IM/WGM Yelena Dembo's Chess Academy – Page 1134

Wednesday Quiz

By Yelena Dembo | September 18, 2013 - 09:20 |September 18, 2013 Quiz

White to move

Tuesday Quiz

By Yelena Dembo | September 17, 2013 - 09:00 |September 17, 2013 Quiz

White to move

FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship

By Yelena Dembo | September 16, 2013 - 13:10 |September 16, 2013 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship

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The 4th game was drawn. Ushenina made a novelty on the 9th move playing Black and got what looked like an interesting position. In a complicated endgame with no queens Hou decided to secure the 2 point advantage and repeated the position.

 [Event "TAIZHOU CHINA MEDICAL CITY CUP FIDE Wom"]  [Site "taizhou"]  [Date "2013.09.15"]  [Round "4.1"]  [White "Hou, Yifan"]  [Black "Ushenina, Anna"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [PlyCount "62"]  [EventDate "2013.??.??"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Qf3  Qc7 9. h4 h5 10. g5 Ng4 11. Bh3 Nd7 12. g6 Nde5 13. gxf7+ Qxf7 14. Qxf7+ Kxf7  15. Bg5 Bd7 16. f3 Nf6 17. O-O-O Nh7 18. Bf4 Nf6 19. Bg3 b5 20. a3 Nc4 21. f4  Ng4 22. Nf3 Ra7 23. Rd3 Be7 24. Ng5+ Ke8 25. Re1 Rf8 26. Nd1 Rb7 27. Re2 g6 28.  Nh7 Rf7 29. Ng5 Rf8 30. Nh7 Rf7 31. Ng5 Rf8 1/2-1/2

Today is a rest day.

THE SINQUEFIELD CUP

By Yelena Dembo | September 16, 2013 - 13:04 |September 16, 2013 THE SINQUEFIELD CUP

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Carlsen won the event with 4.5 out of 6 after having a highly unpleasant (to say the least :)) position against Aronian in the last round!

Final standings:

1. Carlsen 4.5
2. Nakamura 3.5
3. Aronian 2.5
4. Kamsky 1.5

 [Event "Sinquefield Cup 2013"]  [Site "Saint Louis USA"]  [Date "2013.09.15"]  [Round "6.1"]  [White "Carlsen, Magnus"]  [Black "Aronian, Levon"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C88"]  [WhiteElo "2862"]  [BlackElo "2813"]  [PlyCount "139"]  [EventDate "2013.09.09"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4  b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nbd2 h6 13. a5 Bc5 14. Bc4 Ng4 15.  Re2 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Re1 Rab8 19. Nc4 Rb5 20. b3 Bd4 21. Bb2  Rc5 22. Ra2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Ne8 24. Ra2 Nd6 25. Nfd2 Nb7 26. Nf3 Kf7 27. Kf1 Kf6  28. Ra4 Nbxa5 29. Ne3 h5 30. Rea1 Rd4 31. Ne1 Ke7 32. f3 Rd2 33. Rd1 Rd6 34.  Rda1 Kd7 35. Nd1 Rd2 36. Nf2 Kc8 37. Nfd3 Rb5 38. h4 Kb7 39. R1a2 Ka7 40. Kg1  Kb6 41. Kf1 g6 42. Kg1 Kb7 43. Kf1 Kc8 44. Nf2 Rd8 45. Ned3 Kb7 46. Ke2 Kb6 47.  Ke3 Kb7 48. Nd1 Kc8 49. N1b2 Rd6 50. Ra1 Kd8 51. Nc4 Nxc4+ 52. bxc4 Rb8 53. c5  Rd7 54. Rxa6 b3 55. Rxc6 bxc2 56. Ne1 Ke7 57. Nxc2 Rb3+ 58. Ke2 Rb2 59. Rc1 Ra2  60. Ke3 Kf7 61. f4 Kf6 62. fxe5+ Kxe5 63. Ne1 Ra3+ 64. Kf2 Rd2+ 65. Kf1 Rd7 66.  Nf3+ Kf4 67. Rxe6 g5 68. hxg5 Kg3 69. Rf6 Ra2 70. Ne5 1-0

 [Event "Sinquefield Cup 2013"]  [Site "Saint Louis USA"]  [Date "2013.09.15"]  [Round "6.2"]  [White "Kamsky, Gata"]  [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [ECO "B90"]  [WhiteElo "2741"]  [BlackElo "2772"]  [PlyCount "67"]  [EventDate "2013.09.09"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4  g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. Bb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O g4 15.  hxg4 Bxg4 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Be5 19. f4 Bg7 20. e5 Nc5 21. Bh4  dxe5 22. fxe5 Be6 23. Nxe7 Nxb3 24. cxb3 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Rd8 26. Qe1 Rd4 27. Bf6  Bxf6 28. exf6 Kd7 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. Qg3 Ke8 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Qg3 Ke8 33. Qg8+ Kd7  34. Qg3 1/2-1/2

Monday Quiz

By Yelena Dembo | September 16, 2013 - 12:53 |September 16, 2013 Quiz

White to move