Wednesday, April 16, 2025

A Pure Formality

And here below is the 9th and last game of one of the most one-sided world matches in chess history, which we give just for ”duty of chronicle”:

居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) – 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí)
Women’s World Chess Championship 2025; match game 9; 重庆 (Chóngqìng), April 16, 2025
Sicilian Defence B30

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. c3 a6 8. Bf1 Nc6 9. Na3 Be7 10. Nc2 d5 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 dxe4 13. d3 exd3 14. Bxd3 0-0 15. Be4 Bf6 16. Be3 g6 17. Qb3 Bxd4 18. Rad1 e5 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Qb4 a5 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Be6 23. Bd5 Rfd8 24. Red1 Rac8 25. Kf1 Rd6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kg7 29. Rd7 b6 30. g4 Kf6 31. Rb7 h5 32. gxh5 gxh5 33. Kg2 Kg6 34. Kg3 f6 35. h4 Kf5 36. Rh7 Kg6 37. Rb7 Kf5 38. Rh7 Kg6 39. Rb7 ½–½. And thus 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) successfully defended her title for the fourth time.

Once again, the inseparable couple, 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) and 倪华 (Ní Huá), proved the harmony of their partnership. Photo: Anna Shtourman/FIDE.

2 comments:

Ulises said...

I feel very sorry for Tán, but she didn’t seem devastated during the press conference.

Lorenzo said...

Yes, somehow 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) didn't seem ready for it. At this point, I'm curious to see how she'll play in the 30th TePe Sigeman Tournament next May.