Women's World Chess Championship 2020
Defending champion | Challenger |
Ju Wenjun (CHN) | Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) |
Born 31 January 1991 28 years old |
Born 28 September 1998 21 years old |
6 (2½) | 6 (1½) |
Winner of the 2018 World Championship |
Winner of the 2019 Candidates Tournament |
Rating: 2584 (Women's World No. 2)[1] |
Rating: 2578 (Women's World No. 4) |
← 2018 tournament | 2022 → |
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.[2]
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 the return to a match only format for the title with 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.
Candidates Tournament[]
The newly established candidates tournament was held from 29 May till 19 June 2019 in Kazan, Russia. The format was an eight player double round-robin tournament.[3]
Three players qualified by virtue of reaching the semi-finals of the last championship.[4] All remaining players came from the rating list, by taking the average of all twelve monthly ratings in 2018.[5] Aleksandra Goryachkina replaced Hou Yifan, who declined an invitation.[6]
Qualifiers[]
Place | Player | Points | Women's world no. |
Elo (May 2019) |
Women's World champion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 9.5 | 9 | 2522 | |
2 | Anna Muzychuk | 8 | 7 | 2539 | |
3 | Tan Zhongyi | 7 | 10 | 2513 | 2017 |
4 | Kateryna Lagno | 7 | 4 | 2554 | |
5 | Mariya Muzychuk | 6.5 | 3 | 2563 | 2015 |
6 | Nana Dzagnidze | 6.5 | 11 | 2510 | |
7 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 6 | 6 | 2546 | 2008 |
8 | Valentina Gunina | 5.5 | 13 | 2506 |
Goryachkina won with two rounds to spare.[7][8]
Crosstable[]
Leading player after each round in green.
No. Player Elo
(May 2019)[9]1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Tie-breaks Results by round Place 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
Championship match[]
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.[10] In Shanghai the match was played in the InterContinental Shanghai Jing'An Hotel, in Vladivostok at the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island.[11] The format was increased to twelve games, the last championships 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 of Ju, 3 victories of 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.
Schedule[]
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 |
Results[]
Women's World Chess Championship 2020 Player Rating Standard Time Control Points Rapid Tie-Breaks Tie-Break
Points1 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
References[]
- ^ "FIDE Online. FIDE Top players - Standard Top 100 Women May 2021". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "International Chess Federation - FIDE". www.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Rules book" (PDF). www.fide.com. 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Women's World Ch: Tension". Chess News. November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Frauen-WM: Die FIDE ändert den Modus". Schach Nachrichten. November 29, 2018.
- ^ "International Chess Federation - FIDE". www.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Goryachkina is the new World Championship challenger". Chess News. June 14, 2019.
- ^ Houska (JovankaHouska), Jovanka. "Goryachkina Wins Women's Candidates' Ahead Of Anna Muzychuk". Chess.com.
- ^ "Top 100 Women May 2019 – Archive". FIDE.
- ^ "International Chess Federation - FIDE". www.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft: Ju Wenjun gegen Aleksandra Goryachkina". Schach Nachrichten. January 2, 2020.
External links[]
- Women's World Chess Championships
- 2020 in chess
- 2020 in women's sport
- Chess in China
- Chess in Russia
- Sports competitions in Shanghai
- Sport in Vladivostok
- January 2020 sports events in China
- January 2020 sports events in Russia