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Bob Armstrong
09-10-2008, 10:38 AM
I have been watching the games " Live ". But the moves are not being transmitted - the screen showing the current position and score freezes, and I have to always " refresh " the screen to get the new moves that have been made. Anyone else having this problem?

Also, Kosteniuk has defeated Cramling in Game 1 of their semi-final match. Yifon Hou is winning against Humpu Koneru in the other semi-final - she is currently up an N, with a passed P.

Bob

Bob Armstrong
09-10-2008, 02:58 PM
Yifon Hou ( China - 14 years old - # 4 rated on the women's list) defeated the 2nd highest rated woman player in the world, Humpy Koneru ( India ), in game 1 of their semi-final match.

As I mentioned above, Alexandra Kosteniuk ( Russia ) defeated Pia Cramling ( Sweden ) in their semi-final game 1.

Bob Armstrong
09-11-2008, 10:39 AM
Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk today drew Swedish GM Pia Cramling in the second game of their 2-game semi-final match, getting Cramling in a perpetual check. Kosteniuk won their first game yesterday. So she wins the match and goes through to the finals.

Bob Armstrong
09-11-2008, 12:30 PM
Indian GM Humpy Koneru, 2nd highest rated player in the world, and only the second woman to break the 2600 barrier, today defeated the # 4 woman, Chinese GM-elect , 14-year old, Yifon Hou. Hou won yesterday in their 2 game semi-final match, and so they now go to tie-break games tomorrow.

Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk is already through to the finals on her side of the draw, having defeated Swedish GM Pia Cramling.

Bob Armstrong
09-14-2008, 09:51 PM
Chinese wonder kid, GM - elect Yifon Hou ( who defeated the 2nd highest rated woman player, Humpy Koneru ( India ) in a semi-final match in the blitz tie-break ), today lost her first game in the four-game final match, against Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk.

Bob

Bob Armstrong
09-15-2008, 08:33 AM
Amazingly, the moves ARE being transmitted to me today - sometimes the web just baffles !

Bob

Bob Armstrong
09-15-2008, 01:13 PM
In game 2 of the WWCC 4-game semi-final match, Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk ( who won game 1 ), went up a P and then a 2nd P against 14-year old Chinese GM-elect Yifan Hou. She had a " clear " advantage. But then Alexandra fatally grabbed a third P, and suddenly Hou's passed eP had queening potential. Kosteniuk had to give perpetual check to stop the queening, and so the game ended in a draw.

The game, with analysis, is posted on the chess website , Chess5 ( www.chess5.com ). When at the homepage, click on " Public Games " to get the September list of games. Find the game, and then click on " View " to get a board and the score ( it takes a few seconds for the game to load ). You can then play over the game then and there.

Bob

Bob Armstrong
09-16-2008, 12:24 PM
Down a passed pawn, 14-year old GM-elect Yifan Hou ( China ) managed to get a draw against Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk ( ahead 1.5-.5 ), in the third game of the 4-game final match, to keep her chances for the Women's World Champion title alive. But she must now win the 4th game to tie the match and send it into tie-break.

The game, with analysis, is posted on the chess website , Chess5 ( www.chess5.com ) . At the homepage, click on " Public Games " to get the September list of games. Find the game and click on " View " to get a board and the score ( it takes a few seconds for the game to load ). You can then play the game over then and there.

Bob

Bob Armstrong
09-17-2008, 11:45 AM
Today, in the fourth game of their 4-game final championship match, Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk ( ahead 2-1 ) managed a perpetual check against 14-year old Chinese GM-elect Yifan Hou, to win the Women's World Championship title.

The game, with analysis, is posted on the chess website , Chess5 ( www.chess5.com ) . At the homepage, click on " Public Games " to get the September list of games. Find the game and click on " View " to get a board and the score ( it takes a few seconds for the game to load ). You can then play the game over then and there.


Bob