Happy birthday Maia Chiburdanidze! 🥳
She was the Women's World Champion for 14 (!) years, while competing at very high level also in open tournaments, reaching the 48th place in the rating lists.
Here is a puzzle from a game against Bent Larsen: https://lichess.org/4TX7ArVs#60
@chestas I haven't had a chance to really get a sense of the struggle, or delve into the games deeply yet. After a typically conservative title match start I was very impressed with Lei, who seemed extremely well prepared and supremely confident, while Ju appeared to be oddly the opposite. Very much looking forward to the finish as the dynamic presumably shifts a bit now. #chess#womeninchess#JuWenjun#LeiTingjie #FWWC2023