Carissa Yip defeats ex-Women's World Champion Anna Ushenina

Carissa Yip   2017   photo:  Tony Cortizas, Jr.

Former Wachusett CC champion Carissa Yip

beats ex-Women's World Champion Ushenina

Carissa Yip, the 2014 champion of the Wachusett Chess Club, got off to an excellent start in Round 1 in the Women's Division of the 2019 World Team Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan by defeating former Women's World Champion GM Anna Ushenina of Ukraine on Tuesday, March 5th. The 15-year-old Women's International Master from Andover, Mass. beat 33-year-old Ushenina with the black pieces on board 4 in the USA vs. Ukraine match, which ended in a 2-2 tie. Carissa scored the only win for the U.S. team, with fellow team mates WGM Tatev Abrahamyan losing on board 1, WGM Sabina Foisor drawing on board 2, and 12-year-old Woman Candidate Master Rochelle Wu splitting the point on board 3.

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Here is the raw game score ....Looks like Ushenina was in severe time pressure, and walked into a sham sacrifice. Still, impressive game by Carissa.

[White "Ushenina, Anna"]

[Black "Yip, Carissa"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "E73"]

[Opening "King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 { E73 King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense } 7. Qd2 c6 8. Nf3 e5 9. d5 Nc5 10. Qc2 a5 11. O-O Rb8 12. a3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Qc7 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Qb1 a4 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Be2 b5 21. f3 Nfd7 22. Rc3 Bf6 23. Qc2 Bd8 24. Rb1 Qa6 25. Qd1 Ba5 26. Rc2 Bb6 27. Bf2 Kg7 28. Rbc1 Rc7 29. Qf1 Ba7 30. Rc3 Rcc8 31. Kh1 Qb7 32. R1c2 Rf8 33. b4 axb3 34. Nxb3 Qa6 35. Bh4 Qa4 36. Qb1 b4 37. axb4 Qxb4 38. Qa2 Nxb3 39. Qxa7 Nd4 40. Qxd7 Qxc3 { White resigns. } 0-1

Note:  The board number was corrected by her father Percy:   Ushenina and Yip played on board 2.


Also, Carissa was the first woman to win the championship of the Boylston Chess Foundation.

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