4/18/2024 – Three games ended decisively in round 11 of the Women’s Candidates Tournament, with Tan Zhongyi beating Kateryna Lagno in a key matchup, Vaishali R taking down Aleksandra Goryachkina, and Humpy Koneru defeating Nurgyul Salimova. These results left Tan atop the standings, with a half-point advantage over Lei Tingjie. Goryachkina’s loss left her a whole two points behind Tan with only three rounds to go in Toronto. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
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This video course provides a comprehensive and practical White repertoire in the Ruy Lopez! Through instructive model games and in-depth theoretical explanations, you will learn how to confidently handle both main lines and sidelines.
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A two-horse race
The Chinese domination in the Women’s World Championship cycle continues, as Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tingjie are the two clear contenders to take the title at the Women’s Candidates Tournament in Toronto. The winner of the event will face Ju Wenjun in the next match for the women’s world title — Tan was the world champion in 2017-18, while Lei was Ju’s latest challenger for the world crown.
In round 11, Tan achieved a great victory against Kateryna Lagno. Lagno was the only player who remained undefeated in the event, though she had only scored one victory in her first ten games — over Vaishali R in the sixth round.
The two remaining crucial encounters in the fight for first place favoured Tan’s chances of winning the event. Lei drew Anna Muzychuk with the white pieces, after the Ukrainian GM failed to find a difficult line that would have giver her a clear advantage amid a complex middlegame; meanwhile, Aleksandra Goryachkina, who entered the round in shared third place a full point behind Tan, was defeated by Vaishali — Goryachkina rejected implicit draw offers as she tried to create winning chances somewhat desperately.
With only three rounds to go, Tan has a half-point lead over Lei, while Goryachkina, Lagno and Humpy Koneru — who also scored a win on Wednesday — stand a whole 2 points behind the leader. Both Tan and Lei will play black in two out of their three remaining games.
In this video course, experts (Pelletier, Marin, Müller and Reeh) examine the games of Judit Polgar. Let them show you which openings Polgar chose to play, where her strength in middlegames were, or how she outplayed her opponents in the endgame.
The decisive phase of the game begins.27.Rc5?Now the d1-rook is unprotected, but Black does not take advantage of this.27.Rd2Rc828.Qd7=27...Rfe8?Threatened is27...--28.Ng6Rf729.Qa5Rfd730.Nf4which results inQf731.Bxf6gxf632.Rxb5Bc633.Qxd8+Rxd834.Rxd8+Kh734...Kg735.Rc5Bb736.Rc7Qxc737.Ne6+35.Rbb8+-27...Rc8is no good:28.Qxa7Bxe528...Ra829.Qd7brings no profit for Black.29.Bxe5Qxe530.Rcxd5Qb231.R5d2with an extra pawn for White.Very productive, however, was27...f4!28.gxf428.exf4e328...Rc829.Qxa7Bxe530.fxe5Qg4+-+28.Rxb5
28...Bxb3?The sacrifice does not work.28...f4was still best.29.exf429.gxf4Bxe530.Bxe5Qg4+-+29...e330.fxe3Qh331.Rbxd5Qxg3+with a perpetual check.29.Rxd8Bxd830.Qxa7Bd131.Nc6Mate is threatened.Bf632.Bxf6Qxf633.Qd7Bh534.Rxf5Qa1+35.Kh2Qxa236.g4Bg637.h5Bxf538.Qxe8+Kh739.Kg3Be640.Nd4
White is winning.40...Bd541.Qe5Ba842.Ne6Qa743.Qf5+Kg844.Qf8+Kh745.g5hxg546.Nxg5+Kh647.Kh41–0
White counts with a superior position.39.Bf6?!39.Rf3Qe440.Nb4Rb641.Bc5+-39...h640.Bxg7Kxg741.Rxf8!?Kxf842.Qxh6+Ke743.Qxg6Qe443...Kd8=44.Qg7+Ke845.Qg8+Ke746.Qg7+Ke847.Qg8+Ke748.Nc5Qe1+49.Kh2Qxf2=
50.Qg5+Ke851.Nxb7Qxd452.Qg8+Ke753.Qg5+Ke854.Qd8+Kf755.Qf6+Ke856.Qg6+Ke757.Qh7+Ke858.Qg8+Ke759.Qg5+Ke860.Nd6+Rxd660...Kd761.Qg7+Kd8=61.exd6Qh8+62.Kg3Qc3+63.Kg4Qb4+64.Qf4d4?Black has a winning idea, but it doesn't work.64...Qe165.Qa4+Kd866.Qxa6Qd1+67.Kg5Qc1+68.Kg6Qc2+=65.Qe5d3+66.Kf3Kf766...d267.Qxe6+Kf868.Ke2Qd469.Qe7+Kg870.Qg5+Kf771.Qxd2+-67.d7Qb7+68.Qe4d268...Qxd769.Qh7+Ke870.Qxd7+Kxd771.Ke3and White wins in the pawn ending.69.d8N+Playing to the gallery.69.d8Q+-69...Kf670.Nxb71–0
In a total of 6 chapters, we look at the following aspects: the right decision based on tactical factors, decisions in exchanges and moves, complex and psychological decisions in longer games and in defence.
Vaishali Rameshbabu | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
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This video course provides a comprehensive and practical White repertoire in the Ruy Lopez! Through instructive model games and in-depth theoretical explanations, you will learn how to confidently handle both main lines and sidelines.
€49.90
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