Archive for November 17th, 2011

WWC2011-3: Humpy falls behind in game 3

Posted in Albania, Asia, China, Europe, India, Tournaments, World Championships on Nov 17th, 2011 No Comments »

Hou Yifan broke on top in a tense game which ended with Koneru Humpy’s position collapsed under pressure. Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich for FIDE. China’s Hou Yifan won the first decisive game of the match after struggling to hold in the first two games. In the Queen’s Gambit, Hou played actively and aggressively expanded on […]

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2011 World Youth Championship (Brazil)

Posted in Brazil, South America, World Youth on Nov 17th, 2011 28 Comments »

The World Youth Championships begin today in Caldas Novas, Brazil. The tournament will have twelve categories (six each for both open and girls). There are 78 countries competing for top honors and titles. There are several Grandmasters on hand including top seed Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2556) of Armenia. The under-18 section has three GMs. The under-12 […]

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