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Defending champion | Challenger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ju Wenjun | Aleksandra Goryachkina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born 31 January 1991 28 years old | Born 28 September 1998 21 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner of the Women's World Chess Championship 2018 | Winner of the Women's Candidates Tournament 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rating: 2584 (World No. 2) | Rating: 2578 (World No. 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Women's World Chess Championship was a chess match for the Women's World Chess Championship title. It was contested by Ju Wenjun (world champion as winner of the 2018 knock-out championship) and her challenger, Aleksandra Goryachkina, the winner of a newly established Candidates Tournament that was held in 2019. [1]
The match was planned in two parts, one held in Shanghai (China) and one in Vladivostok (Russia), from 3 to 24 January 2020. It marked a return to a match-only format for the title with a qualifying Candidates Tournament, after new FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich had expressed his dissatisfaction with the knock-out tournaments and resulting frequently changing world champions.
Ju Wenjun successfully defended her title.
The newly-established Candidates Tournament was held from 29 May to 19 June 2019 in Kazan, Russia. The format was an eight-player double round-robin tournament. [2]
Three players qualified by virtue of reaching the semi-finals of the last championship. [3] All remaining players came from the rating list, by taking the average of all twelve monthly ratings in 2018. [4] Aleksandra Goryachkina replaced Hou Yifan, who declined an invitation. [5]
Place | Player | Points | Women's world no. | Elo (May 2019) | Women's World champion |
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1 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 9.5 | 9 | 2522 | |
2 | Anna Muzychuk | 8 | 7 | 2539 | |
3 | Kateryna Lagno | 7 | 4 | 2554 | |
4 | Tan Zhongyi | 7 | 10 | 2513 | 2017 |
5 | Nana Dzagnidze | 6.5 | 11 | 2510 | |
6 | Mariya Muzychuk | 6.5 | 3 | 2563 | 2015 |
7 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 6 | 6 | 2546 | 2008 |
8 | Valentina Gunina | 5.5 | 13 | 2506 |
Leading player after each round in green.
No. | Player | Elo (May 2019) [8] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | Tie-breaks | Results by round | Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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H2H | Wins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Valentina Gunina (RUS) | 2506 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4½ | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 8 | ||||
2 | Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) | 2546 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4½ | 5½ | 6 | 7 | ||||
3 | Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) | 2522 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5½ | 6½ | 7½ | 8 | 8½ | 9 | 9½ | 9½ | 1 | ||||
4 | Kateryna Lagno (RUS) | 2554 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7 | 1½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6 | 6½ | 7 | 3 | |||
5 | Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) | 2510 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 6½ | 1½ | ½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4½ | 4½ | 5½ | 6 | 6½ | 5 | |||
6 | Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) | 2563 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 5½ | 5½ | 6½ | 6 | |||
7 | Anna Muzychuk (UKR) | 2539 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 8 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6½ | 7½ | 8 | 2 | ||||
8 | Tan Zhongyi (CHN) | 2513 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 7 | 4 |
As in 2018, the match was divided into two parts, hosted by the countries of the players. One stage was held in Shanghai, China and the other in Vladivostok, Russia. [9] In Shanghai the match was played in the InterContinental Shanghai Jing'An Hotel, in Vladivostok at the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island. [10] The format was increased to twelve games, the last championships having consisted of only 10 scheduled games.
The classical time-control portion of the match ended with a tied score of 6-6, after 3 victories for Ju, 3 victories for Goryachkina, and 6 draws. On 24 January, 4 games of rapid chess were used as a tie-breaker; and Ju Wenjun retained the title with 1 win and 3 draws.
The match started off in Shanghai and ended in Vladivostok.
Shanghai | 4 Jan | Opening ceremony |
5–6 Jan | Games 1–2 | |
8–9 Jan | Games 3–4 | |
11–12 Jan | Games 5–6 | |
Vladivostok | 15 Jan | Opening ceremony |
16–17 Jan | Games 7–8 | |
19–20 Jan | Games 9–10 | |
22–23 Jan | Games 11–12 | |
24 Jan | Tiebreak games and closing ceremony |
Player | Rating | Standard Time Control | Points | Rapid Tie-Breaks | Tie-Break Points | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | ||||
Ju Wenjun (China) | 2584 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 6 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2½ |
Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) | 2578 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ |
Game Links | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] | [26] |
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