Women's World Championship in Tirana
Hou Yifan wins with Black!
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 The games so far (3 ko)
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The World Champion significantly improved her chances of retaining the title with a win as Black in the popular Ragozin system. Black's queen penetration turned out to be more significant than White picking off the h-pawn.
So summing up the third match 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 |
So Hou Yifan now leads by one point:
| Name | Rating | Country | Age | Highest ever rating | World rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou Yifan | 2578 | China | 17 | 2612 (May 2011) | 3 | 2 |
| Humpy Koneru | 2600 | India | 24 | 2623 (July 2009) | 2 | 1 |
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 |
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Published: 17/11/2011 21:44, modified: 23/11/2011 21:53
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