Dear Colleagues!
WWCC match has started!
The clock in the first game of FIDE World Women’s Chess Championship Match has started at 3 PM on the 14th of November. The first move 1. d4 of Humpy Koneru was done by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the replying 1….Nf6 of Hou Yifan was made by the President of Albanian chess federation Rezart Taci.
The official tournament web page: http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com/
Anastasiya Karlovich
FIDE Press officer
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Good job women have a separate WC to men. There’s nearly a 200 ELO difference to the players in the upcoming mens WC.