A one-sided affair
Rarely has a Women's World Championship been so one-sided as this one, even though it featured Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi, the second- and third-ranked players in women's chess. The top-ranked Chinese player, Hou Yifan, has largely withdrawn from competitive chess.
From Mating with a queen; a rook; two bishops; a knight and a bishop; to the basics of pawn endgames – here you will gain the necessary know-how to turn your endgame advantages into victories!Although Tan Zhongyi was the first to score a win in the battle for the Women's World Championship title, Ju Wenjun soon took the initiative and racked up victory after victory. In game three, Ju Wenjun levelled the score. After a draw in game four, the defending champion secured her fourth consecutive victory today.
Tan Zhongyi, playing with the white pieces, employed the Vienna Game in the opening. In the middlegame, Ju Wenjun gradually took control and transitioned into a clearly superior endgame with queen and bishop against queen and knight.
Tan Zhongyi played with the white pieces on Monday | Photo: Anna Shtourman
Tan 0 - 1 Ju
Analysis by GM Karsten Müller
The King‘s Indian Attack is a universal opening: easy to learn, flexible, and rich in both tactical and positional opportunities.
Game eight underway | Photo: Anna Shtourman
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In this video course, experts (Pelletier, Marin, Müller and Reeh) examine the games of Judit Polgar. Let them show you which openings Polgar chose to play, where her strength in middlegames were, or how she outplayed her opponents in the endgame.
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