2018 Women's World Chess Championship (knockout tournament)

Ju Wenjun, the 2018 world champion

From November 2 to 23, 2018 , the second women's world chess championship of this year was played in Khanty-Mansiysk , Russia , a knockout tournament with 64 players. It followed the 2018 Women's Chess Championship in May, which was held as a duel . The world champion Ju Wenjun determined there received no special rights for this second World Cup. The main judge was Igor Bolotinski from Russia.

Ju Wenjun won the final in the tiebreaker against Jekaterina Lagno and thus kept her world title, which she tried to defend in the 2020 women's chess world championship .

Modalities

Players

The 64 participants were (format: name, FIDE title, Elo rating in October 2018):

1. Ju Wenjun , GM , 2561
2. Humpy Koneru , GM, 2557
3. Kateryna Lagno , GM, 2556
4. Anna Muzychuk , GM, 2555
5. Alexandra Kosteniuk , GM, 2551
6. Alexandra Gorjatschkina , GM, 2536
7. Mariya Muzychuk , GM, 2533
8. Tan Zhongyi , GM, 2527
9. Valentina Gunina , GM, 2525
10. Elisabeth Pähtz , IM , 2513
11. Nana Dsagnidze , GM, 2509
12. Dronavalli Harika , GM, 2500
13. Antoaneta Stefanowa , GM, 2490
14. Natalja Pogonina , WGM , 2485
15. Zhansaya Abdumalik , IM, 2482
16. Nino Baziashvili , GM, 2482
17. Olga Girya , WGM, 2479
18. Zhao Xue , GM, 2478
19. Lela Javakhishvili , IM, 2475
20. Dinara Saduakasowa , IM, 2470
21. Bela Khotenashvili , GM, 2469
22. Lei Tingjie , GM, 2468
23. Monika Soćko , GM, 2451
24. Anna Uschenina , GM, 2451
25. Alina Kashlinskaya , IM, 2447
26. Ekaterina Atalık , IM, 2445
27. Alissa Galljamova , IM, 2432
28. Ni Shiqun , WGM, 2427
29. Anastasia Bodnaruk , IM, 2423
30. Hoàng Thanh Trang , GM, 2423
31. Jolanta Zawadzka , WGM, 2421
32. Irina Krush , GM, 2417
33. Inna Gaponenko , IM, 2409
34. Marina Nechaeva , IM, 2409
35. Elina Danielian , GM, 2409
36. Sabrina Vega Gutiérrez , IM, 2404
37. Natalia Zhukova , GM, 2403
38. Guliskhan Nakhbayeva , WGM, 2394
39. Deysi Cori , WGM, 2391
40. Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova , WGM, 2385
41. Lilit Mkrtchjan , IM, 2384
42. Yuliya Shvayger , IM, 2375
43. Anita Gara , IM, 2370
44. Vo Thi Kim Phung , WGM, 2368
45. Ana Matnadze , IM, 2362
46. Zhu Jiner , WIM , 2360
47. Carolina Luján , IM, 2359
48. Zhai Mo , WGM, 2351
49. Ketewan Arachamia-Grant , GM, 2345
50. Padmini Rout , IM, 2338
51. Bhakti Kulkarni , CM, 2314
52. Sabina-Francesca Foisor , WGM, 2311
53. Sopiko Khukhashvili , IM, 2301
54. Yerisbel Miranda Llanes , WIM, 2239
55. Mobina Alinasab , WIM, 2205
56. Ingrid Aliaga Fernández , WIM, 2194
57. Sun Fanghui , WIM, 2183
58. Shahenda Wafa , WGM, 2148
59. Maili-Jade Ouellet , WIM, 2122
60. Danitza Vázquez , WIM, 2086
61. Rani Hamid , WIM, 1909
62. Jesse Nikki February , WIM, 1893
63. Hayat Toubal , WIM, 1852
64. Kathryn Hardegen , WFM , 1832

The players qualified via continental championships, the Elo number , previous world championships, youth world championships, etc. The ex-world champion and world number one Hou Yifan did not take part. The German international champion Elisabeth Pähtz was surprisingly eliminated in the first round against the Iranian Mobina Alinasab.

Prize money

The finalists at the Grand Prix in Geneva (May 2013)

	Prize money
Winner	$ 60,000
Finalist	$ 30,000
Semi-finalist	$ 20,000
Quarter finalist	$ 12,000
Round of 16	$ 8,000
2nd round	$ 5,500
1 round	$ 3,750
All in all	$ 450,000

The way to the final

Upper half

Round 1

round 2

Round 3

Quarter finals

Semifinals

1

J. Wenjun

2

64

K. Hardegen

0

1

J. Wenjun

1½

32

I. Krush

½

32

I. Krush

3

33

I. Gaponenko

1

1

J. Wenjun

1½

48

Z. Mon

½

16

N. Baziashvili

2

49

K. Arachamia-Grant

0

16

N. Baziashvili

0

48

Z. Mon

2

17th

O. Girja

0

48

Z. Mon

2

1

J. Wenjun

1½

40

G. Tochirdschonowa

½

8th

T. Zhongyi

1½

57

S. Fanghui

½

8th

T. Zhongyi

1½

40

G. Tochirdschonowa

2½

25th

A. Kaschlinskaja

½

40

G. Tochirdschonowa

1½

40

G. Tochirdschonowa

3

9

V. Gunina

1

9

V. Gunina

1½

56

I. Fernández

½

9

V. Gunina

1½

24

A. Uschenina

½

24

A. Uschenina

1½

41

L. Mkrtchyan

½

1

J. Wenjun

1½

5

A. Kostenjuk

½

4th

A. Musychuk

2

61

R. Hamid

0

4th

A. Musychuk

2

29

A. Bodnaruk

0

29

A. Bodnaruk

2½

36

S. Vega

1½

4th

A. Musychuk

2½

13

A. Stefanova

1½

13

A. Stefanova

3

52

S.-F. Foisor

1

13

A. Stefanova

2½

20th

D. Saduakasova

1½

20th

D. Saduakasova

3

45

Ana Matnadze

1

4th

A. Musychuk

1½

5

A. Kostenjuk

2½

5

A. Kostenjuk

2

60

D. Vázquez

0

5

A. Kostenjuk

3

28

N. Shiqun

1

28

N. Shiqun

3½

37

N. Zhukova

2½

5

A. Kostenjuk

3½

12

D. Harika

2½

12

D. Harika

2½

53

S. Khuchashvili

1½

12

D. Harika

2½

21st

B. Chotenashvili

1½

21st

B. Chotenashvili

1½

44

KP Vo

½

Bottom half

Round 1

round 2

Round 3

Quarter finals

Semifinals

2

H. Koneru

2

63

H. Toubal

0

2

H. Koneru

½

31

J. Zawadzka

1½

31

J. Zawadzka

1½

34

M. Nechaeva

½

31

J. Zawadzka

1½

15th

Z. Abdumalik

2½

15th

Z. Abdumalik

2½

50

P. Rout

1½

15th

Z. Abdumalik

3

18th

Z. Xue

1

18th

Z. Xue

2

47

C. Lujan

0

15th

Z. Abdumalik

3½

7th

M. Musychuk

4½

7th

M. Musychuk

2

58

S. Wafa

0

7th

M. Musychuk

2½

26th

E. Atalik

1½

26th

E. Atalik

3

39

D. Cori

1

7th

M. Musychuk

1½

55

M. Alinasab

½

10

E. Pähtz

½

55

M. Alinasab

1½

55

M. Alinasab

2

23

M. Soćko

0

23

M. Soćko

1½

42

J. Schwajger

½

7th

M. Musychuk

1

3

J. Lagno

3

3

J. Lagno

2

62

J. February

0

3

J. Lagno

3

30th

H. Thanh Trang

1

30th

H. Thanh Trang

2½

35

E. Danielian

1½

3

J. Lagno

5

14th

N. Pogonina

4th

14th

N. Pogonina

1½

51

B. Kulkarni

½

14th

N. Pogonina

4th

46

Z. Jiner

2

19th

L. Javachishvili

0

46

Z. Jiner

2

3

J. Lagno

2

22nd

L. Tingjie

0

6th

A. Goryachkina

1½

58

M.-J. Ouellet

½

6th

A. Goryachkina

0

27

A. Galljamova

2

27

A. Galljamova

2½

38

G. Nahbaeva

1½

27

A. Galljamova

1

22nd

L. Tingjie

3

11

N. Dsagnidze

2

54

Y. Llanes

0

11

N. Dsagnidze

½

22nd

L. Tingjie

1½

22nd

L. Tingjie

3

43

A. Gara

1

final

Finalists of the 2018 Women's World Chess Championship

Portraits
	Ju Wenjun	Ekaterina Lagno
nation
status	World champion since May 2018
Age	27 years	29 years
Elo rating (November 2018)	2568	2556

The reigning world champion Ju Wenjun , who was seeded number 1 , reached the final against Jekaterina Lagno , the current number 4 in the world rankings , without a tie break .

course

After an opening draw , Ju lost with the black pieces a rook runner endgame with bishops of different colors. Ju saw the third game with two extra pawns in a draw final. In the fourth game, Lagno was outplayed by her opponent and had to admit defeat shortly before the mate , so that it came to a tiebreak. The two 25-minute games (with an allowance of 10 seconds per move) ended in a draw. Ju Wenjun was able to win both 10-minute games (also with an allowance of 10 seconds per move) and thus defend her title.

table

Lot	Date (2018)	Game result		opening	ECO - Key	Trains	Intermediate result		Link (Chessbomb.com)
		Wenjun	Lagno				Wenjun	Lagno
01	Mon., November 19	½	½	King's Indian Defense	E61	36	½	½	Game 1
02	Tuesday, November 20th	0	1	Réti opening	A05	59	½	1½	Game 2
03	Wed., November 21	½	½	King's Indian Defense	E70	68	1	2	Game 3
04th	Thursday, November 22nd	1	0	Sicilian Defense	B31	32	2	2	Game 4
Tie breaks		Wenjun	Lagno				Wenjun	Lagno
1	Fri., November 23	½	½	Queen's Gambit accepted	D20	68	2 ½	2½	Rapid chess game 1
2	Fri., November 23	½	½	Réti opening	A07	51	3	3	Rapid chess game 2
3	Fri., November 23	1	0	Réti opening	A07	49	4th	3	10-minute blitz game 1
4th	Fri., November 23	1	0	Queen pawn game	A41	35	5	3	10-minute blitz game 2

Long games

1st game

Ju Wenjun - Jekaterina Lagno, Game 1

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

End position after 36th Rg3

Ju Wenjun - Jekaterina Lagno ½: ½

Khanty-Mansiysk, November 19, 2018

King's Indian Defense, E61

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. e4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. Bg2 Bg4 10. f3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Be6 12. f4 Qb6 13. Bxd5 Rd8 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Be3 Qxb2 16. Ne2 Bh6 17. Bf2 g5 18. Rb1 Da3 19. Qb3 Da5 + 20. Kf1 gxf4 21. gxf4 Rf8 22. Qf3 Qxa2 23. Kg2 Qd5 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxb7 Bxf4 26. Rc7 Nd8 27.Rxa7 Rd7 28.Ra8 Rb7 29.Ra1 Bh6 30. T1a2 Kf7 31. Rc2 Kg6 32.Ra3 Kg7 33.Rg3 + Kf7 34.Rf3 + Ke8 35.Rh3 Rg8 + 36.Rg3 ½: ½

2nd game

Jekaterina Lagno - Ju Wenjun, Game 2

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

End position after 59th Rb6

Jekaterina Lagno - Ju Wenjun 1-0

Khanty-Mansiysk, November 20, 2018

Réti opening, A05

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. 0–0 Sc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nfd2 Sa5 10. Sa3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 0–0 12. Ne4 e5 13. Bd2 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nc6 15. Bc3 Be6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Bxe5 Rfd8 18. Bc3 f6 19. f3 Kf7 20. Kf2 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rb8 22. g4 c5 23. h4 h6 24. a4 Ke7 25. a5 Rb7 26.Rg1 Rd7 27.g5 hxg5 28. hxg5 Kf7 29. gxf6 gxf6 30.Rh1 Kg7 31.Rb1 Kf7 32.Rb5 Rc7 33.Rb8 Re7 34.Rh8 Kg6 35.Rf8 Rf7 36.Rg8 + Kh7 37. Rd8 Kg6 38. Rd6 Re7 39. Rc6 Kf7 40. Rxc5 Rd7 41. Rc6 f5 42. Ke3 Re7 43. Kf4 Rd7 44. Rc5 Rd8 45. Rb5 Rd7 46. a6 Kg6 47. Ke5 Re7 48. Rb7 Re8 49. Rxa7 Bf7 + 50. Kd4 Rxe2 51. a4 Re6 52. Kc5 Be8 53. Rg7 + Kh6 54. a7 Ra6 55. Re7 Rc6 + 56. Kb4 Rc8 57. Rb7 Ra8 58. Rb8 Bc6 59. Rb6 1: 0

3rd game

Ju Wenjun - Jekaterina Lagno, game 3

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

End position after 68 ... Bb1

Ju Wenjun - Jekaterina Lagno ½: ½

Khanty-Mansiysk, November 21, 2018

King's Indian Defense, E70

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 0–0 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 exd5 10. Nxd5 g5 11. Bg3 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Bxb2 13. h4 g4 14. Rb1 Bg7 15. 0–0 Re8 16. Nf4 c4 17. Bxc4 Rxe4 18. Bd3 Re5 19. f3 h5 20. Be2 Qd7 21. Rb4 Sa6 22. Re4 Rxe4 23. fxe4 Nc5 24. e5 dxe5 25.Nxh5 Ne4 26.Be1 f5 27.Nxg7 Qxg7 28. Bd3 Bd7 29.Bxe4 fxe4 30. Bg3 Rf8 31. Re1 Bb5 32. Qb3 Bd3 33. d6 + Qf7 34. Qc3 Qe6 35. Qxe5 Qxe5 36. Bxe5 Kf7 37. g3 Ke6 38. Bf4 b5 39. h5 a5 40. h6 b4 41. Rc1 a4 42. Rc7 b3 43. axb3 axb3 44. Re7 + Kd5 45. Rb7 e3 46. Rxb3 Ke4 47. Kg2 e2 48. Rb4 + Kd5 49.Kf2 Re8 50.Bd2 Rf8 + 51.Bf4 Re8 52.Bd2 Rf8 + 53.Rf4 Rxf4 + 54.Bxf4 Ke6 55. Ke1 Kd7 56.Be5 Ke6 57. Kd2 Kd7 58. Bc3 e1D + 59. Kxe1 Kxd6 60. Kd2 Lh7 62. Ke3 Ke6 Kf4 Kf7 63. Kxg4 Lc2 64. Kf4 Lb1 65. g4 Lc2 66. g5 Lb1 67. Ke5 Lc2 68. Kd6 Lb1 ½: ½

4th game

Jekaterina Lagno - Ju Wenjun, game 4

a b c d e f G H   8th 8th 7th 7th 6th 6th 5 5 4th 4th 3 3 2 2 1 1   a b c d e f G H   Position after 12.… gxf5. Here would be 13. Ng5 + !? was possible.

a b c d e f G H   8th 8th 7th 7th 6th 6th 5 5 4th 4th 3 3 2 2 1 1   a b c d e f G H   End position after 32 ... Rg2 +

Jekaterina Lagno - Ju Wenjun 0-1

Khanty-Mansiysk, November 22, 2018

Sicilian Defense ( Rossolimo Variation ), B31

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. 0–0 Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. a3 Nge7 7. Nc3 0–0 8. Bc4 d6 9. d3 h6 10. Nd5 Kh7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. b4 Ng6 14. b5 Sa5 15. Ba2 Be6 16. Qa4 b6 17. Bd2 Rg8 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. Nh4? Bh8 20. Nxg6 Rxg6 21. Qh4 Day8 22.g3 Qf7 23. c4 Bf6 24. Nxf6 + Rxf6 25. f4 Rg4 26. Qh3 Rfg6 27.Rf1 Qg7 28. Kh1 Bc8 29. Qh5 Bb7 + 30. Kg1 Rxg3 + 31. hxg3 Rxg3 + 32 Kf2 Tg2 + 0: 1

Tie-break

23rd November 2018

Rapid chess game 1

Ju Wenjun - Jekaterina Lagno, Rapid Chess Game 1

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

End position after 68 Kg2

Ju Wenjun - Jekaterina Lagno ½: ½

Queen's Gambit accepted, D20

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3 Bh5 9. Nbc3 e6 10. Be3 Bg6 11. Bb5 Be7 12. Bxc6 + bxc6 13. Nf4 Bf5 14. De2 0–0 15. 0–0 h6 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Rfb8 22. Qd2 Rb5 23. Rxb5 cxb5 24. Rc1 a4 25. a3 c6 26. Rc5 Rc8 27. h3 Bg6 28. Be3 Bf5 29. Qc1 Bd3 30. Rc3 Bg6 31. Kf2 Bf5 32. h4 h5 33. Qd2 Qd5 34. Rc5 Qb3 35. Qc3 Qxc3 36. Rxc3 Kf8 37. Kg3 Ke8 38. Kf4 Kd7 39. g4 Bg6 40. Rc1 Rb8 41. Rg1 Rh8 42. Bf2 Rg8 43. Be1 Rh8 44. Rg2 Rg8 45. gxh5 Bxh5 46. Rg5 g6 47.Bb4 Rh8 48. Lc5 Ke8 49. Rg3 Rh7 50. Rg1 Kd7 51.Bb4 Rh8 52. Re1 Rg8 53. Re3 g5 + 54. hxg5 Bg6 55. Re1 Rh8 56. Kg3 Bf5 57.Bd2 Rh3 + 58. Kg2 Rh4 59.Be3 Rh8 60. Rc1 Lh3 + 61. Kg3 Bf5 62. Bf2 Rh3 + 63. Kg2 Rh5 64. Be3 Bh3 + 65. Kg3 Bf5 66. Kg2 Bh3 + 67. Kg3 Bf5 68. Kg2 ½: ½

Rapid chess game 2

Jekaterina Lagno - Ju Wenjun, Rapid Chess Game 2

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

Final position after 51 ... Bd5

Ekaterina Lagno - Ju Wenjun ½: ½

Réti opening, A07

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. 0–0 Sc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 0–0 11. Nb3 Be7 12. c4 Bd7 13.Bb2 Rfd8 14.Nfd4 Rac8 15.Nb5 b6 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Be8 18.Rd3 Nb4 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Bc3 a5 21.Nd2 Bc6 22. a3 Bxg2 23. axb4 axb4 24th Bxb4 Bb7 25.f3 Ra8 26.Rxa8 + Bxa8 27.Kf2 Nd7 28. Ke3 f6 29.Ne4 Kf7 30.Nd6 + Ke7 31.Nc8 + Kd8 32.Nxb6 Nxb6 33.Ba5 Kc7 34. c5 Kc6 35.Bxb6 Kd7 36. g4 e5 37. f4 exf4 + 38. Kxf4 Ke6 39. h4 g6 40. g5 f5 41. Bc7 Bb7 42. Bd6 Bc6 43. Kg3 Bb7 44. h5 Ba6 45. hxg6 hxg6 46. Kf3 Bb7 + 47. Ke3 Bc6 48. Kd4 Bb7 49. Kc3 Bc6 50. Kb4 Kd7 51. Ka5 Bd5 ½: ½

10-minute blitz game 1

Jekaterina Lagno - Ju Wenjun,
10-minute blitz game 1

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

End position after 49th… Ke5

Jekaterina Lagno - Ju Wenjun 0-1

Réti opening, A07

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. 0–0 Nc6 5. d3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bg4 9. Be3 Nd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 0–0 12. Bg2 Nb6 13.Lxc5 Nc4 14.Nd5 Nxb2 15.Nxe7 + Nxe7 16.Qxd8 Rfxd8 17.Bxe7 Rd2 18.Rac1 Rc8 19.Bg5 Tdxc2 20.Rxc2 Rxc2 21.Rc1 Rxc1 + 22. Lxc1 Bd4 23.2 .g2 Nd1 25. Kf3 Nd1 26. Bc4 Nc3 27. Bd2 Sa4 28. Bd5 b6 29. Bf4 Nc3 30. Bb3 Kg7 31. e5 a5 32. e6 fxe6 33.Bxe6 b5 34.Bc7 Kf6 35.Bd7 a4 36.Ba5 Nxa2 37. Bxb5 a3 38. Ke4 Bb2 39. Bc4 Nc1 40. Bd2 a2 41. Lxa2 Nxa2 42. Kd3 Bc1 43. Ba5 Ba3 44. Kc2 Bb4 45.Bd8 + Be7 46. Ba5 Nb4 + 47. Kd2 Bd6 48. g4 Nc6 49. Bb6 Ke5 0: 1

10-minute blitz game 2

Ju Wenjun - Jekaterina Lagno,
10-minute blitz game 2

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

Position after 34.Nh2.
With little time Lagno hired the queen in a balanced position: 34.… Qg6 ?? A draw would not have been enough for her anyway, since she had lost the first blitz game.

Ju Wenjun - Jekaterina Lagno 1-0

Queen's pawn game, A41

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Bc4 e6 5. 0–0 Ne7 6. a4 0–0 7. c3 Nd7 8. a5 Rb8 9. De2 b6 10. axb6 axb6 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 h6 13. h4 Nf6 14. Bg3 d5 15. exd5 Nfxd5 16. Be5 Nf5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. g3 Nf6 19. Ba6 Ba8 20. Bd3 Nd6 21. Rfd1 Nd7 22. Ne4 Nf5 23. Sed2 g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Be4 Qf6 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Kg2 Rh8 29.Rh1 Rxh1 30. Kxh1 Nd6 31. Ne5 Qh6 + 32. Kg2 Nf6 33. Ndf3 Nfe4 34.Nh2 Qg6 ?? 35. Nxg6 1-0

Web links

• Website of the 2018 Women's World Chess Championship
• Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2018) - all games at: chessgames.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Participants for FIDE Women's World Championship 2018. In: FIDE.com. August 21, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018 . 
2. ^ About WWCC. Prizes for the Women's World Championship. In: FIDE.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Johannes Fischer: Women's World Cup, final: a draw at the beginning. In: de.chessbase.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018 . 
4. ^ André Schulz : Women's World Cup: Lagno defends the lead. In: de.chessbase.com. November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018 . 
5. ↑ André Schulz: Women's World Cup: Ju Wenjun equalizes - tomorrow playoff. In: de.chessbase.com. November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018 . 
6. ^ André Schulz: Women's World Championship: Ju Wenjun defends the title. In: de.chessbase.com. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018 . 
7. ↑ See Jovanka Houska's analysis on chess.com, November 24, 2018: Ju Wenjun Beats Lagno In Playoff, Wins Women's World Chess Championship . The knight could not be taken because of 14. Qh5 +. Houska analyzes that Ju should have continued to play with the king on g6 after 13.… Kg6 14. Nf3 in order to avoid repeating the position .
8. ↑ According to Jovanka Houska on chess.com, November 24, 2018: Ju Wenjun Beats Lagno In Playoff, Wins Women's World Chess Championship .