On July 17th the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov participated in the ceremony of placing a base stone for the future Zhu Chen Chess Academy in Lucheng of Wenzhou. It is remarkable that this is the first personified academy in...
Commission for Women’s Chess in South Korea
The Commission for Women’s Chess was busy late in the year. While I was in South Africa to promote chess and conduct training, my friend and former Women’s World Champion Xie Jun did the same in South Korea. Full...
Top female players work to boost Women’s Chess
As the co-chair of FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, I recently nominated GMs Antoaneta Stefanova (former women’s world champion), Humpy Koneru (#2 ranked female in the world), Zhu Chen (former women’s world champion), and Kateryna Lahno (women’s world blitz...
A classic WWC match
Xie Jun – Maia ChiburdanidzeWomen’s World Championship, Manila (3), 1991Ruy Lopez [C96] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 In her book Chess Champion from China, Jun wrote: “I was pleased to see a main-line Ruy Lopez….” This...
One of my memorable games
This picture was taken at the 2004 Chess Olympiad in Calvia, Spain This is the game that gave me the 4th World Championship title. Polgar, Zsuzsa (2550) – Xie Jun (2530) [D74]Wch (Women) Jaen (13), 1996 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3...