Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2-13 Feb 2023

[Mick Norris]

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Opening ceremony 1 February; rest day 7 February with Charity chess gala

[LawrenceCooper]

Awkward timing for the German contingent: https://twitter.com/Chess__News/status/ ... uyHMsZJ38E

"German chess players who play in tournaments with Russian participation will lose state subsidies. This is reported by the publication Der Spiegel."

[NickFaulks]

"German chess players who play in tournaments with Russian participation will lose state subsidies."

I imagine the Ukrainians would be more appreciative if Germany stopped blocking military supplies to them.

[Kevin Thurlow]

"I imagine the Ukrainians would be more appreciative if Germany stopped blocking military supplies to them."

Yes - I think Germany is rather nervous about getting involved in wars these days.

[LawrenceCooper]

Starting now, be quick if you want to see the Muzychuk game: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... nich/1/1/2

[LawrenceCooper]

Round 1 | Munich | 02.02.2023

Dronavalli, Harika — Humpy, Koneru ½ — ½
Muzychuk, Mariya — Muzychuk, Anna ½ — ½
Kosteniuk, Alexandra — Kashlinskaya, Alina 1 — 0
Tan, Zhongyi — Zhu, Jiner 1 — 0
Paehtz, Elisabeth — Wagner, Dinara 1 — 0
Abdumalik, Zhansaya — Dzagnidze, Nana 0 — 1

[Mick Norris]

Starting now, be quick if you want to see the Muzychuk game: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... nich/1/1/2

By contrast, in the all German clash, it seems black spent nearly an hour on her 6th move if the timings on chess24 are to be believed, and was soon losing

[LawrenceCooper]

Starting now, be quick if you want to see the Muzychuk game: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... nich/1/1/2

By contrast, in the all German clash, it seems black spent nearly an hour on her 6th move if the timings on chess24 are to be believed, and was soon losing

What I found most strange was that black had faced the opening line before, tried to improve but it backfired spectacularly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQF-nvt7IxM

[IM Jack Rudd]

I've been an hour up on the clock early on in that opening as well, although not as early as move 6.

[LawrenceCooper]

An unexpected gift for Kosteniuk in round 2: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... nich/2/1/4

[LawrenceCooper]

Round 2 | Munich | 03.02.2023

Humpy, Koneru — Abdumalik, Zhansaya ½ — ½
Dzagnidze, Nana — Muzychuk, Mariya ½ — ½
Zhu, Jiner — Dronavalli, Harika ½ — ½
Kashlinskaya, Alina — Tan, Zhongyi ½ — ½
Paehtz, Elisabeth — Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0 — 1
Wagner, Dinara — Muzychuk, Anna 0 — 1

[Mick Norris]

chess24 report of round 1

One of the draws was not without controversy

[NickFaulks]

chess24 report of round 1

One of the draws was not without controversy

I presume that is about the Muzychuk sisters. Nothing to see here, just a journalist struggling for a snappy headline.

[Matt Mackenzie]

Hasn't it become one of the established rituals of women's chess by now?

[LawrenceCooper]

Hasn't it become one of the established rituals of women's chess by now?

It has, as it was with the Kosintseva sisters.