1/10/2020 – Power Play in 2020! On the show today: Ju Wenjun - Goryachkina. Power Play is live most Fridays at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET, Noon EST) on playchess.com. You can watch the episode live for free! All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer. Puzzle and the live video...
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The match so far
On the Power Play Show tonight: Ju Wenjun - Goryachkina. If we have time, there will be a bit of Alireza Firouzja magic too...
For a little warm-up, here's a position to solve.
Ju Wenjun vs Goryachkina, Shanghai 2020
Position after 51...Kxe7
How did Ju Wenjun win from this position? This is an exquisite endgame, with great similarities to studies we have been considering on the show over the past few months.
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