FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 Recap

FIDE Grand Swiss and FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 took place on the Isle of Man from October 23rd to November 6th, 2023. Vaishali Rameshbabu won the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 with 8.5 points out of 11. Anna Muzychuk took silver, and the third place went to Tan Zhongyi. Since Anna Muzychuk already qualified to the Candidates 2024 via the World Cup 2023, two qualifying spots went to Vaishali Rameshbabu and Tan Zhongyi.
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk aka ChessQueen
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FIDE women's world cup winner 2021
Women's World Rapid Chess Champion 2021
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In the game against Eline Roebers, in the alternative final line shown starting at 20:18, Stockfish suggests an amusing drawing sequence involving a material imbalance of a rook for five pawns: 19.O-O h5 20.Qh3 g5 21.g4 a6 22.Be2 h4 23.dxc5 Bg6 24.c3 Rae8 25.Rfe1 Be4 26.Nd4 Nxd4 27.cxd4 Nc6 28.Qc3 Rxe6 29.Bf1 Ree8 30.Rad1 Re7 31.h3 Rfe8 32.Qb2 Bg6 33.Rxe7 Rxe7 34.Ra1 Re4 35.Bd3 Rxg4+ 36.hxg4 Bxd3 37.Ra3 Be4 38.Bc1 Kg7 39.f3 Qg3+ 40.Qg2 Qe1+ 41.Qf1 Qg3+ 42.Kh1 Qxg4 43.fxe4 Qxe4+ 44.Kh2 Qc2+ 45.Kh3 Nxd4 46.Re3 Qxc5 47.Rd3 Ne6 48.Rf3 Qd4 49.Re3 Nc5 50.Re7+ Kg6 51.Be3 Qc3 52.Qc1 Qxc1 53.Bxc1 Kf5 54.a5 Nb3 55.Bb2 Nxa5 56.Rd7 Nc4 57.Ba1 Ke4 58.Rxb7 d4 59.Rd7 d3 60.Bxf6 g4+ 61.Kxh4 d2 62.Bg5 Ne5 63.Rd8 Nf3+ 64.Kxg4 Nxg5 65.Rxd2 draw.
I think only computers play like this.
Hopefully Alexandra will show us her next game against Eline Roebers, at the 24th European Teams Women tournament.

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"promosm" 😥