Wenjun Ju vs Zhongyi Tan (2025)

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Wenjun Ju vs Zhongyi Tan
Ju - Tan Women's World Championship Match (2025), Shanghai CHN, rd 5, Apr-09
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Variation (B42) · 1-0

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Apr-09-25		offramp: This was a very good game. 🌟🌟🌟/6. Zhongyi Tan played a new system in the Sicilian: she played ...Bc5 & ...Ba7. I think the concept was to also play ...Bb7 and ...Nc4, which would give a fearsome attacking position. Wenjun Ju as White stopped that plan. click for larger view 16. Qe2. ***** The game was hard to play for both sides. click for larger view Black decided to play 26...Nxf4, giving up two minor pieces for a rook. *** Black had a serious attack. click for larger view 33. Qd5! The black pieces on the first rank are forced to retreat. White had defended very well. *** White's pieces were in superb outposts. click for larger view The ♘ and ♗ were rooted at great squares. The end was nigh. ***** Black had no real hope... click for larger view The game ended at move 59. Well played. Something went wrong in the opening for Black.

Apr-09-25		beatgiant: 17...f5 seems to leave Black with a lot of weak points that are hard to defend. Is there an improvement there? I looked at 17...d6 18. Be3 dxc5 19. Nxc5 Qc7 20. Nxb7 <Nxf4> 21. Rxf4 Qxf4 but again White comes out with 2 pieces for a rook.

Apr-10-25		visayanbraindoctor: After 53. Qf3 Qe6 I thought that Ju would just play 54. Qe4+ exchanging Queens and going into an endgame with B + N + extra pawn vs one sole R. I think it's a winning endgame but would take lots of extra moves. Instead she played 54.Nf5 preserving her Queen. After 56...Ra8 there was still a chance to exchange off the Queens with 57. Qf5+ I think it's still a winning endgame, with B + N + extra pawn vs one sole R, but again would take tons of extra moves. Instead she went into a direct attack on the Black king. 57.Nd5! there followed a series of moves ending in a beautiful well-calculated combination. 59.Ne7+ 1-0 Had Tan continued, there would have followed 59...Qxe7 60.Qg6+ Kf8 61.Qf5+ winning the rook.

Apr-10-25		DaeWang: At move 36, black had a nice swindle attempt: 36 ... f4+ 37 Kf3 Rxh3+ ?! then if 38 gh?? ... Qh1+ wins. However, 38 Kg4 Qxf2 gh (not ... Kxh3?? 39 Qg3#) escapes.

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