Ju v. Lei in the final round
The contenders of the latest match for the Women’s World Championship, Ju Wenjun and Lei Tingjie, will face each other in the final round of the inaugural Norway Chess Women tournament. Ju enters the deciding round with a 1½-point lead over Lei and Anna Muzychuk, as the latter is set to face Humpy Koneru with the white pieces on Friday.
Lei joined the fight for tournament victory by scoring two consecutive classical wins in rounds 8 and 9. On Thursday, she got the better of former sole leader R Vaishali with white. The Chinese GM only needed 26 moves to take down her younger opponent.
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.The remaining two encounters in round 9 saw Ju and Muzychuk obtaining wins in Armageddon deciders, over Humpy and Pia Cramling respectively. Remarkably, the three players who remain in contention for overall victory are undefeated in classical chess at the groundbreaking tournament in Stavanger — the women’s event has the same format and an equivalent prize fund compared to the longstanding open super-tournament.
Standings after round 9
| Rk |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts |
| 1 |
Ju Wenjun |
CHN |
2559 |
16 |
| 2 |
Lei Tingjie |
CHN |
2548 |
14.5 |
|
Anna Muzychuk |
UKR |
2505 |
14.5 |
| 4 |
R Vaishali |
IND |
2489 |
11.5 |
| 5 |
Humpy Koneru |
IND |
2545 |
9 |
| 6 |
Pia Cramling |
SWE |
2449 |
6.5 |
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Sole leader Ju Wenjun | Photo: Stev Bonhage
Lei 1 - 0 Vaishali
Analysis by André Schulz
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 Nc6 5.Be2 d5 6.exd5 exd5 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 dxc4 9.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 10.Bxd1 10.Nxd1 bxc6 11.Bxc4 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 0-0 14.Ne3 a5 15.Rhd1 Ne4+ 16.Ke1 a4 17.f3 10...bxc6 11.Bf3 Bb7 12.Be3 0-0-0 13.0-0 13...c5 13...Kb8 14.Na4 Nd5 15.Rfd1 Bd6 16.Bd4 f6 17.Nc5 Bc8 18.Rac1 Nb6 19.Bxc6 Bf4 20.Be3 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Bxe3 22.fxe3 Kc7 23.Bf3 Re8 24.Kf2 Re5 25.b4 cxb3 26.Nxb3 Bd7 27.Rd2 14.Be2 Bd6 14...Ba6 15.Rac1± 15.Rac1 Rhe8 16.Rfd1 Be5?! 16...Ba6= 17.Rxd8+ 17...Kxd8?! 17...Rxd8 18.Bxc5 Rd2 18...Ba6 19.Bxa7 19.Be3 19...Rd2= 19.Bxc4± 18.Bxc4 Ng4 19.Bxc5 Bxh2+ 20.Kf1 Re5 21.Rd1+ Kc8 22.Bxa7 Bf4 23.Nd5 Bg5? 23...Bxd5 24.Bxd5+- 24.Nb6+ Kc7 25.Rd7+ Kc6 26.a4 1–0 
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 and R Vaishali | Photo: Stev Bonhage
All games - Classical
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All games - Armageddon
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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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