TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
Women's World Chess Championship 2011 (5)
Hou Yifan draws with Humpy Koneru Women's World Championship Game 5
Mark Crowther - Sunday 20th November 2011
Hou Yifan vs Humpy Koneru Game 5. Photo © Anastasiya Karlovich and Anna Burtasova with kind permission of FIDE. | http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com
The 5th game of the Women's World Chess Championship match was drawn in 43 moves as the players followed the same line as in game 4. Hou Yifan had white against Humpy Koneru as the colour sequence switched. Anastasiya Karlovich's report below.
Game 5 Hou Yifan against Humpy Koneru through a Fish Lens. Photo © Anastasiya Karlovich and Anna Burtasova with kind permission of FIDE. http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com/
Anastasiya Karlovich, FIDE Press officer reports: In the fifth game of the match World champion Hou Yifan had white pieces as in the previous game. The players continued with the same line they already played in the fourth game. White changed the variation first, choosing 12. cd. In the previous game Hou Yifan preferred 12. Nb3.
Hou Yifan. Photo © Anastasiya Karlovich and Anna Burtasova with kind permission of FIDE. http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com/
"White did not manage to get any advantage today", - said the Chinese at the post-game press-conference, - "The game was equal and normal. The move 12. cd is a normal continuation, and I played by my home preparation until around the 16th move".
Humpy Koneru commented on the game like this: "I did not expect her to play the variation with queen exchange, but I just kept on playing normally. I think we did not play anything new in this line".
Hou Yifan against Humpy Koneru. Photo © Anastasiya Karlovich and Anna Burtasova with kind permission of FIDE. http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com/
The official tournament web page: http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com/
Game 5 Press Conference Hou Yifan against Humpy Koneru. Photo © Anastasiya Karlovich and Anna Burtasova with kind permission of FIDE. http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com/
Photo © Anastasiya Karlovich and Anna Burtasova with kind permission of FIDE. http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com/
| WCh w Tirana | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koneru, Humpy | - | Hou, Yifan | ½-½ | 80 | E06 | Catalan |
| Hou, Yifan | - | Koneru, Humpy | ½-½ | 42 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
| Koneru, Humpy | - | Hou, Yifan | 0-1 | 37 | D38 | QGD Ragozin |
| Hou, Yifan | - | Koneru, Humpy | ½-½ | 58 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open |
| Hou, Yifan | - | Koneru, Humpy | ½-½ | 43 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open |
| WCh w Tirana (ALB), 14 - 30 xi 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ti | NAT | Rtng | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Perf | ||
| Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2578 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 2672 | ||
| Koneru, Humpy | g | IND | 2600 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 2506 | ||
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