Women's World Championship in Tirana
A solid draw in Tirana
| Half-way |
 The games so far (5 ko)
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Humpy Koneru repeated the Open Variation of the Spanish in the fifth game. After simplification, Black was left with pawn weaknesses, but the Indian challenger able to obtain enough activity to compensate.
Hou Yifan still leads by one point at the halfway stage of the match.
So summing up the fifth match game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 0.5-0.5 | Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 58 | Spanish Open |
So Hou Yifan still leads by one point:
| Name | Rating | Country | Age | Highest ever rating | World rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | China | 17 | 2612 (May 2011) | 3 | 3 |
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | India | 24 | 2623 (July 2009) | 2 | 2 |
The earlier games of the match went as follows:
The first game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 0.5-0.5 | Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 80 | Catalan Opening |
The second game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 0.5-0.5 | Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 42 | Petroff's Defence |
The third game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 0-1 | Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 37 | Queen's Gambit Ragozin |
The fourth game:
| White | Rating | Country | Result | Black | Rating | Country | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | CHN | 0.5-0.5 | Humpy Koneru | 2600 | IND | 58 | Spanish Open |
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Published: 20/11/2011 20:31, modified: 23/11/2011 21:53
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