Game 2 GM Hou, Yifan vs GM Muzychuk, Mariya [1-0] 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Nxe4 6 d4 b5 7 Bb3 d5 8 dxe5 Be6 9 Be3 Be7 10 c3...
Peaceful start at the Women’s World Championship
Game 1 GM Muzychuk, Mariya vs GM Hou, Yifan [1/2-1/2] The first game of the Women’s World Championship Match between Maria Muzychuk and Hou Yifan finished in a draw after 31 moves and 3 hours of play. Hou Yifan...
Women’s World Championship to begin tomorrow
http://www.lviv2016.fide.com Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016 between the current World Champion Maria Muzychuk of Ukraine and her challenger, Hou Yifan of China (former World Champion 2010-2012, 2013-2015) will take place in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 1-18, 2016. The...
Battle of the Chess Queens
Mariya Muzychuk (Ukrainian player, born September 21, 1992) is the 15th Women’s World Champion. Maria was born in the family of professional chess trainers, Natalia and Oleh Muzychuk. She started playing chess at age of 2 and participated in...
100+ point gap entering the WWC
Who will win the Women’s World Championship match 2016? Hou Yifan of China Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine Latest live chess ratings before the Women’s World Championship (2700chess.com). Is it too much of an uphill climb for Mariya Muzychuk...
Can the underdog champ defend her crown?
Who will win the Women’s World Championship match 2016? Hou Yifan of China Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine Chess queen Maria Muzychuk’s opponent Hou Yifan of China has already arrived in western city of Lviv to participate in a...
Hou Yifan arrived in Lviv for Women’s World Championship match
Former women’s world champion and current challenger for the title Hou Yifan has arrived to Lviv, Ukraine, to play the World Championship Match 2016 against the reigning queen Mariya Muzychuk. Hou Yifan arrived with her mother and with trainer...
Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016
Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016 between the current World Champion Maria Muzychuk of Ukraine and her challenger Hou Yifan of China (former World Champion 2010-2012, 2013-2015) will take place in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 1-18, 2016. The first...
IM Artur Frolov wins 1st Lviv Tradition Tournament 2016
The 1st Lviv Chess Tradition Tournament 2016 was a 12-player IM-group round robin tournament, which took place from January 25-31, at the Hotel Nton, in the splendid city of Lviv, situated in western Ukraine. The event was a second category closed tournament, valid for...
Lviv will host the match between Maria Muzychuk and Hou Yifan in 2016
The world’s best female chess player will be named in Lviv The city will host the match between Maria Muzychuk and Hou Yifan in 2016 Tetiana Kozyrieva 16 November, 2015 The women’s championship match, pitting current champion Maria Muzychuk...