Women's World Championship is looking good for the Champion Wenjun Ju who has 2 strong knights against a Rook and Pawn. Materially, it sounds about level, but the knights look really good at the moment. Could be a decisive result in the last game, but still some time to go.
Final game of the Women's World Chess Championship though if it ends a draw there will be play offs. So it might be that both players keep it safe, accept the draw and go full on in the play off. Except the game has started in a very unbalanced way, a sort of reversed Noteboom where White has very impressive passed pawns on the Queen side, while Black has good central pawns and active pieces. Could be any result, though I hope neither player loses with a big mistake, as neither deserves that.
Forgot about the chess with one thing and another, only catching up in the second half of the penultimate game. It's definitely a tense one. Is Black’s centre a target or an asset. That will be the issue here
In the Women's World Chess Championship game 10, I like the white position, as I've played this type of opening and position for White before, even scored a draw with IM Ari Dale, though I didn't play 7.Be2.
But I don't understand how White has taken 45 minutes over her first 15 moves while Black has only taken 10 minutes. Nerves? Preparation? Bluff?
Another great game by Ju but Lei is fighting on. Will Ju convert today?
From a match perspective, it would be great for the champion to pull even, but it is also a little sad to see the challenger leaning back on her lead..
Women's World Chess Championship Game 8 is underway with an odd kind of opening, that was a it like a reversed Queen's Indian. That's cool, because I don't know much about the normal Queen's Indian so it should be good.
OMG, what a game! Game 7 of the Women's World Chess Championship was an amazing fight.
Champion Wenjun Ju built up a technically winning position, but stubborn defence by the challenger Tingjie Lei frustrated the Champion who just couldn't finish things off, and the game ended in a draw.
So I don't know who is better or worse in the Women's World Chess Championship Game 5, but I would prefer to play this position as White who has more space. I know this is a bias I have in chess, as I see weaknesses in the White position, but I still prefer White!
Another Rook and Opposite Coloured Bishop Endgame like in game 3. Game 2 was rooks and same coloured bishops, while game 1 saw rook and bishop vs rook and knight.
Could be another draw in the women's world chess championship
Game 2 of the Women's World Chess Championship is underway and it's a Semi Tarrasch Opening which is great for me because I know very little about this opening.
Women's World Chess Championship starts with a draw which is not a big surprise though it was a fighting game.
Looks like the champion, Wenjun Ju, is going to try to take the edge off challenger Tingjie Lei's aggressive style. A Berlin Spanish in game 1, with Lei making it about as interesting as possible.
Yet another month of records at #Lichess! :party_ball: #NepoDing game 2 is the new most viewed round ever, beating #CarlsenNepo game 6
The average views per game of the #WorldChessChampionship is increased by 5%
More than 100 million rated #chess games played, again!
♟️ Since everybody is talking about #Ding Liren being the First Chinese World Chess Champion - and I see that the press conference repeats this - it would be more accurate to say that he is the First Chinese Male World Chess Champion.
In 1991, Xie Jun defeated Maia Chiburdanidze and became the first Chinese Women's Chess Champion, ending over a decade of dominance by Soviet players. She kept the title until 1996.
I wouldn't say that. While Xie's accomplishment should not be diminished, she was never World Chess Champion.
Unlike Men's Hockey or Women's 100m Sprint where sexes are segregated, the World Champion title is open to men and women, and Xie can challenge for that if she likes. But if we call her World Champion, we might as well say, "But what about the winner of Springfield High School's 3rd Annual 'World Chess Champion' contest?"
Last game of the World Championship with the score standing level. A draw in this game will result in fast time control play offs. I guess Ding wants to win it in this game, because as White he is throwing down the gauntlet
I am rubbish at chess. I really wish I was better at it, but I do enjoy watching it. Game 12 of the World Chess Championship was amazing. Some amazing games so far