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Anna Ushenina - Chess Beauty with Brains

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Name : Anna Ushenina Born : Aug 30, 1985 Place : Kharkiv, Ukraine Chess Title : Grandmaster Tournament Title : Women's World Champion (2012) Women's Chess Olympiad Winner (2006) FIDE Rating : 2452 (Highest 2502) Chess Leagues : Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Russia, and France
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Anna Ushenina in the lead, Stefanova in a must win situation

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The underdog, Anna Ushenina, beat experienced Stefanova in a Slav defence game with wild complications. Ushenina shocked Stefanova with 17. Nxd5, sacrificing her knight. Stefanova tried passive defence (not her true strength), and the game quickly went into a lost position for her. Ushenina only needs a draw in the last game to win the title.
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First Game of the final in the World Cup Chess for Women Stefanova vs Ushenina ends in a draw

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The first game of the thrilling tournament between ex-World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova and Anna Ushenina petered out to a draw. Ushenina chose an opening and was ready for Stefanova's reply. After the opening, Stefanova offered a draw but Anna rejected and played for a win. After a few moves, Stefanova got a good advantage, but made a mistake, which Anna used to steer the game to a draw.
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