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The second game for the Women's World Chess Championship between Ju Wenjun 🇨🇳 and Aleksandra Goryachkina 🇷🇺 ended in a draw after 40 moves.

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“We have a fight”, says Nigel Short about the current position on the board.

The FIDE Vice-President, who is an on-site commentator for the match, made the first ceremonial move in today’s game.

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https://wwcm2020.fide.com/tpost/lr4iuk3pjp-game-2-all-quiet-on-the-far-eastern-fron

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Game 2: All quiet on the Far Eastern Front

Playing While, Ju Wenjun (China), a 1.d4 player, surprised her opponent with 1.e4. In the ensuing Berlin variation of the Spanish Opening, Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) achieved comfortable play after producing a novelty on move: 12.c6.

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https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-womens-world-chess-championship-starts-with-draws

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FIDE Women's World Chess Championship Starts With Draws

The 2020 Women's World Championship match between reigning champion Ju Wenjun (China) and challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) started with two draws. After a rest day, play continues on Wednesday. You can follow the match with commentary provided by…

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Viktor Korchnoi, pictured in Westzaan (Zaanstad, The Netherlands), on 12th August 1976, shortly after his defection from the Soviet Union.

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“Chess is, in essence, a game for children. Computers have exacerbated the trends towards youth because they now have an immensely powerful tool at their disposal and can absorb vast amounts of information extremely quickly.”

🔸 Nigel Short

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Havana, 1962. Smyslov, Najdorf and Pachman, at the first Capablanca memorial.

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Daily #chesspuzzle
Congratulations to GM Magesh Panchanathan for winning the Hastings chess tournament!

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/91878

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Puzzle 91878: Black to win

Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Sengupta, Deep - Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran, Hastings 2020.

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Maia Chiburdanidze in 1978, at the start of her long reign as the women's world chess champion (courtesy of Sputnik archives).

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