The match for the title of world chess champion 2016 will be one of the most exciting sporting events on the planet, and Mary Muzichuk can be called an athlete in 2015 in Ukraine, according to the news portal "Browser".
She won the World Championship in Sochi. In the final, Maria defeated his old rival - Russian representative Natalia Pogonina. Now, in March Muzichuk will fight for the championship crown against Chinese Hou Yifan, recalls the journalist edition.
Match Play will take place in Lviv. This fact is the president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov called "political decision." Chinese player is considered the favorite of the tournament, but the Ukrainian player is set to give a serious rebuff star opponent, - concluded the expert.