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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.
Things couldn't be more dire at the moment for defending World Champion Anna Ushenina. In round six she was quickly surprised out of the opening, as it was clear from her time consumption that she was unfamiliar with the specific variation Hou Yifan prepared for this game. With equality on her hands in a still dynamic position, Yifan pressed forward but an inaccuracy allowed her opponent to regain the balance. The game was tense but Ushenina's time management ultimately cost her the game as a blunder close to move 40 gave away an exchange and any hopes of salvaging the game.
The current situation will demand risks from the Ukraine player as Hou Yifan is one win (or two draws) away from winning the World Championship.
One point away from the title: Chinese GM Hou Yifan...
... plays a Queen's Indian and scores for a third time in succession with black
In dire straits: reigning women's world champion
Anna Ushenina, whose mood is wonderfully
captured in the following series by Anastasiya Karlovich –
pictures that require no captions.
Tatev AbrahamyanBorn in 1988 in Yerevan, Armenia, the Women's Grandmaster now lives in Glendale, California and is one of the strongest players in the American women's olympic team. After graduating in 2011 from California State University, Long Beach with a double major in psychology and political science, Tatev focused on becoming a full time chess professional. She recently scored her second IM norm and is already qualified for the next Women's World Championship |
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Lost on time in a lost position: the clock at the end of game six
Information and pictures by Anastasiya Karlovich, FIDE Press Officer
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Anna Ushenina | 2500 |
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½
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0
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½
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½
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Hou Yifan | 2609 |
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½
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1
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½
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½
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1
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4.5
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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. |