Jul-09-23
 | | HeMateMe: I certainly wouldn't let the Bishop on e3 get captured and be saddled with doubled pawns. |
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| Jul-09-23 | | Refused: Ba3 and then put a Knight on c5 looks like the point of 20.Bc1 my first impulse would've been 20...Ra8 20...Bb4 21.Neg5 looks very scary, since 21...hxg5 21.Nxg5 g6 22.Nxe6 is something I really do not want to play as black. 22...fxe6 23.Qxg6+ Kh8 24.Bd3 looks completely bust. |
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| Jul-09-23 | | Refused: Yeah, and she wisely went with 20...Ra8
Ok, what now?
23...Qa8 would be my move
I dislike something like 23...Bxc5 as matter of principle. and 23...Bc6 just feels wrong. |
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Jul-09-23
 | | OhioChessFan: Black can start to simplify with 26. Qb6 |
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| Jul-09-23 | | Refused: White's still a pawn up. Not that easy for black. Uff. 29...g5 is not a move I would want to play. Yes, queens are off the board, so black is not gonna get mated, I just don't fully believe in that h6-g5 tandem. I probably would've played something like 29...Kf8 and keep the pawns where they are. I get the idea of wanting to undermine d4 by chasing the Knight away from f3. But this looks all a bit loose to me. 30.h3 for now I guess, and looking for exploits later. Altho capturing on d5 first is also an option. |
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| Jul-09-23 | | Refused: Ah ok, 30...Nf4 was the point and not the g4 push.
Totally missed that one.
Interesting idea, simply claiming that black's activity compensates for the pawn and the strucutral damage. I am not 100% I believe her. |
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Jul-09-23
| | OhioChessFan: Going to reach time control with White up a Pawn and Black with some compensation with the Bishop pair. |
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| Jul-09-23 | | Refused: Hum, I'd be tempted to play 41..-Bxd5 here and claim that the opposite coloured Bishops offer enough to hold this. With a better pawn structure I'd be more confident. 41...Bxd5 42.Rxd5 Rb1+ 43.Bd1 (Rd1 Rxd1 without the rooks white has no hope whatsoever to win this) Rb2 intending Bc5 would be the main theme. Or maybe 42.Rb2 directly without the checks. |
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Jul-09-23
| | OhioChessFan: Black didn't want to part with the Bishop pair, so 41...Bc5. That has to be right on general principles. |
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| Jul-09-23 | | Refused: Now she kinda had to.
43.Nd7+ Bxd7 leads to positions very similar to 41.Bxd5 Black's a tempo up, which doesn't strike me as that significant and her rook will be on d7 instead of d5. |
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| Jul-09-23 | | Refused: 43.f4?!
Can't black just play Bxg2+ or will the black king get battered after 44.Kxg2 Rxe2+ 45.Kg3-g4-f5 |
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| Jul-09-23 | | Refused: Ok this should be a draw now.
I can't see Lei Tingjie lose this one now. Equal number of pawns, Ju Wenjun's King cut off from the action. With the reduced material the opposite bishops are more of drawing factor than an attacking one. |
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Jul-09-23
| | OhioChessFan: White has a small advantage after 53...Rc2, but it would take a pretty big mistake for this to be decisive. |
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Jul-09-23
| | OhioChessFan: Bc5+ was a pretty big mistake. |
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Jul-09-23
| | OhioChessFan: Okay just an offer to repeat moves. |
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Jul-09-23
| | OhioChessFan: 62...Be7 is an only move. |
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Jul-09-23
| | OhioChessFan: Now 63...Bd6 is an only move. |
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Jul-09-23
| | OhioChessFan: Okay, draw offered. Thanks for the game cg.c. |
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Jul-09-23
 | | offramp: 
click for larger view
Move 21.
I'd like to have seen a position after 22.g3 23. Re1 24. Bf1 25. Bg2 26. Kh1. |
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| Jul-09-23 | | inmyopinion: I find the games of Chinese GM Ju Wenjun to be attractive, not easily yielding, and lively. Thanks to Chessgames website owners for providing this excellent service where these games are readily accessible. Notice that in today’s Game 4, Chinese GM Ju Wenjun rejected repetitions to keep the game alive. Two months ago in the Sharjah Masters, GM Ju Wenjun won against Super GM V S Gujrathi (current rating = 2719) and drew against soon to be 2700 + R. Praggnanandhaa (current rating = 2690). What is of a slight concern, IMHO, that GM Ju Wenjun persona seems to have changed. As compared to when she played at 2019 Gibraltar Masters and at 2020 China Shanghai / Russia Vladivostok Women's World Chess Championship, she seemed to have aged 10 years plus. Could be from Wuhan virus pandemic lock down, could be from other health issues, or just from transient emotional turmoil, but I predict that Chinese GM Lei Tingjie will be the Chess Queen celebrating 100 Year FIDE Anniversary in 2024 if GM Ju Wenjun keeps this subdued and beaten down state any longer. |
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Jul-10-23
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Have zero knowledge of this particular opening, but it almost appears that Black decided to drop the a-pawn in the opening in order to erect a fortress. If true, have never seen a fortress with this many pieces still on the board. |
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| Jul-12-23 | | Saniyat24: dynamic play by Black...! |
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| Jul-13-23 | | inmyopinion: The 50. e6 ... ? is a subdued move surrendering initiative to Black and making Black's position seemed fortified. If GM Ju Wenjun played more dynamically such as with 50. Bh5 ... !, the fight goes on. If 50. ... f5. 51. Rxb6 ... +_ White has advantage. If 50. ... fxe5. 51 f5 ++ White is close to winning. |
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Kibitzing
