Women's World Championship, Game 1: Humpy Koneru Presses But Doesn't Win

Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:53PM
Dennis Monokroussos in Hou Yifan, Humpy Koneru, Women's World Championship

World champion Hou Yifan had a very difficult time today against Humpy Koneru. With White, the challenger enjoyed a serious initiative for a long time in an Open Catalan, but couldn't quite push the champ over the edge. Only a draw, but it was still a psychologically promising start for the Indian grandmaster.

Official site here, game (with my light notes) here.

Article originally appeared on The Chess Mind (http://www.thechessmind.net/).