Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

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Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by Mick Norris » Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:27 pm

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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by Mick Norris » Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:30 pm

from TWIC
The women's event has three places in their Candidates event (other than Ju Wenjun, Goryachkina, Koneru and Lagno who are qualified by other methods)
Quarter finals are:

Goryachkina v Saduakassova
Dzagnidze v Muzychuk, A

Kosteniuk v Gunina
Tan, Zhongyi v Lagno

If Goryachkina & Lagno reach the semis, the other 2 semi-finalists reach the Candidates; leaves it a bit messy for the other place though
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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by Mick Norris » Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:15 pm

Lagno lost & Goryachkina won, so that's worked out well for FIDE then

Zhongyi Tan and Kosteniuk qualify for the Candidates, as does Anna Muzychuk as the winner of the tiebreak v Dzagnidze

Semi finals are:

Goryachkina v Muzychuk, A

Kosteniuk v Tan, Zhongyi
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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:32 pm

Borth semis open with a draw. How would you classify this opening?
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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:11 pm

Think it would get classified under D11 in the ECO scheme, yeah.
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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by JustinHorton » Fri Jul 30, 2021 4:35 pm

Kosteniuk beats Tan and makes it to the final. In the other game Muzychuk (A) is clinging on in a rook ending against Goryachnika but as I write Chessbomb thinks she's played one red move too many...
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Post by NickFaulks » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:07 pm

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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by JustinHorton » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:42 pm

The computers reckon Goryachkina was winning a lot faster with 21 e5, and may I say frankly that if, without any engine help or looking at their line, you can work out what that move is about, let alone how it wins, you are doing better than I.
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Post by Paul Cooksey » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:01 pm

Oops I posted this in the other world cup thread by mistake:

Giri's commentary on the rook ending was a tour de force.

They have player cams which slightly surprised me since usually only for the official streams. Goryachkina has a "what is this nonsense you are trying against me" look which is worth at least 50 points.

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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by Mick Norris » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:12 pm

JustinHorton wrote:
Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:42 pm
The computers reckon Goryachkina was winning a lot faster with 21 e5, and may I say frankly that if, without any engine help or looking at their line, you can work out what that move is about, let alone how it wins, you are doing better than I.
I'd seen that on chess24live, and didn't really follow it when I could play through the variation :oops:

Aleksandra will be favourite against Alexandra in the final

I see there's a 3rd place match too
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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by Paul Cooksey » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:23 pm

I agree that Aleksandra is favourite, but she is probably a bit less talented tactically than the other top women and with Alexandra in good form she has at least a punchers chance.

Giri was shocked Goryachkina missed e5, having spent some time explaining how the prep had gone wrong. Be5 is a distraction sacrifice, you put the bishop on the square so the pawn cannot use it, and it gives white the time to break the d-file pin.

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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Aug 01, 2021 6:04 pm

First game to Kosteniuk, with the Black pieces
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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by NickFaulks » Sun Aug 01, 2021 6:23 pm

Goryachkina could have baled out into defending R v R+B but didn't fancy it and instead went into a B v R which turned out to be lost. Credit to Kosteniuk, who most likely had it worked out.
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Re: Women's World Cup 2021, 10 July to 4 August

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:45 pm

Kosteniuk wins the second game too, in which Goryachkina never had a sniff of a win, and takes the title.
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