Women’s Candidates - Pool B: Games and webcast

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12/10/2022 – Half the field of the Women’s Candidates Tournament is battling it out in a knockout event to decide who faces Lei Tingjie, winner of Pool A, in a final match next year. The tournament is taking place from November 29 to December 11 in Khiva, Uzbekistan. In the semifinal Aleksandra Goryachkina plays against Tan Zhongyi. | Follow all the games live with expert commentary starting at 11.00 CET (5.00 ET, 15.30 IST)
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Women’s Candidates - Pool B

The participants of Pool B in the Women’s Candidates Tournament are playing a knockout tournament to decide who faces Lei Tingjie in the final of the event next year.

Each match consists of four classical games, with a time control of 90 minutes for all moves plus a 30-second increment from move 1. If a match is tied, four rapid games follow, with a 15+10 time control; if still tied, two 5+3 games are played; if still tied, single 3+2 games are played until one player wins.

In the semifinal Aleksandra Goryachkina plays against Tan Zhongyi.

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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,166,62354%2421---
1.d4947,29855%2434---
1.Nf3281,60256%2441---
1.c4182,10256%2442---
1.g319,70256%2427---
1.b314,26554%2427---
1.f45,89748%2377---
1.Nc33,80151%2384---
1.b41,75648%2380---
1.a31,20654%2404---
1.e31,06848%2408---
1.d395450%2378---
1.g466446%2360---
1.h444653%2374---
1.c343351%2426---
1.h328056%2418---
1.a411060%2466---
1.f39246%2436---
1.Nh38966%2508---
1.Na34262%2482---
1.e4 5 e5 13 2.Nf3 6 Nc6 8 3.Bb5 5 Nf6 21 4.d3 27 Bc5 33 5.Bxc6 20 dxc6 13 6.Nbd2 58 C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5. Nd7 1:51 7.0-0 1:34 0-0 1:34 8.Nc4 1:33 Re8 1:22 9.Kh1 1:04
9...b6N 6:53 Predecessor: 9...Bf8 10.Ng1 Nc5 11.Ne2 a5 12.Ng3 b5 13.Ne3 a4 14.Nef5 Re6 15.f4 exf4 16.Bxf4 1-0 (61) Caruana,F (2835)-Petrosyan,M (2607) Chess.com INT 2020 10.Ng1 10:47 Nf8 3:53       11.Ne2 5:17 Ng6 9:29 12.Ng3 8:14 Be6 2:55 Black wants to play ...Bxc4. 13.Ne3 2:01 f6 3:09 14.Ngf5 3:18 Qd7 2:03 15.Qf3 5:43 Kh8 4:00 16.Rg1 3:16 Nf4 5:55 17.g3 4:40 17.Rd1= feels stronger. 17...Nh3 1:40 18.Rf1 3:10 Ng5 3:55 19.Qe2 27 Nf7 7:53 20.b3 7:17 Not 20.Qg4? g6 21.Qh4 gxf5-+ 20...Nd6 3:58 21.Nh4 6:52 Nb5 9:40 22.Bb2 1:23 Bd4 1:36 23.Bxd4 5:01 Nxd4 2:19 24.Qd1 23 c5 3:05 25.c3 3:03 Nc6 1:51 26.Qe2 18 26.Qc2 26...a5 2:53 27.f4 4:03 a4 3:47 White must now prevent ...Rad8. 28.Rab1 5:55 axb3 47 29.axb3 1 Red8 53 30.Rfd1 38 Ra3 1:18 30...exf4 31.gxf4 Ra3 31.Qc2 5:26 b5 2:09 32.Nf3 4:32 32.f5 was worth a try. Bf7 33.Nf3 32...Qf7 1:40 32...exf4-+ 33.gxf4 Qd6 33.Nd2 1:24 33.Qc1 Rda8 34.Rg1 33...exf4-+ 3:03 34.gxf4 4 f5? 26
34...Qh5-+ ...Qe2 is the strong threat. 35.Ng2 Rda8 35.exf5 2:44 35.Rg1 seems wilder. fxe4 36.Nxe4 Qxf4 37.Qg2 35...Bxf5 41 36.Nxf5 3 The position is equal. Qxf5 7 37.Ne4 21 Ne7 6:37 Don't play 37...Qxf4 38.Qg2 Ne5 39.Nxc5= 38.Qf2 2:36 Ng6 1:25 39.Qxc5 1:04 Qxc5 1:06 40.Nxc5 2 Nxf4 22 41.Ra1 6:48 Weighted Error Value: White=0.17 (very precise) /Black=0.18 (very precise) ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Kosteniuk,A2521Goryachkina,A2584½–½2022C65FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.1
Tan,Z2514Lagno,K2563½–½2022D35FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.1
Goryachkina,A2584Kosteniuk,A2521½–½2022C88FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.2
Lagno,K2563Tan,Z2514½–½2022B52FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.2
Kosteniuk,A2521Goryachkina,A25840–12022C50FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.3
Tan,Z2514Lagno,K2563½–½2022D39FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.3
Tan,Z2514Lagno,K25631–02022D23FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.5
Lagno,K2563Tan,Z2514½–½2022B31FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.6
Tan,Z2514Lagno,K2563½–½2022D23FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.7
Lagno,K2563Tan,Z2514½–½2022B31FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-231.8
Goryachkina,A2584Tan,Z2514½–½2022D37FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-232.1
Tan,Z2514Goryachkina,A2584½–½2022D36FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-232.2
Goryachkina,A2584Tan,Z2514½–½2022E11FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-232.3
Tan,Z2514Goryachkina,A25841–02022D52FIDE Womens Candidates Pool-B 2022-232.4
 

Commentary by GM Arturs Neiksans and WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili

Schedule

  • November 29: Round 1 Game 1
  • November 30: Round 1 Game 2
  • December 1: Rest day
  • December 2: Round 1 Game 3
  • December 3: Round 1 Game 4
  • December 4: Tiebreaks
  • December 5: Rest day
  • December 6: Round 2 Game 1
  • December 7: Round 2 Game 2
  • December 8: Rest day
  • December 9 : Round 2 Game 3
  • December 10: Round 2 Game 4
  • December 11: Tiebreaks and Closing ceremony

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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