Test your knowledge of female chess.

Discuss anything you like about chess related matters in this forum.
stevencarr

Test your knowledge of female chess.

Post by stevencarr » Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:48 pm

Which Muzychuk sister has the higher rating? Anna or Mariya? The answer may surprise you.

stevencarr

Re: Test your knowledge of female chess.

Post by stevencarr » Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:49 pm

Blast, the answer changed since I first looked it up! How very annoying!

Jonathan Bryant
Posts: 3452
Joined: Sun May 11, 2008 3:54 pm

Re: Test your knowledge of female chess.

Post by Jonathan Bryant » Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:17 pm

stevencarr wrote:Blast, the answer changed since I first looked it up! How very annoying!
well you said the answer was surprising

stevencarr

Re: Test your knowledge of female chess.

Post by stevencarr » Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:30 pm

Jonathan Bryant wrote: well you said the answer was surprising
It was more surprising last month because they were absolutely dead level at 2545 each.

I wonder if the Pert brothers ever had identical gradings.

Matt Fletcher
Posts: 271
Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:42 pm

Re: Test your knowledge of female chess.

Post by Matt Fletcher » Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:35 pm

stevencarr wrote: It was more surprising last month because they were absolutely dead level at 2545 each.

I wonder if the Pert brothers ever had identical gradings.
A quick look at the grading list suggests 221 (Richard) vs 222 (Nick) in the July 1997 list which is almost close enough.