Sep-18-13 | | Kikoman: Ushenina-Hou Women's World Championship (2013)
A Ushenina vs Yifan Hou, 2013
Bravo! Yifan Hou! :D
+3 with the Black pieces and it was 3 in a row. |
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Sep-18-13 | | bravado1: If someone loses so many games with white, it means that they didn't do their homework. In this case, the opening preparation. |
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Sep-18-13 | | JoergWalter: is Khalifman Ushenina's Wladimirov???
Let us wait for a "kasparovian" soap opera. |
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Sep-18-13
 | | OhioChessFan: <bravado> I think it's the plain fact that Hou is far superior. This match was a predictable rout, even more than the ELO's would suggest. |
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Sep-18-13 | | JoergWalter: <OhioChessFan: ... This match was a predictable rout...> yes, and we await the next prediction in December (on Anand vs Carlsen). |
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Sep-18-13 | | asiduodiego: 33 Bd4??. The losing move. 33 Qb4 forks rook and bishop, and after the latter is gone, the c pawn becomes weak for black. Poor Anna. She was in time trouble? |
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Sep-18-13 | | Kikoman: <asidoudiego> yep! Bad time management that's why she lost in this game. |
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Sep-18-13
 | | OhioChessFan: <JW: yes, and we await the next prediction in December (on Anand vs Carlsen).> I predict Carlsen will not win 3 straight with Black. |
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Sep-18-13 | | whiteshark: "World Champion made the 40th move on the board but lost on time." (from the tournament page) |
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Sep-18-13 | | Refused: Isn't the position lost for white anyway?
I mean
40.Bxa1 c1Q looks like game over. Unless I am missing something big. |
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Sep-18-13 | | Gowe: <Poor Anna. She was in time trouble?> She had 8 minutes when she played 33.Bd4?? The position was way to complex to play accurately with so small time to make calculations. Unless, of course, you have the ability to calculate very fast, which is not the case. |
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Sep-18-13 | | Gowe: <Refused: Isn't the position lost for white anyway? I mean
40.Bxa1 c1Q looks like game over. Unless I am missing something big.> You are not missing anything. The position is lost and you gave the winning line. |
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Sep-18-13 | | ChemMac: <asiduodiego> If 33.Qb4 Rb6 34.R:b6 cb 35.Q:b5 b7
36.Q:e8+ Kh7 Now White is two Bishops ahead, but I cannot see how she can stop the pawn Queening, leaving, after an exchange of Queens, two Bishops and a Pawn vs. Queen. What then? I've never seen an example, but there must be some. Alternatively; just 33...Ra1 34. Q:b5 R:b1+ 35.Q:b1 and now as far as I can see in 30 seconds, Black's c pawn will cost white a Bishop. Computers? |
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Sep-19-13 | | xanadu: Yes, it sems 33Qb4 holds everything. I watched the game and saw how fast Hou played from move 30, since at that point Ushenina had only 5 minutes for 10 moves. Hou`s plan susceeded: Ushenina made a mystake at move 34, game over. |
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