobby was the greates chess player with morphy and kaspa, now hou is gm no matter what,,,,,,
She had 3 norms already.
‘Hou is an extremely rare talent in any age and system.’
She ain’t talented. The others are just plain stupid.
‘By beating Koneru, Hou is guaranteed her 3rd GM norm and becomes the youngest woman to be a GM, regardless the outcome of the final with Kosteniuk.’
Who gives a shit?
‘I do not think Indian chess federation provide such help, unlike Chinese chess federation.’
Yup. The Federations sux.
‘id dont matter what this what that, facts are facts, bobby was the greates chess player with morphy and kaspa, now hou is gm no matter what,,,,,,’
Bobby was a fanatic and a lunatic, screw him. He was ill in the brain, that was doping for chess, only stupid doctors can’t figure that out yet. Stupid, I say, damn it.
This whole event has been just as much about Blitz chess as about real chess. The official name they give this title should include mention of “Blitz”.
When you condider the blunders are made in the classic timescheduled games, you thank heaven blitz games were invented.
I don’t understand many of the rating these women have. The level of play is not what one expects.
Is it because they only play each other in women tournaments?
Judith has a real rating and you never see her making silly mistakes so often.
I don’t know about the other contestants, but Hou has done well in many men’s events, including the last world junior championship, and has proven that her rating is not bloated.
As for blunders, I remember Kramnik overlooking a mate in one in a classic time control game not so long ago. And I could mention other recent (albeit less spectacular) examples, so it seems to me that blunders are pretty much gender neutral.
Yes, Kramnik overlooked mate in one against a computer a few years ago. But we all remember this blunder because it’s shocking when one is made.
But now, can you remember all the blunders of Konuru in her last match? Or the ones Hou made in this match? Can you see the difference? This is what I mean.
It’s this frequency!
Ok, maybe, but you’re not addressing my point about Hou being successful in men’s events. It must mean that male players with a comparable Elo are just as prone to blunders.
The problem is that you’re comparing the play of women who are mostly in the 2300-2550 range with that of elite, 2700+ players. It’s obviously not the same.
It takes a lot of hard work, talent for her to be the best if that’s what she wants.
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