FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship Match

March 1-18

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Mariya Muzychuk vs. Hou Yifan

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FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship Match Closing Ceremony in Lviv

FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship Match in Lviv has finished. World Champion of 2015 Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) and three-time World Champion of 2010, 2011 and 2013 Hou Yifan (China) competed for world chess crown. With the final score 3:6 Hou Yifan became the Women’s World Chess Champion for the fourth time. Georgios Makropoulos, FIDE Deputy…

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Hou Yifan wins Women’s World Championship Match

The ninth game of the Women’s World Chess Championship Match finished with a victory of Hou Yifan and with the final score 3:6 she became the Women’s World Champion for the fourth time. It was the last and decisive game of the Match. Maria Muzychuk chose to play Sicilian Defence and managed to get playable…

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One more draw before the final stage of the Match

The eighth game of the Women’s World Championship Match was drawn after 44 moves and 4 hours of play. Maria Muzychuk, who had white pieces today, managed to get slight edge after the opening and even though Black had to play passively, it was not enough to put too much pressure on her opponent. Women’s…

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The longest game ended in a draw

The seventh game of the Women’s World Championship Match finished in a draw after 81 moves and more than five hours of play. It what was the longest game of the Match so far, the evaluation of the position was changing few times due to many inaccuracies coming from both sides. However, neither of the…

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