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| ≤1700 Rapid | 57m | 260 | |
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Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February & GM Toms Kantāns, and our guest GM Rasmus Svane, for Game 9 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025!
GM Ju Wenjun won her fourth game in a row with her victory over GM Tan Zhongyi in Game 8 of the Women's World Championship! Now she only needs to draw one of the remaining four games to become a five-time World Champion. Read our recap blog and replay the game with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.
Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February & GM Toms Kantāns, and our guest WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea again, for Game 8 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025!
5-2 for GM Ju Wenjun after Game 7 of the Women's World Championship! She is now only 1.5 points away from defending her title against challenger GM Tan Zhongyi. Read our recap blog and replay the game with annotations by WGM Petra Papp.
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Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February & GM Toms Kantāns, and today's guest WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea, for Game 7 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025!
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