6/17/2019 – The Women's Candidates is taking place in Kazan, Russia from May 31 to June 17. In addition to the EUR €200,000 prize fund, the largest in history for a tournament of this kind, the winner earns the right to challenge World Champion Ju Wenjun in match play. And the winner is Aleksandra Goryachkina! With one round to go she leads with 9½/13 and is 2 points ahead of her closest rival, Anna Muzychuk. The 14th and last round starts at 3:00 pm local time (12 Noon UTC / 14:00 CEST). Follow the games live, with video commentary by GM Evgeny Miroshnichenko. | Picture: FIDE Chess
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Round 14
Aleksandra Goryachkina is the clear winner of the Candidates Tournament 2019 but the last round still promises to be exciting: after all, the players fight for money, prestige and rating-points.
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All rounds start at 3:00 pm local time (12 Noon UTC / 14:00 CEST)
May 31 - Round 1 June 1 - Round 2 June 2 - Round 3 June 3 - Rest Day June 4 - Round 4 June 5 - Round 5 June 6 - Round 6 June 7 - Rest Day June 8 - Round 7 June 9 - Round 8
June 10 - Round 9 June 11 - Rest Day June 12 - Round 10 June 13 - Round 11 June 14 - Round 12 June 15 - Rest Day June 16 - Round 13 June 17 - Round 14 June 18 - Tiebreaks (if necessary) and the Closing Ceremony
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Daniel Miller 6/6/2019 11:01
Tan missed a win combining threats to the queen, rook and finally knight with a clear sequence of 28. Rc1 Be8 29. d6 c6 30. Bc2 Qd5 31. Qd5 cd5 32. ba5 ba5 33. f5 and the knight on g6 is trapped. If you are claiming a legitimate challenge to the world title, you have to see that. Ju Wenjun would have seen it, I believe.
Keith Homeyard 6/1/2019 05:03
I'm well aware of the rule which I agree with. It's just that I mistakenly assumed it was a short match knockout in this event like the Grand Prix.
If it had been short matches then I would have preferred them to meet later - if both successful! :)
vdragan 6/1/2019 04:02
@Keith Homeyard: I think it is the rule that sisters always must play in first round.
Keith Homeyard 6/1/2019 02:28
My lazy error - I had mistakenly assumed the same format of short matches like the Grand Prix just finished! :)
Masquer 6/1/2019 01:14
why a pity, when it is the rule that players from the same federation have to face each other in the starting rounds of the candidates tournament?
WillScarlett 5/31/2019 03:43
I feel compelled to lapse into complete and unabashed subjectivity: The video was painful - the music must play 24/7 in Hell, and the manic, St Vitus Day "dancing" was violent and disturbing AND derivative. Kazans 'n the Hood ?!
The strenuous efforts to make chess relevant and trendy is needless and absurd.
Vera Menchik just rolled in her grave about this "talent" show purportedly conceived to celebrate women's chess.
What next ? For God's sake, show some class and measured restraint. Genuine talent wouldn't hurt either .
Keith Homeyard 5/31/2019 03:21
Pity seeing the Muzychuk sisters paired against each other 1st round.
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