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The FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship Match between the current World Champion Hou Yifan of China and her challenger, Koneru Humpy of India, is being staged in the Triana International Hotel from November 14 to 30. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. The winner of the ten-game match is the first player to reach 5.5 points or more. The prize fund is 200,000 Euro, with 60% going to the winner. The games start at 15:00h local time, which is also Central European Time = 17:00 Moscow, 19:30 New Delhi, 22:00h Beijing and 09:00 New York. You can find the starting time for other locations here.
After being surprised in the opening, Hou Yifan decided to not take any risks and forced simplifications into a drawish endgame. However, Humpy would have none of that! She pressed hard trying to create something out of nothing, and almost achieved it. However at the end, for all the nagging pressure she was able to exert, it was impossible to take advantage of her opponent's weak king – which was her only weakness. The game ended in another hard fought draw. We bring you analysis by GM Alejandro Ramirez.
These are such nice girls! When I photograph them they look into the camera
and smile
Yifan (her "first name"), the 17-year-old women's world champion
5D MK2 (and WGM) Nastja Karlovich in action
Arbiter Carol Jarecki with a modern chess arbiting tool: the Garrett
Super Scanner
Only for the players, please! Arbiter Panagiotis Nikolopoulos guards Hou
Yifans snack table
Camera lady Li Jin Yu from CCTV
Arbiter NIkolopoulos starts the clocks for round two
Yifan thought for over a minute after Humpy's 2...Nf6 in the Petroff...
... before playing 3.Ne5 and launching into a popular line 3...d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.Nc3
The stare: Humpy sizes up her opponent
It soon becomes clear that Black wants more than the usual Petroff draw
What the Arbiter sees: Panagiotis Nikolopoulos with his "surveillance
monitor"
With repetition looming before move 42...
... Humpy waits for her opponent to return from a bathroom break
At the press conference after the game (with Nastja Karlovich in the middle)
The reigning World Champion takes questions from the public...
... and then is interviewed by two Chinese channels
After that it is the turn of her (sole) trainer GM Ye Jiangchuan
Ye Jiangchuan and Li Jin Yu, reporter from CCTV China
| Wednesday | 16 November 2011 | Rest day |
| Thursday | 17 November 2011 | Game three |
| Friday | 18 November 2011 | Game four |
| Saturday | 19 November 2011 | Rest day |
| Sunday | 20 November 2011 | Game five |
| Monday | 21 November 2011 | Game six |
| Tuesday | 22 November 2011 | Rest day |
| Wednesday | 23 November 2011 | Game seven |
| Thursday | 24 November 2011 | Game eight |
| Friday | 25 November 2011 | Rest day |
| Saturday | 26 November 2011 | Game nine |
| Sunday | 27 November 2011 | Rest day |
| Monday | 28 November 2011 | Game ten |
| Tuesday | 29 November 2011 | Rest day |
| Wednesday | 30 November 2011 | Tie-break, closing |
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 11 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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