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Yifan Hou is now a perfect +10, -0, =14 in her 3 World Championship matches. In 2011 she defeated Humpy Koneru +3, -0, =5. Two years later, in 2013, she trounced Anna Ushenina +4, -0, =3. And now she adds a +3, -0, =6 score against Mariya Muzychuk.
It seems pretty clear she is in a class by herself (perhaps only Judith Polgar could come close?). What I like about her is she is fearless - a very handy skill.
Contrary to some opinions , I believe that the gap between Hou Yifan and the other top women is, if anything, increasing.
She is a fantastic player who is still improving and you have to go down to the 15th player in the FIDE top 100 women to find a player younger than her (another Chinese: Lei, Tingjie).
Yes, Mariya Muzychuk might do better if they played another match; after all this was the first she played and match play is different. On the other hand, despite apparently having had the benefit of special openings preparation (including having her games in the 2015 Ukraine Championship kept secret), when she was on her own out of prep she was unable to make count any of the advantages that she obtained.
Perhaps the Italian and Catalan were poor choices but a lot of top GMs play those lines. Probably a lot of effort went into preparing stuff against the Sicilian but since Hou Yifan took and maintained the lead without having to risk a Sicilian this became irrelevant. Also whenever a situation became critical, Hou Yifan just played better.
On the other hand, not only is the strongest female player approaching Judit Polgar's peak but also the depth of women's chess is becoming impressive.
Neither Yifan Hou nor Mariya Muzychuk have received their awards yet ...
Following the Championship Match, the Ukrainian Federation has been sanctioned for failing to pay a debt of 60,000 Euros to FIDE. It could be quite serious if it isn't sorted out ...(quotes are translated/edited and therefore a little clumsy)
The Federation of Ukrainian chess sanctioned
All the players and all the chess players ukrainians find themselves without elo rating and therefore cannot play anymore in the official tournaments. Following the recent game for the world title female between mariya muzychuk and yifan hou, the Ukrainian has not only lost her crown, but also his elo rating system.
The International Federation of chess just put Ukraine on the official list of "Non-classified" http://ratings.fide.com/arrears.phtml due to the non-payment of a debt in the amount of 60.000 euros for the organization of the championship game of the world to lviv . Thus, until the debt is paid, all chess players ukrainians cannot take part in competitions recognized by the fide, as the next European Championships individual (men and women) to be held in may, and if the Situation does not change, the national teams of Ukraine will not be admitted to the olympiad of baku in the month of September. According to the report of the game, the budget of lviv was 405.000 euros and to this day the fide has received only 345.000 euros of the organizers. Neither Yifan Hou nor Mariya Muzychuk have received their awards yet.
I hope it gets worked out. Ukrainian players won't be able to play without a rating, and that includes the upcoming Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan in September 2016, etc.
In French ...
La Fédération Ukrainienne des Échecs sanctionnée
Toutes les joueuses et tous les joueurs d'échecs ukrainiens se retrouvent sans classement Elo et ne peuvent donc plus jouer dans les tournois officiels. Suite au récent match pour le titre mondial féminin entre Mariya Muzychuk et Yifan Hou, l'Ukrainienne a non seulement perdu sa couronne, mais aussi son classement Elo.
La Fédération Internationale des Échecs vient de placer l'Ukraine sur la liste officielle des "Non classée" http://ratings.fide.com/arrears.phtml en raison du non-paiement d'une dette d'un montant de 60.000 euros pour l'organisation du match du Championnat du Monde à Lviv. Ainsi, jusqu'à ce que la dette soit payée, tous les joueurs d'échecs ukrainiens ne peuvent prendre part aux compétitions reconnues par la FIDE, comme le prochain championnats d' Europe individuels (hommes et femmes) qui se tiendra en mai et, si la situation ne change pas, les équipes nationales d'Ukraine ne seront pas admises à l'Olympiade de Bakou au mois de septembre. Selon le rapport du match, le budget de Lviv était de 405.000 euros et à ce jour la FIDE n'a reçu que 345.000 euros des organisateurs. Ni Yifan Hou, ni Mariya Muzychuk n'ont encore reçu leur prix.
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