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dozydawn · 10 months
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Alexandra Kosteniuk
Sopiko Guramishvili
Tan Zhongyi
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Mariya Muzychuk
Marie Sebag
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crescend0ll5555 · 10 months
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journeysendinlovers · 10 months
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The official first game Women's World Chess Championship begins in approximately 2 hours! Very exciting for me as a new player who thoroughly enjoyed Nepo-Ding and all the emotion and fanfare and drama that came with it. But I couldn't help but notice: there is a distinct lack of promotion for the women's chess championship on FIDE's part. In some form this could be blamed on general inadequacy; FIDE struggled to even bill a location for the 2023 men's championship until the 11th hour and the event itself was. Not the most glorious, to put it lightly. It was to the point that they were being questioned by members of the chess media about if the event was even going to happen until the announcements were made. So it could be as simple as a bumbling organization doing their inevitable dropping of the ball on a prestigious event that will go on to be great for chess in spite of them. But do you want to know what the CEO of FIDE thought was smart to post this morning?
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Encouraging people to shit on the women's world championship HOURS after the opening ceremony (which they did NOT make available to stream online either btw) is on its own, clear misogyny on the part of FIDE's highest ranking official, but it actually gets worse.
The WWCC does not yet have an official website. We are HOURS away from the first move.
There are two players billed to commentate the games: GM Alik Gershon (1994 under 14 world champion) and GM Xu Yi (world #716 of all players). No offense to these accomplished players, but neither of them are recognizable chess players to even dedicated viewers and neither are competitive globally. By contrast: the official FIDE stream for the men's championship featured GM Irina Krush (former US women's chess champion) and GM Daniil Dubov (2018 world rapid chess champion, currently ranked 28th of all players). As pointed out by twitter user @ChessProblem, the chess dot com commentary team is comparatively stacked: GM Judit Polgar (former world chess championship candidate, former world 8th ranked player, former women's 1st ranked player for 25 years consecutively, considered the GOAT of women's chess), GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (former women's world chess champion, women's world rapid chess champion, swiss national champion, both open and women's, Russian women's national champion), IM Jovanka Houska (9 time British women's chess champion)
I'm not (yet) a competitive women's player, and I am probably never going to reach the level of any of the players I've mentioned here, but if I was a younger women's player earning my norms and excited about this championship match, I think I would be equally if not more frustrated than I am right now. This is embarrassing, but women in chess unfortunately know all too well how FIDE rolls.
In fact, Susan Polgar, Judit's older sister called out FIDE for refusing to give her her final norm for years because of the misogyny of FIDE as she was on pace to break the record set by Bobby Fischer for youngest person to reach the status of grandmaster (GM), a record eventually broken by Judit. Unfortunately this year, there's a continuation of a long and awful trend in FIDE of treating women in chess as inherently weaker and less interesting players and it frustrates me as a woman player, especially as a trans player.
However, if like me you want to watch the match you can watch it here:
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enjoy chess!
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sportu · 10 months
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Hundreds of Russian athletes change their nationality
Due to the Russian war of aggression, Russian athletes are not allowed in many sports. Some of them therefore take a detour. Shortly after the end of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games, Russia attacked Ukraine. The war also had consequences for sport. Russian athletes were banned from almost all sports, including the national teams. According to a report by the Russian-language medium “Cholod”,…
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clubdeajedrez · 1 year
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Alexandra Kosteniuk cambia de bandera y jugará para Suiza
La Federación de Ajedrez de Suiza ha anunciado que Alexandra Kosteniuk, que ganó hace unos días el campeonato del mundo de ajedrez Blitz celebrado en Varsovia, abandona la Federación Rusa de Ajedrez y jugará bajo bandera de suiza a partir del 1 de enero de 2024. No podrá jugar antes con la nueva bandera por razones económicas: según las normas de la FIDE la federación suiza debería pagar a la rusa 10.000 dólares para poder inscribirla ya con la nueva bandera, pero si pasan 2 años sin que Kosteniuk juegue una partida para la federación rusa (la última data de diciembre de 2021) entonces no se deberá pagar nada por el cambio.
Alexandra Kosteniuk tiene doble ciudadanía suiza-rusa ya que estuvo casada con un ciudadano suizo hace unos años; además la jugadora vive desde hace bastante en Francia y juega de forma regular para el club SG Zurich en la Liga Nacional A del Campeonato Suizo por Equipos (SMM).
Kosteniuk se une a una larga lista de jugadores y jugadoras que en los últimos meses han abandonado la Federación Rusa de Ajedrez debido a las discrepancias con la guerra de Ucrania que emprendió su país a principios de 2022.
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kylamc · 5 months
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Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk. Corus Chess tournament, 2005.
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rozieramati · 4 months
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Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk. Corus Chess tournament, 2005.
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infj-zen · 12 days
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Women in Chess MBTI
Interviews with top women chess players of different MBTI personality types
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ENTJ Alexandra Kosteniuk | Hou Yifan | Humpy Koneru
INTJ Ju Wenjun
ESTJ Tania Sachdev | Oliwia Kiolbasa
ISTJ Anna Muzychuk | Aleksandra Goryachkina | Bibisara Assaubayeva
ENTP Zhao Xue | Nana Dzagnidze | Irina Krush | Harika Dronavalli | Polina Shuvalova
INTP Marie Sebag | Zhu Jiner
ESTP Judit Polgar | Zhansaya Abdumalik | Carissa Yip | Divya Deshmukh
ISTP Sara Khadem | Gunay Mammadzada | Vaishali Rameshbabu | Nurgyul Salimova
ENFJ Irina Bulmaga
INFJ Lei Tingjie
ESFJ Jennifer Yu
ISFJ Kateryna Lagno | Mariya Muzychuk | Valentina Gunina
ENFP Tan Zhongyi | Dinara Wagner
INFP Pauline Guichard
ESFP Pia Cramling
ISFP Bella Khotenashvili
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saswathacademyworld · 10 months
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5 Popular Women GMs That Will Inspire Every Girl Child
Time and again women have proved that they are a force to be reckoned with in every sphere of life. And the chess world is no exception. From not being allowed to play, to having separate tournaments specially for women — it has been a long journey!
Despite facing challenges and pressure from society, women have excelled in chess and will only keep getting better from here on.
The pioneers of this change are undoubtedly the women Grandmasters all over the world. They beat stereotypes and play neck and neck with men in international tournaments.
Let us take a look at some of the popular women Grandmasters in Chess –
1. Nona Gaprindashvili
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This list won’t get its deserved start if we do not mention the first woman to ever receive the International Grandmaster title from FIDE. Born in 1941, this Georgian (then Soviet) player has played in numerous international tournaments and won several of them.
She was the Women’s World Champion from 1962 to 1978! She participated in the Women’s Chess Olympiad for the Soviet Union many times between 1963 to 1990 and for Georgia in 1992. She contributed immensely to the team in these olympiads and won many gold medals along the way! She has also won the Women’s World Senior Championship several times between 1995 to 2019.
Nona Gaprindashvili has given more to the field of chess than words can express. She was the flagbearer of women’s chess and gave hope and inspiration to many young girls to work hard and achieve the Grandmaster title.
2. Judit Polgar
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Popularly referred to as the strongest woman chess player of all time, Grandmaster Judit Polgar needs absolutely no introduction! She was known for her aggressive, tactical and fierce playing style. But here’s something that has cemented her fierce reputation amongst the chess world. She is the only woman to have played in the men’s candidates tournament and to have crossed the 2700 elo mark in the history of chess!
In her long and successful chess career, she has won games against fellow legends like GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Garry Kasparov, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Vladimir Kramnik, GM Veselin Topalov and many more in either rapid or classical formats.
She is the only woman to be ranked among the top 10 of all chess players, her peak ranking being 8th in 2004.
She has been a source of inspiration for countless women chess players. And she truly has broken many gender stereotypes people have about women playing chess.
3. Koneru Humpy
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The highest ranked Indian woman player and one of the finest Grandmasters of our country, Koneru Humpy has been a sensation since her childhood days. She achieved the title of Grandmaster in 2002, at the young age of 15 years and 1 month – a feat not achieved by any other Indian woman so far!
GM Koneru has won many world youth championships and in 2001 she won the coveted World Junior Girls Championship. Interestingly, she participated in the boys’ section of the World Junior Championship in 2004 and tied for 5th place which is an extremely amazing achievement!
In 2019, she won the Women’s World Rapid Championship. In 2020, she was a crucial part of the gold medal winning Indian team for the Online Chess Olympiad.
She is also the recipient of the honorable Padma Shri Award and Arjuna Award for her contribution to the field of chess. In 2020, she received the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award.
If Vishy Anand has influenced India to take up chess, GM Koneru Humpy has done the same for young Indian girls.
4. Alexandra Kosteniuk
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Popularly known as the chess queen, Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk is one of the finest female Grandmasters in the history of chess. She was the Women’s World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010. She is also the first person to win the Chess960 Women’s World Championship. In 2013, she became the first woman to win the men’s Swiss Chess Championship.
She has won numerous gold medals while playing for team Russia in the Women’s Chess Olympiad, Women’s World Chess Team Championship and Women’s European Chess Team Championship.
GM Kosteniuk is known to play aggressively and quickly, often creating pressure over her opponent with her speed. She has been one of the top women grandmasters in Russia for many years and has even won the Women’s World Cup in 2021.
5. Hou Yifan
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A chess prodigy, GM Hou Yifan has taken the chess world by storm since her debut. She is the youngest female to achieve the Grandmaster title and the second highest rated female chess player after GM Judit Polgar.
Between 2010 to 2017, she has won the Women’s World Chess Championship 4 times!
Currently ranked no.1 in active players, she has held that streak since September 2015!
Many regard her as the best active female chess player and her track record only proves her capabilities.
Apart from being a successful chess player, she’s also given equal importance to academics and completed her degree from University of Oxford. She is now working as a professor at Shenzhen University.
WGMs - a humble gratitude
Women have had to face many obstacles in their respective careers over the years. Despite that, they have strongly overcome these hurdles and established themselves firmly.
The female Grandmasters mentioned in this article and many others have done the same in the field of chess. They have broken barriers and set new records and fought neck and neck with their male competitors. They are a constant source of inspiration for many young girls to take up chess professionally.
To such exceptional female personalities, we extend our humble gratitude!
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gameforestdach · 4 months
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Die FIDE World Blitz Schachmeisterschaft 2023 in Samarkand geriet aufgrund einer großen Kontroverse, in die die Großmeister Daniil Dubov und Ian Nepomniachtchi verwickelt waren, ins Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit. Im Verlauf des Turniers führte eine ungewöhnliche Partie zwischen den beiden Spielern, die lediglich aus Sprüngen der Springer bestand und unentschieden endete, zu Vorwürfen des Matchfixings und signifikanten Strafen. Ungewöhnliches Spiel führt zu Strafen Das betreffende Match endete damit, dass die Springer ihre Ausgangspositionen tauschten, ein Ausgang, der so untypisch ist, dass er sofort Bedenken hervorrief. Der Umstand, dass die Schlussstellung der Anfangsstellung glich, allerdings mit vertauschten Springern, war besonders bemerkenswert. Nach Überprüfung der Partie belegte Chef-Schiedsrichter Ivan Syrovy beide Spieler mit Strafen wegen Verunglimpfung des Schachspiels. Diese Entscheidung beruhte auf den FIDE-Regeln, die spezifizieren, dass das Ansehen des Schachs nicht beschädigt werden dürfe. Folglich wurden Dubov und Nepomniachtchi jeweils ein halber Punkt von ihren Turnierergebnissen abgezogen. Auswirkungen auf das Turnierklassement Diese Strafe hatte erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die Platzierungen im Turnier. Beide, Dubov und Nepomniachtchi, gehörten vor der Strafe zu den führenden Spielern, jeder mit 8,5 Punkten aus 12. Jedoch ließ die Punktreduktion sie von ihren Spitzenpositionen fallen. Währenddessen zeigten andere Spieler wie Vladislav Artemiev und Magnus Carlsen weiterhin starke Leistungen, mit Artemiev, der kurzzeitig das Turnier anführte. Einspruch und endgültige Entscheidung Die bestraften Spieler reichten einen Einspruch gegen die Entscheidung des Chef-Schiedsrichters ein, der daraufhin vom Berufungsausschuss abgelehnt wurde. Der Ausschuss bestätigte die Entscheidung und hob hervor, dass kurze Remis zwar nicht verboten seien, die Art und Weise, wie das Remis in dieser Partie erreicht wurde, jedoch gegen den Geist des Wettbewerbs verstieß. Damen-Blitzmeisterschaft Bei der Damen-Blitzmeisterschaft zeigte Valentina Gunina mit einer Reihe von Siegen eine starke Leistung und demonstrierte ihr Können. Das Turnier brachte ebenfalls lobenswerte Darbietungen von Alexandra Kosteniuk und anderen Spitzen-Spielerinnen. Gesamtatmosphäre des Turniers Trotz der Kontroversen wurde das Turnier mit hochkarätigem Spiel verschiedener Großmeister fortgesetzt. Das Event präsentierte eine Mischung aus Strategie, Können und gelegentlichem Drama, wie es für hochdotierte Schachturniere typisch ist.
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gd-prevencion · 1 year
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Rey Enigma enfrenta a la campeona del mundo del ajedrez Alexandra Kosteniuk
Rey Enigma enfrenta a la campeona del mundo del ajedrez Alexandra Kosteniuk
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dozydawn · 11 months
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Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk.
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thatbitchsimone · 3 years
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journeysendinlovers · 10 months
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Game 5 of the WWCC gave us a decisive game! Watch the BBKChess recap here or the GM Daniel King/PowerPlayChess recap here and the full (superior) stream from the chess24/chess dot com crew here with IM Houska and GM Kosteniuk! I am watching all three and also demonstrating the game on my board bcs I'm insane
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sportu · 10 months
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Hundreds of Russian athletes change their nationality
Due to the Russian war of aggression, Russian athletes are banned from many sports. Some of them therefore take a detour. Shortly after the end of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games, Russia attacked Ukraine. The war also had consequences for sport. Russian athletes were banned from almost all sports, including the national teams. According to a report by the Russian-language media outlet Cholod,…
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higherentity · 3 years
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