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Chinese Ju Wenjun defended the title of world chess champion

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Chinese chess player Ju Wenjun defended her world champion title on April 16, beating Chinese Tan Zhongyi, the winner of the candidates chess tournament.

The tournament was held in Shanghai and Chongqing. Ju Wenjun drew with white pieces in the ninth game against her opponent and was able to win for the fifth time in a row, starting in 2018, the portal clarifies. Chess.com .

The match ended with a score of 6.5 to 2.5 points.

On January 28, the 16th Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen lost to 14-year-old Russian David Akhmedov in the Title Tuesday online tournament. A chess player from the Russian Federation beat him in the second tournament.

The next day, Akhmedov shared with Izvestia that Carlsen was his idol. According to him, for many years the Norwegian has been demonstrating a great game.

Переведено сервисом «Яндекс Переводчик»

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