Month: March 2016

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Giant chess in the centre of Lviv

On March 4th, the first free day at the Women’s World Chess Championship Match, a giant chess board with pieces was installed right opposite Ratusha – City Council building. A dozen of children, who are the members of chess in school clubs, performed a master class at a giant board. ‘Every day we are trying…

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Hou Yifan draws first blood

Hou Yifan won the second game of the Women’s World Championship Match and after 2 games the score is 1, 5:0,5 in her favor. The first two moves of the second game were the same as in the first round but on the third move Hou Yifan moved her bishop one square further forward and…

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Valeriy Sushkevych and Yaroslav Hrybalskyi made first symbolic moves in the second round

On March 3rd, the second game of Women’s World Chess Championship Match has begun in Potocki Palace between World Champion Mariya Muzychuk and a challenger Hou Yifan. The first moves 1.e4 e5 were made by Valeriy Sushkevych, the President of the National Paralympic Committee, and Yaroslav Hrybalskyi, the Head of Lviv Regional Department of the…

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Peaceful start of the Women’s World Championship Match

The first game of the Women’s World Championship Match between Maria Muzychuk and Hou Yifan finished in a draw after 31 moves and 3 hours of play. Hou Yifan had black pieces and decided to switch from Sicilian, which has been played in the last game between opponents in Monaco, and chose 1…e5. Soon Italian…

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The first game of the Match has started

On March 2nd, 2016 the first game of Women’s World Chess Championship Match has started. Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovyi and one of the most promissing young players of Ukraine 6-year-old Kalyna Furmanova made the first move, e2-e4, with the white pieces. ‘The Women’s World Chess Championship Match has begun – this year chess queen…

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Opening Сeremony of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship Match

For the first time in the history of Ukraine Lviv hosts the most remarkable chess event – FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship Match. The World Champion Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) will ‘fight’ for golden chess crown against the challenger, Hou Yifan (China) on March 1-18, 2016. Lviv Opera House “For the first time in the history…

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