Lviv: Yifan wins second game


The challanger GM Yifan Hu won the second
game in the World Championship match for women
against the champion GM Mariya Muzychuk. The
players discussed a variatin in the open spanish.
The champion made a blunder with 27.-Bc5?? and
the game was soon over. Read more about the
game in ChessBase. Friday is free day. The third
game will be played on Saturday with Muzychuk
as white.The game starts 14.00 norwegian time,
15.00 local time. Follow the game on ChessBomb
or on the homepage of the organizer.
Photo:Organizer
 

Lviv:Draw in the first game

 
World Champion Mariya Muzychuk (left) played a draw in
the 1st game of the Women World Championship match
against her challenger GM Hou Yifan.The players discussed
a Italian variation and the game ended in a draw after 31 moves
when the players had queens left and some pawns. The
2nd game in Lviv (Ukraine) will take place today at 15.00
(14.00) norwegian time. Follow the game live on the homepage
or on ChessBomb.
Photo:Organizer

 

Can Hendrik reach 2300?


FM Hendrik Hoffmann (right) has had a wonderful chess year.
The SG Leipzig-player has earned 120 points from May 2015.
And Hendrik will soon play new games in the Oberliga and he will
play in the Äskulap-Turnier in Görlitz in three weeks time. Will Hendrik
pass 2300 on the April Elo-list from FIDE?