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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1.e4
1,174,618
54%
2421
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1.d4
952,919
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
283,849
56%
2440
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1.c4
183,334
56%
2442
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1.g3
19,804
56%
2427
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1.b3
14,464
54%
2427
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1.f4
5,926
48%
2377
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1.Nc3
3,855
50%
2384
---
1.b4
1,775
48%
2379
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1.a3
1,239
54%
2405
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1.e3
1,075
49%
2409
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1.d3
961
50%
2378
---
1.g4
669
46%
2361
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1.h4
465
54%
2381
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1.c3
436
51%
2426
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1.h3
284
56%
2419
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1.a4
117
59%
2462
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1.f3
100
47%
2427
---
1.Nh3
92
67%
2511
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1.Na3
43
60%
2477
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1.e45e5132.Nf36Nc683.Bb55Nf6214.d327Bc5335.Bxc620dxc6136.Nbd258 C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.Nd71:517.0-01:340-01:348.Nc41:33Re81:229.Kh11:04
9...b6N6:53Predecessor:9...Bf810.Ng1Nc511.Ne2a512.Ng3b513.Ne3a414.Nef5Re615.f4exf416.Bxf41-0 (61) Caruana,F (2835)-Petrosyan,M (2607) Chess.com INT 202010.Ng110:47Nf83:5311.Ne25:17Ng69:2912.Ng38:14Be62:55 Black wants to play ...Bxc4.13.Ne32:01f63:0914.Ngf53:18Qd72:0315.Qf35:43Kh84:0016.Rg13:16Nf45:5517.g34:4017.Rd1=feels stronger.17...Nh31:4018.Rf13:10Ng53:5519.Qe227Nf77:5320.b37:17Not20.Qg4?g621.Qh4gxf5-+20...Nd63:5821.Nh46:52Nb59:4022.Bb21:23Bd41:3623.Bxd45:01Nxd42:1924.Qd123c53:0525.c33:03Nc61:5126.Qe21826.Qc226...a52:5327.f44:03a43:47 White must now prevent ...Rad8.28.Rab15:55axb34729.axb31Red85330.Rfd138Ra31:1830...exf431.gxf4Ra331.Qc25:26b52:0932.Nf34:3232.f5was worth a try.Bf733.Nf332...Qf71:4032...exf4-+33.gxf4Qd633.Nd21:2433.Qc1Rda834.Rg133...exf4-+3:0334.gxf44f5?26
34...Qh5-+...Qe2 is the strong threat.35.Ng2Rda835.exf52:4435.Rg1seems wilder.fxe436.Nxe4Qxf437.Qg235...Bxf54136.Nxf53 The position is equal.Qxf5737.Ne421Ne76:37Don't play37...Qxf438.Qg2Ne539.Nxc5=38.Qf22:36Ng61:2539.Qxc51:04Qxc51:0640.Nxc52Nxf42241.Ra16:48 Weighted Error Value: White=0.17 (very precise) /Black=0.18 (very precise)½–½
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