4/12/2024 – The frontrunners in the Women’s Candidates Tournament faced each other in round 7, with Tan Zhongyi keeping the lead after holding Aleksandra Goryachkina to a 40-move draw with the black pieces. The one decisive game of the day saw Lei Tingjie beating Vaishali R. This was Lei’s second win in a row, which leaves her tied for third place with 4/7 points. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
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Winning starts with what you know The new version 18 offers completely new possibilities for chess training and analysis: playing style analysis, search for strategic themes, access to 6 billion Lichess games, player preparation by matching Lichess games, download Chess.com games with built-in API, built-in cloud engine and much more.
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A draw in the clash of frontrunners
Tan Zhongyi has managed to keep the sole lead between the very first round and the halfway mark (after round 7) in the Women’s Candidates Tournament. On Thursday, the Chinese GM faced top seed Aleksandra Goryachkina, who remains undefeated in sole second place, a half point behind the leader. Tan had the black pieces, and the game ended in a 40-move draw.
Standing a half point behind Goryachkina are Kateryna Lagno and now Lei Tingjie. Lei lost her first-round encounter against Tan, drew all her games between round 2 and round 5 and then scored back-to-back wins over Nurgyul Salimova and Vaishali R. In her victory over Vaishali, Lei out-calculated her Indian opponent out of a double-edged Italian Opening.
No player in the women’s tournament finished the first half with a fifty-percent score. Salimova stands in fifth place with 3/7 points, while Vaishali is sharing last place with Humpy Koneru and Anna Muzychuk, each with 2½/7 points.
In the first seven rounds, Tan played four games with the black pieces, while Goryachkina, her closest chaser, played four games with the white pieces.
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Aleksandra Goryachkina | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Nf64.d3Bc55.0-0d66.c3a57.Nbd20-08.Re1Be69.h3h610.Bb5Ne711.d4Bb611...exd412.cxd4Ba713.Bd3Nc614.d5Nb415.Bf1Bd716.a3Na617.Bxa6bxa618.Nf1Re819.Ng3c6=0-1 (56)
Antipov,M (2584)-Nakamura,H (2736) Chess.com INT 202012.Bd3Re813.Nf1exd414.Nxd414.cxd4d515.e5Ne4also came into consideration.14...Ng615.Ng3Bd716.Bd2Ne517.Bf1d518.exd5Nxd519.Qb3c620.Ne4Qc7
You rarely see four knights in the centre. The position is balanced.21.a4Rad822.Rad1Ng623.Bc1Ba724.c4Nb425.c525.Bxh6gxh626.Nf6+is at least one motif that hangs in the air.25...Nd526.Bc4Bc827.Bxd5cxd527...Rxd5??28.Nf6++-28.Nb5Qb8?Necessary was28...Qe529.Nxa7dxe430.Rxd8Rxd831.Nxc8Rxc832.Be329.Nxa7White missed29.Qxd5Rxd530.Nf6+gxf631.Rxe8+Kg732.Rxd5+-29...Qxa730.Rxd5Be6
31.Rxd8Rxd8??After31...Bxb332.Rxe8+Kh733.Be3Bxa4the outcome of the game is open.32.Qc3b6Threatened is32...--33.Nf6+gxf633...Kh834.Bxh6+-34.Qxf6Re835.Bxh6and checkmate.33.b3With the threat of Bb2.33.Nf6+is not enough now.gxf634.Qxf634.Bxh6Qe734...Qe733...Bf534.Nf6+Now it works again because the black queen can't get to e7.Kh835.Bxh6bxc536.Nh51–0
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.
Kateryna Lagno v. Nurgyul Salimova | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
The playing hall 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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