IM/WGM Yelena Dembo's Chess Academy – Page 1133

Saturday Quiz

By Yelena Dembo | September 21, 2013 - 08:26 |September 21, 2013 Quiz

White to move

Friday Quiz

By Yelena Dembo | September 20, 2013 - 11:18 |September 20, 2013 Quiz

White to move

FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship

By Yelena Dembo | September 19, 2013 - 09:21 |September 19, 2013 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship

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Ushenina lost the 3rd game with White yesterday and needs not to lose in the next game in order for the match to continue as the challenger is 3 points ahead. Hou Yifan was again better prepared and White spent a lot of time on finding good moves but still found herself without advantage after the opening, then got into time pressure and lost on time in a bad position.

 [Event "TAIZHOU CHINA MEDICAL CITY CUP FIDE Wom"]  [Site "taizhou"]  [Date "2013.09.18"]  [Round "6.1"]  [White "Ushenina, Anna"]  [Black "Hou, Yifan"]  [Result "0-1"]  [PlyCount "79"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5  exd5 9. Nh4 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nd4 11. Qd1 Ne8 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 d6 14. O-O Nc7  15. a4 a6 16. Rb1 Bf6 17. Bd2 b5 18. axb5 Nxb5 19. Bg2 Bc8 20. Ne4 Re8 21.  Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. e4 a5 23. Ra1 Bd7 24. Ra2 a4 25. Re1 h6 26. Be3 a3 27. Qd2 axb2  28. Rxb2 Nc3 29. f3 Ra3 30. Bf2 Nb5 31. Reb1 c4 32. Rxb5 Bxb5 33. Bd4 c3 34.  Qf2 Qg5 35. f4 Qg4 36. Re1 Rea8 37. h3 Qc8 38. e5 Ra1 39. exd6 c2 40. Bxa1 0-1

Thursday Quiz

By Yelena Dembo | September 19, 2013 - 08:48 |September 19, 2013 Quiz

Black to move

FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship

By Yelena Dembo | September 18, 2013 - 09:29 |September 18, 2013 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship

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The 5th game ended in a draw as well. Ushenina played very courageously and could get an advantage on move 21 (Rbxh4 instead of 21…Bh6).

 [Event "TAIZHOU CHINA MEDICAL CITY CUP FIDE Wom"]  [Site "taizhou"]  [Date "2013.09.17"]  [Round "5.1"]  [White "Hou, Yifan"]  [Black "Ushenina, Anna"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [PlyCount "121"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. h4  Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qf3 h5 11. gxh5 Nxh5 12. O-O-O Rb8 13. Bc4 Qf6 14. Qg2 Nf4  15. Qg5 e5 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Ne2 Rb4 19. Bd3 f5 20. exf5 f3 21.  Nc3 Bh6+ 22. Kb1 d5 23. a3 Rf4 24. Rde1+ Kd8 25. Nd1 a5 26. Ne3 Rg8 27. h5 Bd7  28. Reg1 Rxg1+ 29. Rxg1 Rh4 30. Ng4 Rxh5 31. Ne5 f6 32. Nxd7 Kxd7 33. Rg3 Rh2  34. Rxf3 Bg5 35. Ka2 Bh4 36. Kb3 Bxf2 37. Ka4 Bb6 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Kd6 40.  Rg3 Rh1 41. c3 Bf2 42. Rf3 Rh2 43. Kb3 Ke5 44. Bc2 Kd6 45. Bd3 Kd7 46. Bc2 Rg2  47. Rd3 Rg4 48. b5 Rf4 49. bxc6+ Kxc6 50. Rd1 Rf3 51. Bd3 Bg3 52. Kc2 Kc5 53.  Rf1 Re3 54. Ra1 Be5 55. Ra5+ Kc6 56. Ra6+ Kc5 57. Ra5+ Kc6 58. Ra6+ Kc5 59.  Ra5+ Kc6 60. Ra6+ Kc5 61. Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

The challenger leads with 3-1 score.