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pdela
very good trysts is not here to tell us who the champion is
Scottrf
I don't wanna be too harsh on her because she seems nice, but frankly she is useless.
Yeah.
Anna still wearing the same red jumper. I wonder if it ever gets washed.
I'm betting that it gets washed every night, in the sink with a handful of Persil. Nothing's too good for these leviathans of chess.
not, imagine you wash and you start to lose, are you mad or what happens?
funny thing is that he hadn't slept some nights to watch the matchs and the day of the resolution it seems she is sleeping it off
IM pfren
Ushenina is most probably the weakest WC ever.
That said, she fully deserved it: She played at her limits, and with a little help from her opponents, and a bit of luck, she is now crowned.
I do not think she has the slightest of chances in a match against Hou next year- but hey, she has already registered herself as a WC, which is terrific.
Doggy_Style
Ushenina now automatically has the GM title bestowed upon her.
The requirements for becoming a Grandmaster are somewhat complex. A player must have attained an Elo rating of at least 2500 (although they need not maintain this level to obtain or keep the title). In addition, at least two favorable results (called norms) from a total of at least 27 games in tournaments involving other Grandmasters, including some from countries other than the applicant's, are usually required before FIDE will confer the title on a player. There are other milestones a player can achieve to get the title, such as winning the Women's World Championship, the World Junior Championship, or the World Senior Championship. Current regulations can be found in the FIDE Handbook.
(Wikipedia)
trysts
I'm watching the rebroadcast. Thanks to everyone's contributions in this thread! Below is the rapid game which Anna Ushenina used to win the Women's World Chess Championship:
Nice, I wanted to ask for that point
rooperi
Ushenina now automatically has the GM title bestowed upon her......
That's GM, not WGM, right?
yes, she was already IM which needs more or less same requirements than WGM
That was really interesting! It's a shame one had to lose as they were both so impressive throughout the tournament. I think Yifan Hou is going to have a difficult match with Anna Ushenina.
For those interested, the London Chess Classic has started about a half-hour ago. I'm at the site with live commentary, but all they're doing is playing music so the commentary hasn't started yet, or they are on a break?
http://www.livestream.com/LondonChessClassic
Benkobaby
The commentary is up and running - thanks for the link
My pleasure, Benkobaby. I watched it for a little while. The commentators are the one's who do the "English Breakfast" podcast. I liked Judit's game against Kramnik, where she exchanged a knight for two pawns in the opening! Very creative game, which Kramnik won. I haven't played through the other games yet, but it's neat to see all four games were wins.
very bad quality yesterday games
I don't know where else to put this! But for those interested, in about 5 minutes Messi is going to go for the record number of goals in one year! He has 84, the record is 85, 40 years ago! Fun stuff!
85 goals
Add 2 more for him...10 in 5.
86
What a wonderful game! 86!!!!!
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Reinstate Domain as Moderator and Helper!
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Updating the Openings
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Pi Opening
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Personality type and chess; lets see!
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Funny Najdorf Trap
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What opening is this?
by LewisSkolnick 23 minutes ago
Would appreciate some feedback on 2 games (USCF 1600)
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Second Video ON THE WAY
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My Humble Opinion
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