![]() In mutual time trouble Daulyte had a mate in one on the board to advance to the next round, however, she hung her queen instead and resigned immediately.Īll White needed to play was 57.b6 mate! Instead she played 57.Qa5+? The Lithuanian player won the first game and achieved a huge advantage in the second one. When one terrible mistake changes the tideĪ true chess tragedy occurred in Daulyte (Lithuania) – Socko (Poland). Two of them ended with perfect 2-0 scores – Zhao Xue (China) defeated M. The day started with two-game matches played at 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. 11 pairs of players who tied their first round matches 1-1 came today to find out who advances to the next round. The tie-breaks of the Women's World Chess Championship were played in SCC Galactica (Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana) on March 19. Finally, if the score is still even, there is an Armageddon game: White has five minutes, Black has four minutes, and a three-second increment per move after the move 61. ![]() If these games do not determine the winner as well, then there are two blitz games: 5 minutes + 3 seconds per move. If the score remains equal, the players proceed to another two games with a slightly faster time control – 10 minutes + 10 seconds per move. If the match score is tied, its winner is determined on tiebreak: two rapid games of 25 minutes + 10 seconds per move. The first five rounds consist of mini-matches of two games with 90 moves per 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with bonus 30 seconds per each move. Unfortunately, the reigning champion Hou Yifan was unable to come due to personal reasons, but she will still have an opportunity to challenge the new champion in a match, as the winner of the FIDE Grand Prix. ![]() The knock-out tournament is attended by 64 players, including the former World Champions Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia), Anna Ushenina (Ukraine), and Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria), the three-time Russian champion Valentina Gunina, the World Vice-Champion Humpy Koneru (India), and other leading grandmasters. The Women's World Chess Championship takes place from March 17 – April 7 in Sochi, Russia. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > The ultimate chess experience every day, Pla圜 welcomes 20,000 chess players from all around the world – from beginner to grandmaster.Memorize it easily move by move by playing against the variation trainer. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Learn openings the right way! Build and maintain your repertoire.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Real Fun against a Chess Program! Play, analyze and train online against Fritz.Top authors like Daniel King, Lawrence Trent and Rustam Kasimdzhanov Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Thousands of hours of high class video training.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Sac, sac, mate! Solve tactical positions of your playing strength.Store your games, training material and opening repertoire in the cloud. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > My Games – Access your games from everywhere.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > 8 million games online! Updated weekly, our definitive database has all the latest games.
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