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Lei Tingjie obtained back-to-back classical wins in rounds 8 and 9 to enter the final round of the Norway Chess Women tournament with chances to claim overall victory. Moreover, her final-round opponent was sole leader Ju Wenjun, which meant a win in classical chess would grant her first place. However, Lei mishandled a symmetrical position and ended up losing the game, allowing world champion Ju to claim outright victory.
Ju took home around US$ 65,000, the same amount of money that Magnus Carlsen was awarded for winning the 12th edition of the Norway Chess super-tournament. The organizers’ decision to put forth such conditions is a first in elite chess events. The idea is to motivate women chess players to improve their level to gain the right to participate in tournaments with attractive prize funds.
Middlegame Secrets Vol.3 - The Career Paths of Bishops
In this video course we will explore in depth some familiar concepts regarding the bishops. For example, everyone knows that a bishop-pair should grant him a positional edge.
Before Friday’s tenth round, Lei was tied for second place with Anna Muzychuk. Since Lei lost her classical encounter against Ju, a draw for Muzychuk against Humpy Koneru was enough to finish in sole second place. What is more, Muzychuk won the rapid decider against Humpy.
In the last confrontation to finish in the last round of the event, Pia Cramling managed to defeat R Vaishali in Armageddon after having played a 144-move classical game in which Cramling tried for long to convert a rook and bishop versus rook endgame. Vaishali led the standings in Stavanger from round 2 to round 6.
Final standings
| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts |
| 1 | Ju Wenjun | CHN | 2559 | 19 |
| 2 | Anna Muzychuk | UKR | 2505 | 16 |
| 3 | Lei Tingjie | CHN | 2548 | 14.5 |
| 4 | R Vaishali | IND | 2489 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Humpy Koneru | IND | 2545 | 10 |
| 6 | Pia Cramling | SWE | 2449 | 8 |
Anna Muzychuk finished in sole second place | Photo: Stev Bonhage
Vaishali Rameshbabu and Pia Cramling | Photo: Stev Bonhage
Analysis by Klaus Besenthal
A practical repertoire for the positional player after 1.d4 Vol.1 – 1….d5
I give promising mainlines for white against all black’s main replies to 1.d4 d5 that are engine-proof, easy to learn and can be played almost instantly.
Lei Tingjie | Photo: Stev Bonhage
Attacking with the Jobava London System
The Jobava London System is a minor form of the London System. White tries to play Lf4 quickly followed by Nc3.
