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.[1]
| Shanghai, China & Vladivostok, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5–24 January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born 31 January 1991 28 years old | Born 28 September 1998 21 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner of the Women's World Chess Championship 2018 | Winner of the Women's Candidates Tournament 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rating: 2584 (World No. 2) | Rating: 2578 (World No. 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 a return to a match-only format for the title with a 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 edit
The newly-established Candidates Tournament was held from 29 May to 19 June 2019 in Kazan, Russia. The format was an eight-player double round-robin tournament.[2]
Three players qualified by virtue of reaching the semi-finals of the last championship.[3] All remaining players came from the rating list, by taking the average of all twelve monthly ratings in 2018.[4] Aleksandra Goryachkina replaced Hou Yifan, who declined an invitation.[5]
Qualifiers edit
| 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 | Kateryna Lagno | 7 | 4 | 2554 | |
| 4 | Tan Zhongyi | 7 | 10 | 2513 | 2017 |
| 5 |  Nana Dzagnidze | 6.5 | 11 | 2510 | |
| 6 | Mariya Muzychuk | 6.5 | 3 | 2563 | 2015 |
| 7 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 6 | 6 | 2546 | 2008 |
| 8 | Valentina Gunina | 5.5 | 13 | 2506 |
Goryachkina won with two rounds to spare.[6][7]
Crosstable edit
Leading player after each round in green.
No. Player Elo
(May 2019)[8]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 edit
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.[9] In Shanghai the match was played in the InterContinental Shanghai Jing'An Hotel, in Vladivostok at the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island.[10] The format was increased to twelve games, the last championships having 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 for Ju, 3 victories for 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 edit
The 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 edit
| Player | Rating | Standard Time Control | Points | Rapid Tie-Breaks | Tie-Break Points | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 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 | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] | [26] | |||
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- ^ "Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Ju Wenjun, Rd 3". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Ju Wenjun vs Aleksandra Goryachkina, Rd 4". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Ju Wenjun, Rd 5". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Ju Wenjun vs Aleksandra Goryachkina, Rd 6". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Ju Wenjun, Rd 7". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Ju Wenjun vs Aleksandra Goryachkina, Rd 8". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Ju Wenjun, Rd 9". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Ju Wenjun vs Aleksandra Goryachkina, Rd 10". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Ju Wenjun, Rd 11". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Ju Wenjun vs Aleksandra Goryachkina, Rd 12". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Ju Wenjun vs Aleksandra Goryachkina, Rapid Rd 1". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Ju Wenjun, Rapid Rd 2". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Ju Wenjun vs Aleksandra Goryachkina, Rapid Rd 3". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.
- ^ "Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Ju Wenjun, Rapid Rd 4". Chessgames.com. Chessgames Services LLC.