China Gender Chess Match: Karpov leads after draw in third round with Hou Yifan

Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010

The Guan Yin of the South Sea of Sanya is a 108-metre

(354 ft) statue on an artificial island.

Hello Everyone,

Here is the nice third round game between Hou Yifan and Anatoly Karpov as part of the 'Gender Match' being held in the beautiful city of Sanya in the Hainan island of China. A daily live telecast of the game is available here.

There is also a detailed photo-full report at www.chessbase.com.

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