SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES Full steam ahead!

The US WOMEN’S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP has become a two woman show: Yip and Tokhirjonova!

After 8 rounds each of them are now on an incredible 7 out of a possible 8 points. Having reduced the rest of the tournament participants to spectators with only GM Irina Krishna now having a theoretical outside chance of catching them over the course of the final three rounds it looks like one of them will surely win this event. If both of them continue to perform as they have they may even end up sharing the title. This has been a tough tournament for each of the participants but perhaps harder for some than others. Irina Krush saw several potential full points rendered drawn in hard fought games. However with the final three rounds remaining there is still a lot of chess to be played!

Enjoy the games ~ S