FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament … 31st May -20 Jun 2019 in Kazan, Russia.
The young Russian Aleksandra Goryachkina wins the event .. with two rounds to spare.
She now becomes the challenger in the Women’s World Championship Match against the Women`s World Champion Ju Wenjun (China).
The prize fund is set at 500,000.
Rd6 Dzagnidze, Nana – Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Be2 h6 6. Ba3 Nbd7 7. O-O e6 8. Bxf8 Nxf8 9. Nc3 N8d7 10. d4 O-O 11. b4 Qe7 12. Qb3 Bg4 13. Rfd1 Ne4 14. Rac1 Ndf6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd6 17. c5 Nf5 18. b5 e5 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Rb1 e4 21. Be2 Rac8 22. Rd2 Rc7 23. Rdb2 Nh4 24. g3 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Qd7 26. Qd1 Ng5 27. h4 Ne6 28. Rb8 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Qh1 Rxb8 31. Rxb8+ Rc8 32. Qb1 Qd8 33. Rb7 Ra8 34. Qh1 Qc8 35. Rb1 Rb8 36. Qh6 Rxb1 37. Nxb1 Nh7 38. Nd2 Qb7 39. Bg4 Ng7 40. Qd6 f5 41. Bd1 Qb5 42. a4 Qa6 43. Bb3 Qc8 44. a5 Ne8 45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. g4 Ng7 47. Ba4 f4 48. Kh3 Ne6 49. Nxe4 fxe3 50. fxe3 dxe4 51. Qxe4 Nf6 52. Qe5 Kg7 53. Bd1 Qa6 54. Bf3 Qf1+ 55. Bg2 Qf2 56. Bxc6 Qh4+ 57. Kg2 Qxg4+ 58. Kf2 Kf7 59. Bf3 Qh4+ 60. Ke2 g4 61. Bb7 g3 62. Bg2 Qg4+ 63. Kd2 Ng5 64. c6 Nge4+ 65. Bxe4 Nxe4+ 66. Kd3 Nf6 67. c7 g2 68. d5 g1=Q 69. Qe6+ Qxe6 70. dxe6+ Kg7 0-1
Rd8 Goryachkina, Aleksandra – Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Rac1 Be8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Be3 Bd6 18. g3 Qe7 19. Bb6 Rdc8 20. Bb1 Nd7 21. Be3 Bb4 22. a3 Na5 23. Nxa5 Bxa5 24. Bd4 f6 25. Ba2 Bf7 26. e5 fxe5 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Qxe5 b5 29. Ne4 Bc7 30. Qc3 Qf8 31. Qd4 Rd8 32. Qe3 h6 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Nc5 Bb6 35. Bxe6 Bxe6 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Ne4 Bd4 38. Rd1 Ra7 39. Nd6 Bxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Rd7 41. Kg2 Qa8+ 42. Qd5 1-0
Rd 9 Gunina, Valentina vs Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Qa5 7. Bc4 Bf5 8. Qe2 e6 9. Ne5 Be7 10. c3 Bf6 11. d4 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. g4 Bg6 14. f4 b5 15. b4 Qd8 16. Bb3 Qh4+ 17. Kd1 Rd8 18. Bd2 h5 19. f5 exf5 20. e6 Nf6 21. exf7+ Kf8 22. Kc1 Ne4 23. Be1 Qg5+ 24. Kb2 hxg4 25. a4 Bxf7 26. Bxf7 Kxf7 27. axb5 cxb5 28. Rxa7+ Kg6 29. Qxb5 Rd1 30. Qc6+ Kh7 31. Qc7 Rg8 32. Kb3 Rb1+ 33. Ka4 Qe3 34. Kb5 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Qxe1 36. c4 Nc3+ 37. Ka5 Qa1+ 38. Kb6 Qg1+ 39. Ka6 Qd4 40. Qf7 Qd6+ 41. Ka5 Qg6 42. Qd7 Rf8 43. c5 f4 44. Ra6 Qf5 45. Qd4 Qc2 46. Kb6 Rb8+ 47. Kc6 Qg2+ 0-1
FINAL RESULTS
GM Goryachkina, Aleksandra 2522 9.5
GM Muzychuk, Anna 2539 8.0
GM Lagno, Kateryna 2554 7.0
GM Tan, Zhongyi 2513 7.0
GM Muzychuk, Mariya 2563 6.5
GM Dzagnidze, Nana 2510 6.5
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2546 6.0
GM Gunina, Valentina 2506 5.0
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