Women's World Ch: Tension

by Antonio Pereira
11/14/2018 – The four semi-finalists of the 2018 Women's World Championship — all of which qualified to an upcoming Candidates tournament — have been decided. Ju Wenjun and Kateryna Lagno got their tickets in the classical portion, Alexandra Kosteniuk defeated Anna Muzychuk in a tense 25+30 rapid phase, and Mariya Muzychuk (pictured) eliminated Zhansaya Abudmalik in the second 5+3 blitz game, after the players traded blows all throughout the match. | Photos: Official site

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A decisive draw

When the pairings of the Women's World Championship quarter-finals were determined, we should have been aware of the fact that it was very likely for the match between Mariya Muzychuk and Zhansaya Abdumalik to go down to the wire. After all, everything pointed in that direction...Mariya had showed her resilience by coming back from a surprising loss against Ekaterina Atalik in round two, while Zhansaya had done exactly the same in round three against Jolanta Zawadzka. We should add that they were not afraid, all throughout, to go into complicated struggles — particularly Abdumalik, who apparently never shies away from pushing for a win if the position merits it, with both colours!

The youngster from Kazakhstan hit first, with Black, after Muzychuk missed a nice geometrical manoeuvre of her opponent's queen:

 
M. Muzychuk vs. Abdumalik
Position after 28...Qe6

Mariya blundered with 29.Rd3? — she missed that after the forced sequence 29...Rfxc5+ 30.Bxc5 Qe1+ 31.Kc2 Black can gain the bishop with 31...Qf2+. Abdumalik converted her material advantage and put her rival in a must-win situation, a circumstance which would become common sight in the match.

The long fight was just beginning

The former World Champion from Ukraine bounced back with an impressive positional victory in the next encounter. She had the pair of bishops and an extra pawn for the exchange, and showed her experience by accurately navigating the technical phase of the game. The score board showed two black wins — and they were on to the tiebreaks.

Mariya got the "advantage" of playing Black first and, from a position of strength, outplayed her 18-year-old opponent in a queenless middlegame. Just like in the previous game, she used the tandem of a rook and a dark-squared bishop to grab the win.  

It was Zhansaya's turn to prove her resilience, and she did! A position that was balanced until past move 50 slowly turned in Black's favour, until her opponent finally gave up on move 90. The tension kept rising and the "quick rapid" 10+10 games were about to begin.

Just two tables in the quarter-finals tiebreaks

Here is when the real drama began. Muzychuk had the white pieces and obtained a positional advantage out of the opening — Abdumalik had played the Sicilian. The positional plus soon turned into an extra pawn, and it was time for Muzychuk to tediously look for a win in a rook and knight endgame. Zhansaya was relentless in the defence and eventually exchanged down into a rook against rook-and-knight endgame:

 
Tiebreak game #3
Position after 85.Na6

Notice that they had already played 85 moves. Mariya, naturally, was not going to stop pressing, and she managed to push Black's king into a corner — about forty-five moves later she had built the mating net required to win this technical endgame:

 
Position after 135.Ng5

There is no way to avoid mate, but we have reached move 135...Zhansaya could have claimed the draw by the 50-move rule, but resigned instead! After missing the half-point in a theoretically drawn endgame, Abdumalik needed to come back again — and, yes, you guessed it, she did!

Amazing focus for an 18-year-old

After the 135-move marathon, it was suitable to finish the next game quickly. Zhansaya liquidated her opponent with a flourish:

 
Tiebreak game #4
Position after 30...f4

White has an overwhelming position. With so many pinned pieces, it is no surprise that a move like 31.Re7! works. Muzychuk resigned immediately. And it was time to play 5+3 blitz!

After six straight wins for Black and two for White, Mariya had the privilege of moving first in the next encounter. She used the initiative wisely, turned it into a piece advantage and won the game in 65 moves.

In the final return game (no matter the result, they would not have another return match, as Armageddon would follow if Zhansaya won), Abdumalik tried to make the most of a position with opposite-side castling. A cold-blooded Muzychuk responded to fire with fire and finished the match with a perpetual check from an advantageous position:

 
Tiebreak game #6
Position after 49.Kg3

The queen gave checks from g4 and h4, and the first draw of the match gave Muzychuk the overall win. It was surely painful for Zhansaya, but at only 18 — and already number 20 in the world — she will have many more chances to fight for world titles.

Mariya showed great nerves and pulled through in the end

Kosteniuk moves forward

At 28 and 34, Anna Muzychuk and Alexandra Kosteniuk are already "veterans" in the women's chess world — they have been a constant fixture in international events and championship cycles for over fifteen years. They were paired against each other in the quarter-finals and quickly took the match to the rapid section — two 26 and 31-moves draws were signed on Monday and Tuesday.

Kosteniuk started playing with the white pieces and gained a piece for a pawn in the first 25+30 game. However, Black had her pieces lined up against f2. Anna knew it was time to take the weak pawn, but she did it with the wrong rook:

 
Kosteniuk vs. A. Muzychuk
Position after 40.Qxe7

The computer evaluates 40...Rfxf2 with a cold 0.00, but in order to come to the same conclusion Muzychuk would have had to find complex continuations that led to perpetual checks. Instead, she played 40...Rcxf2?, giving White a chance to give up her queen for two rooks with 41.Qxf8+ Rxf8 42.Rxf8+. The pair of rooks plus the knight gave Kosteniuk a comfortable advantage against Black's lone queen. The Russian eventually won the game in 65 moves.

This match could have also gone to quicker time controls had Anna Muzychuk converted her piece advantage in the following game. It was not easy, though, as Kosteniuk defended tenaciously and found counterplay at every turn. After 84 moves, the draw was signed and the former World Champion from Russia was through to the next round.

The match is over...

...it was emotional for Alexandra

No drama

Ju Wenjun has not been the star of most reports on the tournament, but that is because she has moved through the event in a cat-like way, dispatching opponents without making any noise, all in classical games...

The rating favourite and current World Champion took down the young Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova in the quarter-finals after winning a rook and knight endgame with an extra pawn in 81 moves with the black pieces. The Chinese is still undefeated and it is not impossible to imagine her pulling off the amazing feat of winning a six-round knockout tournament without losing a single game!

Ju Wenjun had things under control and went to check on her young compatriot

Also in the classical portion, but with a more categorical result (2:0), Kateryna Lagno halted Lei Tingjie's undefeated run in Khanty-Mansiysk. It was a very suiting result for the Russian, who came from the nerve-wracking experience of winning a match in Armageddon. So far, she has actually played one more game (17) than her opponent in the semi-finals, Mariya Muzychuk (16).

The semi-finals begin on Thursday, as the players are only given a rest day (for everybody, not only those who did not go to tiebreaks) before the final match.

Kateryna Lagno

Quarter-finals results

 Ju Wenjun (CHN) 1½-½  Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim (UZB)
 Muzychuk Mariya (UKR) 4½-3½  Abdumalik Zhansaya (KAZ)
 Lagno Kateryna (RUS) 2-0  Lei Tingjie (CHN)
 Kosteniuk Alexandra (RUS) 2½-1½  Muzychuk Anna (UKR)

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nf6 7.Be2 Be7 8.Be3 0-0 9.0-0 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 b6 11.Rfd1 LiveBook: 5 Games. B54: Sicilian: 2...d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4, Unusual Lines e5 11...Bb7 12.f3 Qc8 13.Rac1 Rd8 14.Kh1 Nd7 15.Nb5 Ne5 16.b4 Qb8 17.Qb2 a6 18.Nd4 Nd7 ½-½ (39) Jankovic,A (2569)-Loncar,R (2424) Rijeka 2010 12.Qd2 Bb7N Predecessor: 12...Ng4 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.f3 Be6 15.b3 f5 16.exf5 Rxf5 17.Nb5 d5 18.cxd5 Bd7 1-0 (29) Delithanasis,D (2259)-Poteas,I (2152) Athens 2003 13.f3 White is better. Qd7 14.a4 Ba6 15.a5 Qc7 15...Qb7± 16.Ra4 Qb8 16.axb6+- axb6 17.c5       Bxe2 18.cxb6 Qb7 18...Qd8 19.Qxe2 Less strong is 19.Nxe2 d5± 19...Nd7 20.Nd5 White is clearly winning. Bd8 21.Rxa8 Qxa8 22.Qb5
And now b7 would win. 22...Nb8 23.b7 Qa2 24.Rc1 f5 25.exf5 h6 26.Rc8 Qb1+ 27.Qf1 Qxb2 28.Rxb8 Qb3 29.Rc8 Qxb7 30.Qc4 Kh7 31.f6 Qb1+ 32.Qc1 Qxc1+ 33.Bxc1 g5 34.Ba3 Precision: White = 100%, Black = 25%.
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Muzychuk,A2564Hamid,R19351–02018B40FIDE WCC 20181.1
Koneru,H2548Toubal,H18701–02018D31FIDE WCC 20181.1
Goryachkina,A2534Ouellet,M2125½–½2018D55FIDE WCC 20181.1
Tan,Z2513Sun,F21831–02018A05FIDE WCC 20181.1
Harika,D2498Khukhashvili,S2316½–½2018B51FIDE WCC 20181.1
Paehtz,E2495Alinasab,M22360–12018D23FIDE WCC 20181.1
Zhao,X2478Lujan,C23641–02018E06FIDE WCC 20181.1
Saduakassova,D2474Matnadze,A2372½–½2018D43FIDE WCC 20181.1
Batsiashvili,N2465Arakhamia-Grant,K23731–02018D25FIDE WCC 20181.1
Pogonina,N2465Kulkarni Bhakti22561–02018A06FIDE WCC 20181.1
Lei,T2457Gara,A2370½–½2018D20FIDE WCC 20181.1
Hoang,T2448Danielian,E2426½–½2018D05FIDE WCC 20181.1
Atalik,E2445Cori T.,D2406½–½2018A05FIDE WCC 20181.1
Ushenina,A2440Mkrtchian,L23961–02018D10FIDE WCC 20181.1
Ni,S2436Zhukova,N23750–12018C07FIDE WCC 20181.1
Tokhirjonova,G2435Kashlinskaya,A24771–02018C42FIDE WCC 20181.1
Krush,I2434Gaponenko,I2420½–½2018E94FIDE WCC 20181.1
Guseva,M2413Zawadzka,J2407½–½2018D38FIDE WCC 20181.1
Shvayger,Y2389Socko,M24630–12018B06FIDE WCC 20181.1
Vega Gutierrez,S2389Bodnaruk,A2426½–½2018B90FIDE WCC 20181.1
Zhu,J2379Javakhishvili,L24771–02018B36FIDE WCC 20181.1
Nakhbayeva,G2367Galliamova,A2432½–½2018D47FIDE WCC 20181.1
Vo,T2354Khotenashvili,B2477½–½2018D80FIDE WCC 20181.1
Zhai,M2352Girya,O24811–02018B12FIDE WCC 20181.1
Padmini,R2341Abdumalik,Z2473½–½2018A34FIDE WCC 20181.1
Miranda Llanes,Y2267Dzagnidze,N25160–12018E21FIDE WCC 20181.1
Foisor,S2264Stefanova,A2490½–½2018D31FIDE WCC 20181.1
Aliaga Fernandez,I2194Gunina,V24970–12018B10FIDE WCC 20181.1
Wafa,S2145Muzychuk,M25450–12018B66FIDE WCC 20181.1
Vazquez Maccarini,D2065Kosteniuk,A25430–12018C23FIDE WCC 20181.1
February,J1922Lagno,K25560–12018B06FIDE WCC 20181.1
Hardegen,K1832Ju,W25680–12018C60FIDE WCC 20181.1
Ju,W2568Hardegen,K18321–02018D11FIDE WCC 20181.2
Lagno,K2556February,J19221–02018B31FIDE WCC 20181.2
Muzychuk,M2545Wafa,S21451–02018B67FIDE WCC 20181.2
Kosteniuk,A2543Vazquez Maccarini,D20651–02018C64FIDE WCC 20181.2
Dzagnidze,N2516Miranda Llanes,Y22671–02018E32FIDE WCC 20181.2
Gunina,V2497Aliaga Fernandez,I2194½–½2018E06FIDE WCC 20181.2
Stefanova,A2490Foisor,S2264½–½2018A05FIDE WCC 20181.2
Girya,O2481Zhai,M23520–12018D85FIDE WCC 20181.2
Javakhishvili,L2477Zhu,J23790–12018A80FIDE WCC 20181.2
Kashlinskaya,A2477Tokhirjonova,G2435½–½2018D20FIDE WCC 20181.2
Khotenashvili,B2477Vo,T23541–02018D37FIDE WCC 20181.2
Abdumalik,Z2473Padmini,R2341½–½2018C65FIDE WCC 20181.2
Socko,M2463Shvayger,Y2389½–½2018D30FIDE WCC 20181.2
Galliamova,A2432Nakhbayeva,G2367½–½2018E04FIDE WCC 20181.2
Bodnaruk,A2426Vega Gutierrez,S2389½–½2018B30FIDE WCC 20181.2
Danielian,E2426Hoang,T2448½–½2018A04FIDE WCC 20181.2
Gaponenko,I2420Krush,I2434½–½2018B69FIDE WCC 20181.2
Zawadzka,J2407Guseva,M24131–02018B18FIDE WCC 20181.2
Cori T.,D2406Atalik,E2445½–½2018D71FIDE WCC 20181.2
Mkrtchian,L2396Ushenina,A2440½–½2018B36FIDE WCC 20181.2
Zhukova,N2375Ni,S24360–12018D10FIDE WCC 20181.2
Arakhamia-Grant,K2373Batsiashvili,N24650–12018C00FIDE WCC 20181.2
Matnadze,A2372Saduakassova,D2474½–½2018A46FIDE WCC 20181.2
Gara,A2370Lei,T2457½–½2018C50FIDE WCC 20181.2
Lujan,C2364Zhao,X24780–12018C50FIDE WCC 20181.2
Khukhashvili,S2316Harika,D2498½–½2018C44FIDE WCC 20181.2
Kulkarni Bhakti2256Pogonina,N2465½–½2018D31FIDE WCC 20181.2
Alinasab,M2236Paehtz,E2495½–½2018B84FIDE WCC 20181.2
Sun,F2183Tan,Z2513½–½2018C65FIDE WCC 20181.2
Ouellet,M2125Goryachkina,A25340–12018E54FIDE WCC 20181.2
Hamid,R1935Muzychuk,A25640–12018C88FIDE WCC 20181.2
Toubal,H1870Koneru,H25480–12018D02FIDE WCC 20181.2
Harika,D2498Khukhashvili,S2316½–½2018B28FIDE WCC 20181.3
Stefanova,A2490Foisor,S22641–02018A05FIDE WCC 20181.3
Saduakassova,D2474Matnadze,A23721–02018D37FIDE WCC 20181.3
Abdumalik,Z2473Padmini,R2341½–½2018C65FIDE WCC 20181.3
Lei,T2457Gara,A23701–02018A37FIDE WCC 20181.3
Hoang,T2448Danielian,E24261–02018A46FIDE WCC 20181.3
Krush,I2434Gaponenko,I24201–02018E94FIDE WCC 20181.3
Cori T.,D2406Atalik,E24450–12018A05FIDE WCC 20181.3
Vega Gutierrez,S2389Bodnaruk,A24260–12018B90FIDE WCC 20181.3
Zhukova,N2375Ni,S2436½–½2018B14FIDE WCC 20181.3
Nakhbayeva,G2367Galliamova,A24320–12018D25FIDE WCC 20181.3
Atalik,E2445Cori T.,D24061–02018A16FIDE WCC 20181.4
Ni,S2436Zhukova,N2375½–½2018C07FIDE WCC 20181.4
Galliamova,A2432Nakhbayeva,G2367½–½2018A04FIDE WCC 20181.4
Bodnaruk,A2426Vega Gutierrez,S2389½–½2018B30FIDE WCC 20181.4
Danielian,E2426Hoang,T2448½–½2018A10FIDE WCC 20181.4
Gaponenko,I2420Krush,I24340–12018B60FIDE WCC 20181.4
Matnadze,A2372Saduakassova,D24740–12018A46FIDE WCC 20181.4
Gara,A2370Lei,T24570–12018C54FIDE WCC 20181.4
Padmini,R2341Abdumalik,Z24730–12018A34FIDE WCC 20181.4
Khukhashvili,S2316Harika,D24980–12018C42FIDE WCC 20181.4
Foisor,S2264Stefanova,A24900–12018D31FIDE WCC 20181.4
Zhukova,N2375Ni,S24360–12018A11FIDE WCC 20181.5
Ni,S2436Zhukova,N2375½–½2018C03FIDE WCC 20181.6
Ju,W2568Krush,I24341–02018D20FIDE WCC 20182.1
Lagno,K2556Hoang,T2448½–½2018C07FIDE WCC 20182.1
Muzychuk,M2545Atalik,E24450–12018B18FIDE WCC 20182.1
Kosteniuk,A2543Ni,S2436½–½2018C42FIDE WCC 20182.1
Dzagnidze,N2516Lei,T2457½–½2018A13FIDE WCC 20182.1
Gunina,V2497Ushenina,A2440½–½2018E04FIDE WCC 20182.1
Stefanova,A2490Saduakassova,D2474½–½2018E06FIDE WCC 20182.1
Khotenashvili,B2477Harika,D2498½–½2018A45FIDE WCC 20182.1
Abdumalik,Z2473Zhao,X2478½–½2018C42FIDE WCC 20182.1
Socko,M2463Alinasab,M22360–12018D25FIDE WCC 20182.1
Tokhirjonova,G2435Tan,Z2513½–½2018C42FIDE WCC 20182.1
Galliamova,A2432Goryachkina,A25341–02018D47FIDE WCC 20182.1
Bodnaruk,A2426Muzychuk,A25640–12018B33FIDE WCC 20182.1
Zawadzka,J2407Koneru,H2548½–½2018C42FIDE WCC 20182.1
Zhu,J2379Pogonina,N24651–02018C26FIDE WCC 20182.1
Zhai,M2352Batsiashvili,N24651–02018E21FIDE WCC 20182.1
Muzychuk,A2564Bodnaruk,A24261–02018B31FIDE WCC 20182.2
Koneru,H2548Zawadzka,J24070–12018D37FIDE WCC 20182.2
Goryachkina,A2534Galliamova,A24320–12018C60FIDE WCC 20182.2
Tan,Z2513Tokhirjonova,G2435½–½2018D25FIDE WCC 20182.2
Harika,D2498Khotenashvili,B2477½–½2018B10FIDE WCC 20182.2
Zhao,X2478Abdumalik,Z2473½–½2018D85FIDE WCC 20182.2
Saduakassova,D2474Stefanova,A2490½–½2018C54FIDE WCC 20182.2
Batsiashvili,N2465Zhai,M23520–12018A06FIDE WCC 20182.2
Pogonina,N2465Zhu,J23791–02018A80FIDE WCC 20182.2
Lei,T2457Dzagnidze,N25161–02018B90FIDE WCC 20182.2
Hoang,T2448Lagno,K2556½–½2018A48FIDE WCC 20182.2
Atalik,E2445Muzychuk,M25450–12018A57FIDE WCC 20182.2
Ushenina,A2440Gunina,V24970–12018E20FIDE WCC 20182.2
Ni,S2436Kosteniuk,A2543½–½2018C93FIDE WCC 20182.2
Krush,I2434Ju,W2568½–½2018A06FIDE WCC 20182.2
Alinasab,M2236Socko,M24631–02018B09FIDE WCC 20182.2
Muzychuk,M2545Atalik,E2445½–½2018B12FIDE WCC 20182.3
Kosteniuk,A2543Ni,S24361–02018C42FIDE WCC 20182.3
Zhao,X2478Abdumalik,Z24730–12018A62FIDE WCC 20182.3
Saduakassova,D2474Stefanova,A24900–12018C55FIDE WCC 20182.3
Hoang,T2448Lagno,K25560–12018A48FIDE WCC 20182.3
Tokhirjonova,G2435Tan,Z25131–02018C65FIDE WCC 20182.3
Zhu,J2379Pogonina,N2465½–½2018C51FIDE WCC 20182.3
Lagno,K2556Hoang,T24481–02018C03FIDE WCC 20182.4
Muzychuk,M2545Atalik,E2445½–½2018B12FIDE WCC 20182.4
Kosteniuk,A2543Ni,S24361–02018C42FIDE WCC 20182.4
Tan,Z2513Tokhirjonova,G2435½–½2018A20FIDE WCC 20182.4
Harika,D2498Khotenashvili,B2477½–½2018B10FIDE WCC 20182.4
Stefanova,A2490Saduakassova,D2474½–½2018A47FIDE WCC 20182.4
Zhao,X2478Abdumalik,Z24730–12018A62FIDE WCC 20182.4
Khotenashvili,B2477Harika,D24980–12018B08FIDE WCC 20182.4
Saduakassova,D2474Stefanova,A24900–12018C55FIDE WCC 20182.4
Pogonina,N2465Zhu,J2379½–½2018D70FIDE WCC 20182.4
Hoang,T2448Lagno,K25560–12018A48FIDE WCC 20182.4
Atalik,E2445Muzychuk,M25450–12018D43FIDE WCC 20182.4
Ni,S2436Kosteniuk,A25430–12018C88FIDE WCC 20182.4
Tokhirjonova,G2435Tan,Z25131–02018C65FIDE WCC 20182.4
Zhu,J2379Pogonina,N2465½–½2018C51FIDE WCC 20182.4
Abdumalik,Z2473Zhao,X24781–02018B04FIDE WCC 20182.5
Pogonina,N2465Zhu,J23791–02018E73FIDE WCC 20182.5
Pogonina,N2465Zhu,J2379½–½2018D70FIDE WCC 20182.5
Zhu,J2379Pogonina,N24650–12018C51FIDE WCC 20182.6
Muzychuk,A2564Stefanova,A24901–02018C42FIDE WCC 20183.1
Harika,D2498Kosteniuk,A2543½–½2018E01FIDE WCC 20183.1
Pogonina,N2465Lagno,K2556½–½2018A48FIDE WCC 20183.1
Tokhirjonova,G2435Gunina,V24971–02018B12FIDE WCC 20183.1
Galliamova,A2432Lei,T2457½–½2018E06FIDE WCC 20183.1
Zawadzka,J2407Abdumalik,Z24731–02018C54FIDE WCC 20183.1
Zhai,M2352Ju,W25680–12018A20FIDE WCC 20183.1
Alinasab,M2236Muzychuk,M2545½–½2018B33FIDE WCC 20183.1
Ju,W2568Zhai,M2352½–½2018B38FIDE WCC 20183.2
Lagno,K2556Pogonina,N2465½–½2018C95FIDE WCC 20183.2
Muzychuk,M2545Alinasab,M22361–02018D20FIDE WCC 20183.2
Kosteniuk,A2543Harika,D2498½–½2018C09FIDE WCC 20183.2
Gunina,V2497Tokhirjonova,G24351–02018D25FIDE WCC 20183.2
Stefanova,A2490Muzychuk,A25641–02018D00FIDE WCC 20183.2
Abdumalik,Z2473Zawadzka,J24071–02018C71FIDE WCC 20183.2
Lei,T2457Galliamova,A2432½–½2018C60FIDE WCC 20183.2
Muzychuk,A2564Stefanova,A2490½–½2018C65FIDE WCC 20183.3
Kosteniuk,A2543Harika,D24981–02018C09FIDE WCC 20183.3
Abdumalik,Z2473Zawadzka,J24071–02018B01FIDE WCC 20183.3
Pogonina,N2465Lagno,K2556½–½2018E62FIDE WCC 20183.3
Tokhirjonova,G2435Gunina,V24971–02018B12FIDE WCC 20183.3
Galliamova,A2432Lei,T24570–12018A05FIDE WCC 20183.3
Lagno,K2556Pogonina,N2465½–½2018C95FIDE WCC 20183.4
Harika,D2498Kosteniuk,A25431–02018E04FIDE WCC 20183.4
Gunina,V2497Tokhirjonova,G24350–12018A40FIDE WCC 20183.4
Stefanova,A2490Muzychuk,A25640–12018D00FIDE WCC 20183.4
Lei,T2457Galliamova,A24321–02018A50FIDE WCC 20183.4
Zawadzka,J2407Abdumalik,Z2473½–½2018C44FIDE WCC 20183.4
Lagno,K2556Pogonina,N2465½–½2018C95FIDE WCC 20183.5
Kosteniuk,A2543Harika,D24981–02018C08FIDE WCC 20183.5
Lagno,K2556Pogonina,N24651–02018C47FIDE WCC 20183.6
Harika,D2498Kosteniuk,A2543½–½2018E04FIDE WCC 20183.6
Pogonina,N2465Lagno,K2556½–½2018D71FIDE WCC 20183.6
Lagno,K2556Pogonina,N24651–02018C47FIDE WCC 20183.7
Pogonina,N2465Lagno,K25561–02018D71FIDE WCC 20183.8
Lagno,K2556Pogonina,N24651–02018C95FIDE WCC 20183.9
Ju,W2568Tokhirjonova,G2435½–½2018A40FIDE WCC 20184.1
Lagno,K2556Lei,T24571–02018C42FIDE WCC 20184.1
Muzychuk,M2545Abdumalik,Z24730–12018B41FIDE WCC 20184.1
Kosteniuk,A2543Muzychuk,A2564½–½2018B33FIDE WCC 20184.1
Muzychuk,A2564Kosteniuk,A2543½–½2018C88FIDE WCC 20184.2
Abdumalik,Z2473Muzychuk,M25450–12018B47FIDE WCC 20184.2
Lei,T2457Lagno,K25560–12018C78FIDE WCC 20184.2
Tokhirjonova,G2435Ju,W25680–12018C42FIDE WCC 20184.2
Kosteniuk,A2543Muzychuk,A25641–02018B33FIDE WCC 20184.3
Abdumalik,Z2473Muzychuk,M25450–12018B18FIDE WCC 20184.3
Muzychuk,A2564Kosteniuk,A2543½–½2018A03FIDE WCC 20184.4
Muzychuk,M2545Abdumalik,Z24730–12018B41FIDE WCC 20184.4
Muzychuk,M2545Abdumalik,Z24731–02018B41FIDE WCC 20184.5
Abdumalik,Z2473Muzychuk,M25451–02018B18FIDE WCC 20184.6
Muzychuk,M2545Abdumalik,Z24731–02018B41FIDE WCC 20184.7
Abdumalik,Z2473Muzychuk,M2545½–½2018B18FIDE WCC 20184.8
Muzychuk,M2545Lagno,K2556½–½2018C67FIDE WCC 20185.1
Kosteniuk,A2543Ju,W25680–12018C07FIDE WCC 20185.1
Ju,W2568Kosteniuk,A2543½–½2018A56FIDE WCC 20185.2
Lagno,K2556Muzychuk,M2545½–½2018C80FIDE WCC 20185.2
Lagno,K2556Muzychuk,M25451–02018C83FIDE WCC 20185.3
Muzychuk,M2545Lagno,K25560–12018C65FIDE WCC 20185.4
Ju,W2568Lagno,K2556½–½2018E61FIDE WCC 20186.1
Lagno,K2556Ju,W25681–02018A05FIDE WCC 20186.2
Ju,W2568Lagno,K2556½–½2018E70FIDE WCC 20186.3
Lagno,K2556Ju,W25680–12018B31FIDE WCC 20186.4
Ju,W2568Lagno,K2556½–½2018D20FIDE WCC 20186.6
Lagno,K2556Ju,W2568½–½2018A06FIDE WCC 20186.6
Ju,W2568Lagno,K25561–02018A41FIDE WCC 20186.8
Lagno,K2556Ju,W25680–12018A06FIDE WCC 20186.8

Correction: Zhansaya Abdumalik is from Kazakhstan not Uzbekistan

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Antonio is a freelance writer and a philologist. He is mainly interested in the links between chess and culture, primarily literature. In chess games, he skews towards endgames and positional play.

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