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Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 1:57 pm
by Mick Norris
TWIC
Defending Champion Ju Wenjun faces challenger Lei Tingjie in a 12 game match. Games start at 15:00 local time which is 8am BST. Playing days in July: 5th-6th, 8th-9th, 11th-12th, (13th-14th travel to Chongqing and rest day), 15th-16th, 18th-19th, 21st-22nd then 23rd for tie-breaks if needed
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Game 1 today was drawn in 50 moves
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 12:20 pm
by LawrenceCooper
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 1:57 pm
TWIC
Defending Champion Ju Wenjun faces challenger Lei Tingjie in a 12 game match. Games start at 15:00 local time which is 8am BST. Playing days in July: 5th-6th, 8th-9th, 11th-12th, (13th-14th travel to Chongqing and rest day), 15th-16th, 18th-19th, 21st-22nd then 23rd for tie-breaks if needed
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Game 1 today was drawn in 50 moves
Game 2 was also a draw, this time in 40 moves.
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 2:47 pm
by Mick Norris
Game 3 drawn in 49 moves
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:18 am
by Mick Norris
game 4 looks level at move 37
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:19 pm
by Roger Lancaster
And was also drawn, so 2-2
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:39 am
by Mick Norris
Yes, strange as I associate Men's WC matches as having lots of draws, which the recent one didn't, and Women's as having lots of decisive games
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:44 am
by Paul Cooksey
I've been a bit underwhelmed so far. Maybe because the match lacks the clear contrast of styles we had with Ju and Goryachkina last time.
Every game feels a bit the same, good computer prep followed by a tactical skirmish and an almost level ending. I guess at some point one of the players will out calculate the other
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:23 am
by LawrenceCooper
Paul Cooksey wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:44 am
I've been a bit underwhelmed so far. Maybe because the match lacks the clear contrast of styles we had with Ju and Goryachkina last time.
Every game feels a bit the same, good computer prep followed by a tactical skirmish and an almost level ending. I guess at some point one of the players will out calculate the other
White's advantage in game 5 looks bigger than anything seen in games 1-4, but time will tell if it proves decisive.
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:56 pm
by Paul Cooksey
Lei did win, conveniently during my lunch break
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:24 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
Game 6 is another hard fought draw.
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:55 am
by Mick Norris
So that's the first half concluded, they now move venues and resume on the 15th and 16th
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:14 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
Another draw, but again a fight until there isn't much more than just the kings on the board.
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:11 am
by Mick Norris
Game 8 underway with possible chances to equalise the score (at move 31)
EDIT, won in 72 moves, score level at 4-4 with 4 to play
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:27 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
Game 9 is a battling draw, again. Three more "regular" encounters to go.
Re: Women's World Chess Championship July 5th to 24th 2023
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:38 am
by Mick Norris
You expecting tiebreaks Matt?
Game 10 looks level at move 16