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Wenjun Ju vs Zhongyi Tan
Ju - Tan Women's World Championship Match (2025), Shanghai CHN, rd 1, Apr-03
Sicilian Defense: French Variation. Normal (B40)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Apr-03-25
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  takebackok: Suprise e4! is that her first time?! Strange looking opening and game. Looking forward to an interesting match.
Apr-03-25  whiteshark: Flawless play.
Apr-03-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Atterdag: ... but certainly not the way Tal, Keres and Polugayevsky plaid the Sicilian :-)
Apr-03-25  Atking: "Atterdag: ... but certainly not the way Tal, Keres and Polugayevsky plaid the Sicilian :-)" Stockfish + Alpha vs Stockfish + Beta Almost flawless according to Stockfish last version...
Apr-03-25
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  Atterdag: <Atking> Yes, I'm sure Messrs. Stockfish, Alpha & Beta have a flawless relationship to each other. Alas, we containers of organic material and chaos are doomed to be less than perfect.
Apr-03-25
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  offramp: At move 20, the pawns looked very different.


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Black had no trouble drawing this game.

Apr-03-25
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  Check It Out: I see those Kan triangle structures a lot in my games as black, but g6 and not fianchettoing the bishop because of ju wenjuns interesting Bf4 Bg5 maneuver is unusual to me.

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