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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.
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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
Analysis by André Schulz
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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
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.
