Carissa Yip | Chess in the 21st Century – GM Ben Finegold

May 31, 2016 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Saint Louis Chess ClubTue, May 31, 2016 5:00pmURL:
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Grandmaster Ben Finegold is impressed with 12 year old Carissa Yip. Yip played in the 2016 U.S. Women’s Championship and is rising fast up the ranks. See four of her best wins to date.

2016.05.26
Carissa Shiwen Yip vs Irina Krush, US Chess Championships (Women) (2016)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1819997
Ashritha Eswaran vs Carissa Shiwen Yip, US Chess Championships (Women) (2016)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1819721
Carissa Shiwen Yip vs Akshita Gorti, US Chess Championships (Women) (2016)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1819629
Carissa Yip vs. Vladislav Kovalev, 2015
http://chess-db.com/public/game.jsp?id=2090732.13504398.106941952.28990

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