Women's World Championship
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Women's World Championship
The Women's World Championship starts this weekend - according to the Chessbase site it consists of a 64 player knock out, with the winner playing a match against Hou Yifan. But Hou Yifan herself is listed as one of the 64 participants. How does that work? - is it because she won the Grand Prix, so she effectively gets two bites at the cherry? (I assume if she wins the 64 player knock out she won't be required to play a match against herself! )
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Re: Women's World Championship
The Chessbase article isn't very clear.
This year's knockout is a World Championships in it's own right, which is why Hou Yifan is participating - she is trying to defend her World Championship title.
The 2013 World Championship will be a match between Hou Yifan and the winner (or runner-up) of the 2012 World Championship.
They did a match to decide the 2011 World Championship, I'm not sure why they reverted to a knockout format for this year's version? Maybe they didn't have enough time to do a proper candidates cycle.
This year's knockout is a World Championships in it's own right, which is why Hou Yifan is participating - she is trying to defend her World Championship title.
The 2013 World Championship will be a match between Hou Yifan and the winner (or runner-up) of the 2012 World Championship.
They did a match to decide the 2011 World Championship, I'm not sure why they reverted to a knockout format for this year's version? Maybe they didn't have enough time to do a proper candidates cycle.
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Re: Women's World Championship
Could be wrong, but I think the 2 Kosintseva sisters have been paired against each other. Wonder how many times they'll repeat the same forced- draw Lopez line they've used a million times over before one of them tries to win?
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Re: Women's World Championship
They could repeat the line over and over - allowing the result to (effectively) be determined by the toss of a coin.
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Re: Women's World Championship
Yes, the pairing tree is here:benedgell wrote:Could be wrong, but I think the 2 Kosintseva sisters have been paired against each other. Wonder how many times they'll repeat the same forced- draw Lopez line they've used a million times over before one of them tries to win?
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Re: Women's World Championship
The report on the FIDE site hints that they will have to play for once. One of them talks of the novelty of having to prepare for her sister.benedgell wrote: Wonder how many times they'll repeat the same forced- draw Lopez line they've used a million times over before one of them tries to win?
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Re: Women's World Championship
65 move draw in game 1benedgell wrote:Could be wrong, but I think the 2 Kosintseva sisters have been paired against each other. Wonder how many times they'll repeat the same forced- draw Lopez line they've used a million times over before one of them tries to win?
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Re: Women's World Championship
You Hifan was knocked out in round 2, BTW
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Re: Women's World Championship
You mean Hou Yifan!Matt Mackenzie wrote:You Hifan was knocked out in round 2, BTW
Nadezhda won the battle of the Kosintseva sisters. Anyone played through all six games?
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Only the first - a long draw. A quick look at the others suggests no quarter given or asked.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:You mean Hou Yifan!Matt Mackenzie wrote:You Hifan was knocked out in round 2, BTW
Nadezhda won the battle of the Kosintseva sisters. Anyone played through all six games?
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Re: Women's World Championship
Game 4 (last classical game) of the final has just started. Ushenina leads Stefanova 2-1 and has White. GM Alexander Khalifman is commentating.
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OK - something went wrong there. The video stream on the official site was actually showing Game 3. In fact, Stefanova had White in Game 4 and (if I've got it right this time) she has equalised. Tie break games tomorrow.Ian Kingston wrote:Game 4 (last classical game) of the final has just started. Ushenina leads Stefanova 2-1 and has White. GM Alexander Khalifman is commentating.
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Re: Women's World Championship
Hou Yifan has regained her title in crushing style - just shows that she should never have lost it, really
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Re: Women's World Championship
Chessbase News report with analysis of the final game by a strong woman player, see -
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Re: Women's World Championship
Despite having actually somehow managed to sort out the supreme title reasonably satisfactorily, it would appear that FIDE are persisting with their knockout farce for this one - and easily the world's strongest woman player (after J Polgar's retirement) isn't going to bother taking part.
What's the point, FFS?
What's the point, FFS?
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