We arrive here via a razor-sharp line of the Grünfeld Defence in which White sacrifices a pawn in order to gain a lead in development, a potential passed pawn on the d-file, put the black queen in trouble and, often, secure the bishop pair. By now the opening has just about come to an end and it is time for White to find a natural way to get his initiative rolling. For if Black is given the time he will consolidate his extra pawn, improve his coordination and maybe even win the game. The main problem for White is that the f1-rook and f3-bishop have little scope. The solution to this problem, then, is to try to push the d-pawn with a pawn sacrifice.
17.e5! Nc4 Now White is a whole lot better. But 17...Bxe5 also looks dangerous, when one way to gain a clear advantage is 18.d6!? Bxd6 19.Ra1 Qc4 20.Rxa5 Bxh2+ 21.Kh1 and the active white pieces will pick off Black's weak pawns and perhaps mount a kingside attack.
18.d6 Nxe5 19.Bd5! Qa3 20.Bxe7 Bf8 21.Bxb7 Bxe7 22.Bxa8 Bxd6 23.Bd5+/-
17.e5! Nc4 Now White is a whole lot better. But 17...Bxe5 also looks dangerous, when one way to gain a clear advantage is 18.d6!? Bxd6 19.Ra1 Qc4 20.Rxa5 Bxh2+ 21.Kh1 and the active white pieces will pick off Black's weak pawns and perhaps mount a kingside attack.
18.d6 Nxe5 19.Bd5! Qa3 20.Bxe7 Bf8 21.Bxb7 Bxe7 22.Bxa8 Bxd6 23.Bd5+/-
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 443
C: Bf4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
A: Ne2 – 2
👍👍👍👍 29%
B: d×e6 – 1
👍👍 14%
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C: Bf4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 57%
A: Ne2 – 2
👍👍👍👍 29%
B: d×e6 – 1
👍👍 14%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 444
A: Rcd1 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
B: Kh2 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
C: Ra1 – 1
👍👍 14%
👥 7 people voted so far.
A: Rcd1 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
B: Kh2 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
C: Ra1 – 1
👍👍 14%
👥 7 people voted so far.
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🔸 Ju Wenjun is the new women's world champion. She drew with reigning champion Tan Zhongyi in the final game of the women's world championship in Chongqing yesterday to set the final score at 5.5-4.5.
Sadly for her, there's a chance that Ju will become the women's world champion who held her title for the briefest period. This match took place later than was originally scheduled, and the next world championship, a knockout tournament, is scheduled for November.
It's hard not to have sympathy for Hou Yifan, the highest-rated female chess player, also from China, who stepped out of the world championship cycle in May 2016 after expressing her disappointment about the cycle.
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🔸 Ju Wenjun is the new women's world champion. She drew with reigning champion Tan Zhongyi in the final game of the women's world championship in Chongqing yesterday to set the final score at 5.5-4.5.
Sadly for her, there's a chance that Ju will become the women's world champion who held her title for the briefest period. This match took place later than was originally scheduled, and the next world championship, a knockout tournament, is scheduled for November.
It's hard not to have sympathy for Hou Yifan, the highest-rated female chess player, also from China, who stepped out of the world championship cycle in May 2016 after expressing her disappointment about the cycle.
♦️ Download FIDE Women's World Championship 2018 Match Games by Chess.com's Masters analyses👇🏼👇🏼
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💟 #JuWenjun_chess_quotes_002
💢 Ju Wenjun
💢 Chinese chess Grandmaster and Women's World Champion
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💢 Ju Wenjun
💢 Chinese chess Grandmaster and Women's World Champion
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💟 #about_JuWenjun
💢 Ju Wenjun
💢 Chinese chess Grandmaster and Women's World Champion
♦️ Ju Wenjun is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the current Women's World Chess Champion.
🔹 Country: China
🔹Born: 31 January 1991 (age 27)
Shanghai
🔹Title: Grandmaster (2014)
🔹FIDE rating: 2571 (May 2018)
🔹(No. 2 ranked woman in the December 2016 FIDE World Rankings)
🔹Peak rating: 2604 (March 2017)
♦️In December 2004, Ju Wenjun placed third in the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Beirut. This result qualified her to play in her first Women's World Chess Championship in 2006. She competed in this event also in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017.
She won the Women's Chinese Chess Championship in 2010 and 2014. In July 2011 she won the Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament undefeated with a score of 6½/9 points, ahead of reigning women's world champion Hou Yifan. In October 2011 she took the second place at the Nalchik stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12 with 7/11, ranked only after her compatriot Zhao Xue; her performance was enough to acquire her third and final norm required for the Grandmaster title. However, one of the three norms was missing the signature of the arbiter, disqualifying her for consideration for the title.
♦️ A memorable and short game by Ju Wenjun👇🏼
💢 Ori Kobo vs Ju Wenjun
💢 Tradewise Gibraltar (2017), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 3, Jan-26
💢 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch. Keres Variation (E25)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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💢 Ju Wenjun
💢 Chinese chess Grandmaster and Women's World Champion
♦️ Ju Wenjun is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the current Women's World Chess Champion.
🔹 Country: China
🔹Born: 31 January 1991 (age 27)
Shanghai
🔹Title: Grandmaster (2014)
🔹FIDE rating: 2571 (May 2018)
🔹(No. 2 ranked woman in the December 2016 FIDE World Rankings)
🔹Peak rating: 2604 (March 2017)
♦️In December 2004, Ju Wenjun placed third in the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Beirut. This result qualified her to play in her first Women's World Chess Championship in 2006. She competed in this event also in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017.
She won the Women's Chinese Chess Championship in 2010 and 2014. In July 2011 she won the Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament undefeated with a score of 6½/9 points, ahead of reigning women's world champion Hou Yifan. In October 2011 she took the second place at the Nalchik stage of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12 with 7/11, ranked only after her compatriot Zhao Xue; her performance was enough to acquire her third and final norm required for the Grandmaster title. However, one of the three norms was missing the signature of the arbiter, disqualifying her for consideration for the title.
♦️ A memorable and short game by Ju Wenjun👇🏼
💢 Ori Kobo vs Ju Wenjun
💢 Tradewise Gibraltar (2017), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 3, Jan-26
💢 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch. Keres Variation (E25)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
@unitychess
@wchw18 CHESSCOM R1-10.pgn
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💢 FIDE Women's World Championship 2018 Match Games Database
💢 Analysed by Chess.com
💢 PGN format
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💢 Analysed by Chess.com
💢 PGN format
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An important moment in chess history. Euwe and Alekhine sign the contract for their first world championship match, at Hotel Carlton in Amsterdam 28 May 1935.
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