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

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."

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:35 am

"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.

"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.

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

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

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:01 pm

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

Mick Norris wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:31 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:01 pm

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

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

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

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

chess24 report of round 1

One of the draws was not without controversy

Mick Norris wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:36 am

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.

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

Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 04, 2023 6:38 pm

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

It has, as it was with the Kosintseva sisters.