In the Studio

As they say, all good (and bad) things come in threes, so no wonder that, once again, 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) won (for the third time in a row) her rapid match against Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno, which took place in 北京 (Běijīng), China from February 10–12. This time it took the Armageddon tie-breaker for her to win, after Lagno scored the equaliser in the second rapid game — the 俄罗斯防御 (Russian Defence) did not apparently bring any good luck to 17th Women’s World Chess Champion! Today’s games were hosted by 中国中央电视台 CCTV studios and broadcasted live on CCTV-5. Well, not everything that appears on television is necessarily true, but this time at least you can be sure that what you watched on TV, however fictional it might sound, was faithfully inspired to facts really happened elsewhere and not to other people. Photos: 樊璐璐 (Fán Lùlù).