Round 1 results GM Muzychuk, M. (0) 2542 ½-½ GM Volokitin, A. (0) 2640 GM Areshchenko (0) 2682 1-0 GM Fedorchuk, S.. (0) 2633 GM Kovchan, A. (0) 2590 1-0 GM Zubarev, A. (0) 2540 GM Efimenko, Z. (0) 2647 1-0 GM Neverov, V. (0) 2502 GM Kuzubov, Y. (0) 2640 1-0 GM Sivuk, Vitaly (0) 2512 GM Kryvoruchko (0) 2717 ½-½ GM Kravtsiv, M. (0) 2621 […]
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 from Lviv against Chinese contender Hou Yifan, will start in Lviv on March 1, 2016. Under […]
Mariya or Yifan? Who will win?

Who will the upcoming Women’s World Championship Match? Mariya Muzychuk Hou Yifan pollcode.com
Mariya Muzychuk continues excellent form by leading Women’s GP by a full point

The fourth round left the youngest Muzychuk sister as the sole leader, with a clear point advantage, after Mariya was able to defeat Natalia Zhukova in an interesting game which served to prove again one of the main strong points of the current World Champion: she makes few mistakes. Mariya, like Magnus Carlsen, knows how […]
Mariya Muzychuk leads Monte Carlo Women’s GP by a full point after 4 rounds

http://monaco2015.fide.com Round 4 results Dzagnidze, Nana (GEO) vs Cramling, Pia (SWE) [1/2-1/2] Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat (IRI) vsKosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS) [0-1] Zhukova, Natalia (UKR) vs Muzychuk, Mariya (UKR) [0-1] Muzychuk, Anna (UKR) vs Hou, Yifan (CHN) [1/2-1/2] Skripchenko, Almira (FRA) vs Pogonina, Natalija (RUS) [1/2-1/2] Stefanova, Antoaneta (BUL) vs Koneru, Humpy (IND) [1-0] Standings after 4 rounds […]
Mariya Muzychuk leads Monte Carlo Women’s GP with perfect 2-0 score

Round 2 results Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat (IRI) vsZhukova, Natalia (UKR) [1/2-1/2] Muzychuk, Anna (UKR) vs Pogonina, Natalija (RUS) [0-1] Hou, Yifan (CHN) vs Koneru, Humpy (IND) [0-1] Skripchenko, Almira (FRA) vs Cramling, Pia (SWE) [0-1] Stefanova, Antoaneta (BUL) vs Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS) [1-0] Dzagnidze, Nana (GEO) vs Muzychuk, Mariya (UKR) [0-1] Standings after 2 rounds 1 […]
Dates for FIDE Women’s World Championship Match set

The dates for the FIDE Women’s World Championship Match between Mariya Muzychuk and Hou Yifan are set for 1-18th March 2016, TASS reported. The match will be held in Lviv, Ukraine. The Organizing Committee for the match held a meeting on 31st August in Kiev. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Minister of Sports and Youth Igor […]
Ukrainian President gives green light for Women’s World Championship 2016

Poroshenko creates organizing committee to prepare and conduct chess match for world champion title among women in 2016 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed the decree on creating an organizing committee to prepare and conduct the chess match for world champion title among women in 2016, the president’s press service reported. “According to the decree, Head […]
World Champion Mariya Muzychuk visiting Montenegro

Women’s World Champion Mariya Muzychuk and her sister GM Anna Muzychuk are visiting Montenegro Chess Federation from 6th to 16th July. On 7th July Mariya Muzychuk opened the Chess House in Bijelo Polje, and then held a simultaneous exhibition for the local chess players. On 15th July Mariya Muzychuk will attend the press conference of […]
Ukraine to hold World Championship Match Mariya Muzychuk – Hou Yifan

Ukraine to hold World Championship Match Mariya Muzychuk – Hou Yifan Jul 2, 2015 FIDE delegation led by President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov visited Lviv to accept the application from the Ukrainian Chess Federation to hold the Women’s World Championship Match. The World Championship Match between Mariya Muzychuk and challenger, former World Champion, winner of FIDE Grand […]