2016 Women's World Chess Championship
The Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016 between the current World Champion Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine and Challenger Hou Yifan of China (former World Champion 2010-2012, 2013-2015) takes place in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 1-18, 2016. The first game is scheduled to start at 3 pm local time on 2nd of March 2016. You can watch the games live in our broadcast window at the bottom of this page.
Game six
Photos by Vitaliy Hrabar for the official site
It was about as dramatic a game as could be, and tragic… for Ukrainians and Mariya Muzychuk’s fans. It was generally agreed that the time for solid play and wait-and-see chess was past, and if the title holder wished to defend her crown, she would need to take far more energetic measures than she had until now. She was behind the score by a point, and the Chinese challenger did not seem as if she were about to ease up.
The opening choice was a repeat of game one, the Giuoco Piano AKA Italian game, but this time the Ukrainian quickly eschewed the cautious 7.h3 for the sharper 7.Bg5. The choice soon paid off as she built a significant advantage just begging to unleash hell on her opponent. The opportunity arose when she reached this position:
White has built an excellent position, and the time has come to take
advantage of it. White to play and increase her advantage.
Unfortunately she missed the window of opportunity, and as so often happens in such cases, she began to waffle on how to proceed. Five moves later, at a loss on how to progress, she began to go seriously astray, first by removing her strongest piece, the bishop on c4, from its attacking outpost, and then with a king move that just wasted a tempo. Her knight that had seemed a piece to cause trouble, was now a castaway on the island square of h5, with no hope of rescue.
When the tide had turned decisively, Hou Yifan did not waste time as she found and executed the winning blow.
Things have gone all wrong for White, and now Black has the means to
end White's resistance. White to play and win. Solutions in the game notes.
Game six annotated by GM Adrian Mikhalchishin
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 0-0 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Kg7 11.Qf3 11.b4! Bb6 12.Qf3 Rh8 13.Na3 11...Be6?! 11...a5 12.Nd2 12.Na3!? Bxa3 13.bxa3 Rh8 14.Rab1∞ 12...Rh8 13.h4 Qe7 14.a4 Nd8 12.Nd2 12.b4 Bb6 13.Nd2 Rh8 14.Bd5 12...Rh8 13.h4 13.b4 13...Qe7 14.Bd5 Nxd5?! 15.Bxe7 Ndxe7 16.b4 Bb6 17.b5? 17.g3!? Rh6 18.Nc4 17...Na5 17...Rxh4 18.g3 Bg4 19.Qg2 Bh3 20.Qh2 Rh6 21.bxc6 Bxf1 18.g3 Rag8 9...g4 9...Bg4 10.h3 10.Nbd2 Nh5 10...a6 11.a4 Ba7 12.Re1 Nh5 13.h3 Bc8 14.Nf1 Qf6 15.Ne3 Ne7 15...Nxg3 16.fxg3 h5 16.d4 exd4 17.cxd4 Nxg3 18.fxg3 Nc6 11.Kh1 Qf6 12.h3 Bd7 13.d4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Nf4 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Qg4 Rae8 17.b4 Bb6 18.a4 a6 10...Bh5 11.b4 Bb6 12.Nbd2 Ne7 13.Re1 Ng6 14.Qc2 g4 15.hxg4 Nxg4 16.d4 Qf6 17.Be2 Nf4 18.Nc4 10.Nh4 Nh5 11.a4 a6 12.Na3 Qg5 13.Nc2 Ba7 14.Ne3!? 14.d4 Bd7 15.Qd3 Rae8 16.b4 Ne7 17.f3 Ng6 18.Nxg6 Qxg6 19.fxg4 Nxg3 20.Qxg3 exd4 21.Nxd4 Qxe4 22.Rf4 Qe3+ 23.Kh1 Qxg3 24.hxg3 Re3 14.b4 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Be6 16.Qe2 14...Ne7 14...Bxe3 15.fxe3 Nxg3 16.hxg3 Qxe3+ 17.Kh2 Qg5 18.Qb3 Qg7 19.Nf5 15.d4 15.Qb3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 Qxe3+ 17.Bf2 Qg5 18.g3 Ng7 19.Rae1 Ne6 20.Be3 15...Qg7? 15...Nxg3 16.hxg3 exd4 17.cxd4 Qg7! 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Nef5? 17.Qd2 Nxg3 18.hxg3 h5 19.Rad1 17...Bxf5 18.exf5 Bc5 18...Nxg3 19.hxg3 Nc8! 19.Re1?! 19.f6! Qxf6 19...Nxf6 20.Bxe5 20.Qxg4+ Qg5 21.Qf3 Rab8 22.Rfe1 19...Nxg3 20.hxg3 Kh8 21.Qe2!? 21.Re4 h5 22.Qe2 Bd6 23.f4 23.Rd1! 23...exf4 24.Rxe7 Qf6 25.Rxf7 Rxf7 26.Bxf7 Qxf7 27.gxf4 21...Bd6 22.Qe4 Rab8 23.Be2? 23.f6 Qxf6 24.Qxg4 Rbd8 25.Qe4 23...h5 24.Rad1 Ng8 25.Kh2? 25.a5 Nf6 26.Qe3 Rbd8 27.Bc4 25.Qe3 Nf6 26.b4 25...Qg5 26.Bc4 26.f6 Nxf6 27.Qf5 26...Nf6 27.Qe3 27.Qc2 e4 27...Qxe3 28.Rxe3 e4 29.Re2 Rbd8 29...Kg7 30.Bb3 Rd7 31.f3 Re8 32.Rde1 Rde7 33.Bc2 exf3! 34.Rxe7 Rxe7 35.Rxe7 f2! 36.Rxf7 36.Bd3 Bxe7 36...f1Q 37.Ng6+ Kg8 38.Rxf6 38.Bb3 Bxg3+ 39.Kxg3 Ne4+ 40.Kh2 g3+ 41.Kh3 Qh1# 38...Bc5! 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Muzychuk,M | 2563 | Hou,Y | 2667 | 0–1 | 2016 | C54 | Women's World Championship | 6 |
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Current standings
| Player |
Fed |
Rtg |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
G4 |
G5 |
G6 |
G7 |
G8 |
G9 |
G10 |
Pts |
| Mariya Muzychuk |
UKR
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2563
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½
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0
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½
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½
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½
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0
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2.0
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| Hou Yifan |
CHN
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2667
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½
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1
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½
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½
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½
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1
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4.0
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Schedule
| March 9 |
Wednesday |
15:00 |
Game 6 |
| March 10 |
Thursday |
Day Off |
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| March 11 |
Friday |
15:00 |
Game 7 |
| March 12 |
Saturday |
15:00 |
Game 8 |
| March 13 |
Sunday |
Day Off |
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| March 14 |
Monday |
15:00 |
Game 9 |
| March 15 |
Tuesday |
Day Off |
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| March 16 |
Wednesday |
15:00 |
Game 10 |
| March 17 |
Thursday |
Day Off |
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| March 18 |
Friday |
15:00 |
Tie-break games |
| March 18 |
Friday |
18:00 |
Closing Ceremony |
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