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Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2013 between the current World Champion Anna Ushenina of Ukraine and her challenger, Hou Yifan of China (former World Champion 2010-2012), is being played from September 11th to 27 in the Taizhou Hotel (Taizhou, China). The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. The games start at 3 p.m. local time. That translates to 09:00 a.m. CEST, 03:00 a.m. New York, 10:00 a.m. Kiev. You can find your local time here.
According to regulations Hou Yifan had white pieces for the second time in a row
World Champion Anna Ushenina having less trouble with black than with white
Hou Yifan has just deviated from the previous game and played 8.h4, leaving Anna Ushenina pondering
The Ukrainian GM, ranked number 17 in the (female) world, has a daunting task ahead of her:
Anna, above with her seconds Alexander Khalifman
and Anton Korobov, needs to win at least two
of the next five games against world's number two, who is rated more than
100 points above her
19-year-old challenger Hou Yifan has three black games left to play, but can coast to victory
Indian IM and multiple National Women's Champion
Tania Sachdev, who recently
recorded
a wonderful new DVD for ChessBase – and will do more in the near
future
Information and pictures by Anastasiya Karlovich, FIDE Press Officer
Players | Rtng |
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Tot. |
Anna Ushenina | 2500 |
0
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½
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0
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½
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½
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1.5
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Hou Yifan | 2609 |
1
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½
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1
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½
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½
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3.5
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LinksThe games will be broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |