Archive for Anna Ushenina
Wednesday, December 05, 2012 15:41
For the first time in the history of the independent Ukraine a chess player got the title of the World Women Chess Champion. 27-year-old Anna Ushenina from Kharkiv won in the final against former World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria. Last Monday Ushenina received a warm "welcome back" in her native city, Kharkiv.
Text and photos by Anna...
Saturday, December 01, 2012 23:34
Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) defeated Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) in Saturday's rapid tie-break to become the new Women's World Champion. 27-year-old Ushenina drew the first rapid game with Black and then won with White. It was the final day of the Women's World Championship, a knockout event held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia that started on November...
Friday, November 30, 2012 14:20
Just like the match between their male colleagues Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand, the final of the Women's World Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk between Anna Ushenina and Antoaneta Stefanova will be decided in a rapid tie-break. After four classical games the score is 2-2 with two draws, a win for Ushenina (game 3) and a win for Stefanova (game 4...
Sunday, November 25, 2012 21:00
Khanty-Mansiysk - The Women's World Championship is taking place from 11th November to 3rd December. The strongest 64 female chess players are playing in a World Cup (knock-out) format to determine who will unseat Hou Yifan as World Champion. The winner will face Hou in a World Championship match next year.
Eight women left in the playing hall |...
