Fantastic final game sees Wenjun Ju retain her World Championship. A fantastic match with both players showing great tenacity and ability.

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

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.

#chess #chesspunks #worldchesschampionship

Lei's king is running!

This will either be brilliant or disastrous. But great spirit in such an important game

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

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

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-world-chess-championship-2023

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

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?

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-world-chess-championship-2023/1/1/10

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

Wow, it looks like the two combatants in the Women's World Chess Championship are beginning to up the intensity.

Champion Ju plays the Sicilian opening as Black and Challenger Lei jumps straight into the critical open variation.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-world-chess-championship-2023/1/1/9

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

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..

#chess #chesspunks #worldchesschampionship

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.

#chess #chesspunks #worldchesschampionship

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-world-chess-championship-2023/1/1/8

Meanwhile the Victorian Chess Championship started today. I used to live in Victoria and played regularly in the state champs, so I know most of the players. The best I ever did was third which wasn't too bad as there were usually a bunch of masters playing.
Although I'm in Tasmania now, the Victorian Championship is still interesting to me.

#chess #chesspunks #Victoria
https://livechess.aunz.net/games/2023-Victorian-Championship/

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.

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

El match por el campeonato mundial de ajedrez femenino se pone candente. Lei venció a Ju.
#emperrados
#chesspunks

And that's it, first blood to challenger Tingjie Lei in the Women's World Chess Championship who leads 3-2 after 5 games in the first to 6.5.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-world-chess-championship-2023/1/1/5

#chess #chesspunks #worldchesschampionship

White's won a piece and this must be the first win of the Championship. Great play from the challenger Tiengjie Lei

#chess #chesspunks #worldchesschampionship

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!

#chess #chesspunks #worldchesschampionship

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

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

Another draw, but this time the champion seemed to have the better of it.

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

Game 2 of the Women's World Chess Championship was another draw as the players settle into the match and test each other. Today is a rest day and then there will be games over the weekend.

Disappointingly, though not particularly surprisingly, the Women's match is not dominating the chess horizon like the men's championship did. FIDE, the governing body, have done a poor job promoting the event and other tournaments are sharing the limelight rather than being treated like side events.

#chess #chesspunks #discrimination #equality #womensrights

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.

#chess #chesspunks #worldchesschampionship

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-world-chess-championship-2023/1/1/2

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.

#chess #chesspunks #WorldChessChampionship

Another World Chess Championship, this time the women's title. Wenjun Ju and Tingjie Lei, both Chinese are the competitors.

And at a great time zone for Australia, games starting 5pm AEST!

#chess #chesspunks #worldchesschampionship