Muzychuk (also) wins on time
Much like in the open section of the Norway Chess event, round 7 in the women’s tournament saw the most important confrontation of the day ending with one of the contenders losing on time. In this case, it was Ju Wenjun who ran out of time in the Armageddon tiebreaker against Anna Muzychuk. Muzychuk, who underperformed at the Candidates Tournament, is now the sole leader in Stavanger.
Ju, playing white, was flagged in the following — balanced — position.
60.Rh7+ was the last move played in the game. It is true that White is the one putting pressure with her active king and knight, but Black should get enough compensation to hold a draw due to White’s weakened pawn on a5.
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.Lei Tingjie also prevailed in Armageddon, as she beat Pia Cramling with black in the rapid tiebreaker. The one encounter that featured a decisive classical game was the all-Indian confrontation between Humpy Koneru and R Vaishali — Humpy inflicted a second consecutive classical loss on the former sole leader.
Vaishali now stands in third place, 1½ points behind Ju and 2 points behind Muzychuk, her round-8 opponent.
Anna Muzychuk v. Ju Wenjun | Photo: Stev Bonhage
Humpy 1 - 0 Vaishali
Analysis by André Schulz
In over 4 hours in front of the camera, Karsten Müller presents to you sensations from the world of endgames - partly reaching far beyond standard techniques and rules of thumb - and rounds off with some cases of with own examples.
Humpy Koneru | Photo: Stev Bonhage
Standings after round 7
| Rk |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts |
| 1 |
Anna Muzychuk |
UKR |
2505 |
12 |
| 2 |
Ju Wenjun |
CHN |
2559 |
11.5 |
| 3 |
R Vaishali |
IND |
2489 |
10 |
| 4 |
Lei Tingjie |
CHN |
2548 |
8.5 |
| 5 |
Humpy Koneru |
IND |
2545 |
8 |
| 6 |
Pia Cramling |
SWE |
2449 |
5.5 |
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The Jobava London System is a minor form of the London System. White tries to play Lf4 quickly followed by Nc3.
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