The score is now 1-1. The pair will play 2 rapid games to decide the final spot in the Women’s World Championship Final Match. If the score is still tied, they will play 2 blitz games. Let’s hope there...
Koneru ties up the match
[White “GM Koneru”][Black “WGM Hou”][Result “1-0”][ECO “A30”][WhiteElo “2622”][BlackElo “2557”] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Nc2 Bg7 7. e4 d6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 a6...
Can Koneru and Cramling come back?
Women’s World Championship Semi-Final matches: GM Koneru (2622) – GM-elect Hou Yifan (2557)GM Cramling (2544) – GM Kosteniuk (2510) Can Humpy and Pia make a comeback and win with the White pieces? Official website: http://nalchik2008.fide.com Chess Daily News from...
India chess media
Hou stuns Humpy NEW DELHI: China’s 15-year-old wonder-girl Hou Yifan dealt a serious blow to the title aspirations of second seed K. Humpy by inflicting a surprise defeat in the first game of their women’s World championship semifinals at...
Pawn sac for initiative by young Hou
WGM Hou (2557) – GM Koneru (2622) [C95]10.09.2008, Women’s World Championship – Nalchik 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 c5 13.d5 g6...
The highly anticipated battle
Humpy Koneru is the top female talent from India. Yifan Hou is the top young female talent from China. They are the future of women’s chess. They are #1 and #2 rated players in this event. But only one...
Humpy time?
Humpy up against Chinese prodigy9 Sep 2008, 2321 hrs IST , TNN PUNE: With due respect to other semifinalists – Pia Cramling of Sweden and Russian Alexandra Kosteniuk – it’s China’s Hou Yifan who stands between Koneru Humpy and...
Humpy moves on to the semifinal
WGM Shen (2445) – GM Koneru (2622) [D31]WWC – Nalchik, 07.09.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 Nf6 6.e3 0–0 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 b6 9.Ne2 Ba6 10.Bc2 c5 11.0–0 Nc6 12.Re1 Qc7 13.Ng3 Rfe8 14.Bb2 cxd4...
Koneru first to score in the QF
Photo by chessdom GM Koneru (2622) – WGM Shen (2445) [D11]Women’s World Championship, 07.09.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.cxd5 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 cxd5 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Bd3 e6 9.0–0 Bd6 10.Bd2 0–0 11.Qh3 Rc8 12.Rac1 g6 13.f4...
Hoang 1/2 Koneru in Nalchik
GM Hoang Thanh (2487) – GM Koneru (2622) [D00]04.09.2008 / Nalchik – Round 3 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.Nf3 Qb6 5.b3 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Be7 9.Bg3 Nf6 10.Nbd2 c5 11.dxc5 Qxc5 12.0–0 0–0 13.c4...