26th Death Match Player Announcement
Nearly
two years since Chess.com hosted its first all-female Death Match, the
next iteration will feature its first all-GM Death Match between two
women. GM Irina Krush and GM Nadezhda Kosintseva will compete in Death Match 26 on Saturday, July 26 at 12 p.m. Eastern (GMT -5), 9 a.m. Pacific.To be completely historically accurate, women are 2-1 lifetime in the event. Besides WGM Tatev Abrahamyan's win over IM Anna Zatonskih in Death Match 9, GM Judit Polgar easily bested GM Nigel Short in Death Match 18's Battles of the Sexes.
GM Irina Krush -- FIDE 2484. The six-time U.S. Champion, who just won her third straight, also just became a grandmaster in the last year. She is the longtime American top woman, and in recent years has begun to put some distance between her and IM Anna Zatonskih.
