Women’s World Championship - All games

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7/22/2023 – Ju Wenjun claimed her fourth Women’s World Champion title after clinching a crucial victory in the decisive, final, 12th game of the match against challenger Lei Tingjie. With this victory, Ju has now equalled the record set by her compatriot Hou Yifan, both having won the world crown four times. Apart from defending the title, Ju also won €300,000 in prize money, while €200,000 went to the runner-up Lei Tingjie.

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The women’s world champion, Ju Wenjun, defends her title against her compatriot Lei Tingjie. The competition starts on July 5 with the first game. The first half of the 12-game match is taking place in Shanghai; the second half will be played in Chongqing. The prize money amounts to €500,000.

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1.e4 4 e5 3 2.Nf3 7 Nc6 3 3.Bb5 9 Nf6 11 4.0-0 13       Nxe4 28 5.Re1 14 Nd6 17 6.Nxe5 15 Be7 0 7.Bf1 18 Nxe5 32 8.Rxe5 5 0-0 4 9.d4 20 Bf6 35 10.Re1 0 Re8 42 C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4. 11.Nc3 10 Rxe1 5:50 12.Qxe1 5 Bxd4 4 13.Bd3 13 Bxc3 6:16 14.Qxc3 5 Ne8 3:03 15.b3 53
15...d5N 4:38 Predecessor: 15...d6 16.Bb2 Bd7 17.Qb4 Bc6 18.Qf4 Qe7 19.Bc3 Nf6 20.Re1 Nd5 21.Bxh7+ 1-0 Van Foreest,J (2680)-Sadhwani,R (2627) ChessKid Cup Play In blitz 2023 (6) 16.Bf4 33 Be6 0 17.Re1 18 Qd7 2:47 18.a4 0 Nd6 8:43 19.Re3 10:33 Ne4 19:40 20.Qxc7 4:51 Much weaker is 20.Bxe4 d4 21.Qd3 21.Qxc7 Qxc7 22.Bxc7 dxe3 21...dxe3 22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Qxd7 Bxd7 20...Qxc7 0 21.Bxc7 6 Nc5 1 22.Bf1 16:12 Rc8 11:49 23.Be5 2:40 Nd7 1:45 24.Bd3 20:25 Nc5 2:01 25.Be2 1:35 Nd7 0 26.Bc3 3:01 a6 3:48 27.h4 0 Nf8 5:33 28.g4 4:26 f5 7:50 28...Bd7 29.gxf5 8:00 White is more active. 29.Bb4± Threatens to win with Bxf8. Rc6 30.gxf5 Bxf5 31.Bf3 29...Bxf5 4 30.Bf3 11 This pair of bishops is nice. Be4 31 31.Bxe4 1:02 dxe4 6       Endgame KRB-KRN 32.Bb4! 17 Re8 7:31 33.Bxf8 7:23 Kxf8 41 KR-KR 34.Kf1 1:28 Kf7 30 34...b5= keeps the balance. 35.Ke2 1:51 Kf6 2:40 36.Rg3 2:55 Better is 36.Rc3± 36...b5 2:23 37.axb5 1:28 axb5 2 The position is equal. 38.Rg5 1:02 Rc8 2:06 39.Kd2 2:34 Rd8+ 3 Resist 39...b4 40.Rg4 40.Ke3 0 Rc8 0 41.Rxb5 6:32
Black must now prevent c4. 41...Rxc2 12 42.b4 14 Rc3+ 0 43.Kxe4 4:11 Rc4+ 2 44.Kf3 31 Rxh4 6 45.Rb6+ 23 Kg5 30 46.Rb7 1:00 g6 3:56 47.b5 2:41 Rb4 0 48.Rxh7 5 Rxb5 4 49.Kg3 6 Rb3+ 4 50.f3 5 Kf6 4 Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.10 (very precise) . Loses game: --- --- Missed win: --- --- Mistake: White=2 Black=2 Inaccurate: White=4 Black=2 OK: White=12 Black=15 Best: White=2 Black=4 Strong: White=1 --- Brilliant: --- --- ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Lei Tingjie2554Ju Wenjun2566½–½2023WWCCM 20231.1
Ju Wenjun2566Lei Tingjie2554½–½2023WWCCM 20232.1
Lei Tingjie2554Ju Wenjun2566½–½2023WWCCM 20233.1
Ju Wenjun2566Lei Tingjie2554½–½2023WWCCM 20234.1
Lei Tingjie2554Ju Wenjun25661–02023WWCCM 20235.1
Ju Wenjun2566Lei Tingjie2554½–½2023WWCCM 20236.1
Lei Tingjie2554Ju Wenjun2564½–½2023WWCCM 20237.1
Ju Wenjun2564Lei Tingjie25541–02023WWCCM 20238.1
Lei Tingjie2554Ju Wenjun2564½–½2023WWCCM 20239.1
Ju Wenjun2564Lei Tingjie2554½–½2023WWCCM 202310.1
Lei Tingjie2554Ju Wenjun2564½–½2023WWCCM 202311.1
Ju Wenjun2564Lei Tingjie25541–02023WWCCM 202312.1
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Format and general information

The match will take place in two Chinese cities, where each of the contestants comes from. The first half of the match will be held in Shanghai, while the second half takes place in Chongqing.

The match will consist of 12 games of classical chess. The players will have 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move starting on move one.

Players cannot offer a draw before they reach the 41st move. 

In case of a tie, there will be the following tiebreaks:

  • Four games with a 25+10 time control
  • Two games with a 5+3 time control
  • Two more games with a 5+3 time control
  • One game with a 3+2 time control until a winner is determined

The event prize fund is €500,000, with €300,000 going to the winner and the remaining €200,000 to the runner-up. If the outcome of the match is decided upon tiebreaks, the winner will take €275,000, while the runner-up will receive €225,000.

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