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FIDE Women's World Chess Championship Match 2020 (Games and Results)

FIDE Women's World Chess Championship Match 2020

Towards the end of the final tie-break game which was eventually drawn allowing Ju Wenjun to retain her title. Photo ©

Towards the end of the final tie-break game which was eventually drawn allowing Ju Wenjun to retain her title. Photo © | https://wwcm2020.fide.com/

The FIDE Women's World Chess Championship Match between defending champion Wenjun Ju and Aleksandra Goryachkina took place over 12 games in Shanghai and Vladivostok 4th to 25th January 2020. A very closely contested match was drawn 6-6 and went to rapid tie-breaks where Wenjun Ju won 2.5-1.5, even here Goryachkina had her fair share of the chances to win at least one game.

World Chess Championship Women 2020 (Shanghai Vladivostok CHN)
Sun 5th Jan 2020 - Fri 24th Jan 2020 - Official Site

WCh Women 2020 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

WCh Women TB 2020 (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games TB

WCh Women 2020 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

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WCh Shanghai Vladivostok
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 97 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 40 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 85 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 63 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun 1-0 51 A18 English Opening
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 105 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 67 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun 1-0 45 D35 QGD Exchange
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 62 A06 Zukertort Opening
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun 0-1 62 D35 QGD Exchange
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 40 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun 1-0 60 D00 Queen's Pawn Game

WCh Shanghai Vladivostok (CHN RUS), 05-26 i 2020
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Perf
Ju, Wenjun g CHN 2584 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 6 2578
Goryachkina, Aleksandra g RUS 2578 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 6 2584

WCh Women TB 2020 (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC: 25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games TB

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WCh Women Rapid TB
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 67 A07 Barcza System
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 72 D35 QGD Exchange
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 45 A07 Barcza System
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 77 D35 QGD Exchange
WCh Women Rapid TB Vladivostok (RUS), 23 i 2020
Name Ti NAT Rtg 1 2 3 4 Total Perf
Ju, Wenjun g CHN 2584 ½ ½ 1 ½ 2673
Goryachkina, Aleksandra g RUS 2578 ½ ½ 0 ½ 2497

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