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Women's World Chess Championship 2023 (Games and Results)

Women's World Chess Championship 2023

Ju Wenjun retained her Women's World Championship title in game 12. Photo ©

Ju Wenjun retained her Women's World Championship title in game 12. Photo © | https://fide.com

The Women's World Chess Championship match took place in Shanghai and Chongqing July 5th to 24th 2023. Defending Champion Ju Wenjun faced challenger Lei Tingjie in a 12 game match.

FIDE Event summary

Ju Wenjun won in a fitting finale in game 12 to win 6.5-5.5. This was a sharp fluctuating struggle that was settled in the run up to the first time control on move 40. Lei Tingjie will look back at missed opportunities in this match both earlier on and in the final game.

World Chess Championship Women 2023 (Shanghai Chongqing CHN)
Wed 5th Jul 2023 - Sun 23rd Jul 2023 - Official Site - Live

WCh Women 2023 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

WCh Women 2023 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

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WCh Shanghai Vladivostok
Lei, Tingjie - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 50 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ju, Wenjun - Lei, Tingjie ½-½ 40 D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Lei, Tingjie - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 49 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ju, Wenjun - Lei, Tingjie ½-½ 63 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Lei, Tingjie - Ju, Wenjun 1-0 65 C50 Giuoco Piano
Ju, Wenjun - Lei, Tingjie ½-½ 48 D32 Tarrasch Defence
Lei, Tingjie - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 65 B18 Caro Kann
Ju, Wenjun - Lei, Tingjie 1-0 72 A06 Zukertort Opening
Lei, Tingjie - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 59 B40 Sicilian Classical
Ju, Wenjun - Lei, Tingjie ½-½ 47 A13 Reti Opening
Lei, Tingjie - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 48 C55 Two Knights Defence
Ju, Wenjun - Lei, Tingjie 1-0 62 D04 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 2564 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 2583
Lei, Tingjie g CHN 2554 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 2535

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