Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Chess News
At 2011 Women's World Chess Championshipl, Tirana

First Game - Monday, November 14
Humpy Koneru (IND) ½-½ Hou Yifan (CHN)

Women's World Championship stated in Albania where Humpy Koneru is challenging reigning women's world champion Hou Yifan ... The match consists of 10 games and the winner of the Match shall be the first player to score 5.5 points or more.

Before this Yifan beat Humpy in the semifinals of the last two 64 player knock out world championships in 2008 and 2010 ... This year it is a match play to decide the world championship.

Humpy Koneru managed draw with Hou Yifan playing with White in the first game of the match ... Humpy played chose a rare line in Catalan (12. a4) and reached a pleasant position ... Later White made exchanges in the center that simplified the position ... But in a trouble time Hou Yifan confidently went for a pawn less rook ending, where the draw was soon agreed.

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