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Topic: [Round "1"] [White "Koneru, Humpy"] [Black "Hou, Yifan"]
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[Event "WWCC 2011"] [Site "Tirana"] [Date "2011.11.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Hou, Yifan"] [Black "Koneru, Humpy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"]
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WWCC R02: Humpy on the attack, Hou Yifan holds ==> http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7675
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Game three – Hou Yifan takes the lead
In the third game of the match for the World Championship rested participants entered into an intense and sharp struggle. Humpy Koneru who played with white pieces, went out of the opening with the slight advantage. The Chinese, though, was precise in her queenside and center activity that opened a path for a win for her.
[Event "Women's World Championship 2011"] [Site "Tirana, Albania"] [Date "2011.11.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Koneru, Humpy"] [Black "Hou, Yifan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2578"] [Annotator "Ramirez,Alejandro"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"]
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 c4 9. Be2 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Ne5 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. O-O O-O 15. Bf3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Be6 After a bunch of trades occur, both sides have shattered pawn structures. Black's is less shattered, but ironically more vulnerable. White should have a slight edge. 18. Bh5 Qxa2 19. Rf6 Qb2 20. Rxh6 Bf5 Nothing more than a B and a Q, but it's preventing White from reaching a coordination that would crush the unbelievably vulnerable kingside. 21. Rf6 Be4 22. Bf3 Bd3 23. Qe1 Rae8 24. Bxd5 Rxe5 25. e4 Kg7 26. Rf2 Qb6 Black is solid. She did a brilliant job in restricting White, and now enjoys every single advantage the position offers. Better pieces, better pawn structure, more space, a passed a-pawn. White isn't dead yet, mainly thanks to the powerful d5 bishop, but it is not a pretty sight. 27. Qd2 Rd8 28. Qb2 f5 29. Qxb6 axb6 30. Bxb7 fxe4 31. Rb2 Re7 32. Bc6 Rd6 33. Ba4 e3 34. Re1 e2 35. Bc2 Rf7 36. Bxd3 cxd3 37. Rd2 Rdf6 And Humpy resigned without waiting for the last move. A flawless, wonderful game by Hou Yifan. The precision exhibited by this 17-year old is astounding. Humpy committed a few innacuracies, but no big mistakes, and suddenly she found herself in a very uncomfortable situation. Yifan made sure she never had an opportunity to come back into the game. 0-1
http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7679 http://www.wwcc2011tirana.com/template.php?pag=22&id_newsdettaglio=26
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[Event "WWCC 2011"] [Site "Tirana"] [Date "2011.11.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Hou, Yifan"] [Black "Koneru, Humpy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C83"] [Annotator "qwerty,qwerty"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] [TimeControl "120+17"] [WhiteClock "1:30:00"] [BlackClock "0:02:00"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. c4 bxc4 18. Rac1 Nb4 Hou Yifan: I remembered that I played this line before, but could not recall the game. 19. a3 Nd3 20. Rxc2 Kd7 21. Bd4 Rb8 22. Bc3 c5 Numpy Koneru: I was also thinking about another move here which is 22...Bc5 23.g3 Rf8 24.Kg2 - it was also possible to play this; 22...Rf8 was also possible here. 23. Nd2 Nxe5 24. f4 Humpy Koneru: After this move I think White is better in the endgame. I have weak pawns. But the question is how to convert it into a win. It was a tough game, I had to defend a lot. 24... Ng4 25. Nxc4 Bf6 26. Re1 Bd4+ 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. h3 Nf6 29. Ne5+ Kd6 30. Nf7+ Kd7 31. Ne5+ Kd6 32. Nf7+ Kd7 33. Rxc5 Rxb2 34. Ne5+ Ke8 35. Nf3 Humpy Koneru: I think White could have tried 35.Rc7 - this would have been better for White than the actual game. 35... Re4 36. Rxe4 Hou Yifan: I think I could play better. Maybe I missed some good chance today. For example if I played 36.Rd1 here, I don't know what would happen, but it could be a better continuation. 36... Nxe4 37. Re5 Nc3 Is there any difference if Black would play 37...Ng3? Humpy Koneru: When the knight is on c3, it also controls the “a” pawn, so I think it is better. 38. Rxe6+ Kf8 39. Rxa6 The commentators of the tournament asked if Hou Yifan considered to play 39.Kh2 here with the possible line 39...Ne2 40.Re4, and the game continues. Hou Yifan: Yes, I missed this line, I could be better to play it. Humpy Koneru: Of course it was better for White to try this out. 39... Ne2+ 40. Kh2 Nxf4 Hou Yifan: After we passed the time-control on the 40th move, the position was already a draw 41. Kg3 Nxg2 42. Re6 h6 43. Ne5 Ra2 44. a4 g5 45. Rxh6 Ne1 46. Rf6+ Kg7 47. Rg6+ Kh7 48. Rxg5 Rxa4 49. h4 Ra3+ 50. Kg4 Ng2 51. h5 Ne3+ 52. Kf4 Nd5+ 53. Kf5 Ra5 54. Rg1 Ra2 55. Ng4 Ra5 56. Ke4 Nc3+ 57. Kd3 Nd5 58. Ke4 Draw agreed 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Women's World Championship 2011"] [Site "Tirana, Albania"] [Round "6"] [White "Koneru, Humpy"] [Black "Hou, Yifan"] [Result "0-1"]
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