The Chinese woman will become the world chess champion again

The Chinese woman will become the world chess champion again. Two Chinese athletes reached the final of the tournament, which will be held in early 2023. The day before, Tan Zhongyi (10th place in the chess ranking) sensationally defeated Russian Alexandra Goryachkina (2nd place) in the final match of the women’s group B. The Russian was considered the favorite of the semifinals. Now Tan Zhongyi will meet with the leader of Group A — Chinese Lei Tingjie, who previously beat Ukrainian Anna Muzychuk. The winner will receive 60 thousand rubles. euro ($ 63 thousand) and the right to play for the world chess crown with the reigning world champion Chinese Ju Wenjun. Tan Zhongyi was already the world champion in 2016-2017, when she was replaced by Ju Wenjun. The latter holds the title since 2018. China has owned the women’s chess crown for eight years. The last world champion from Russia was Alexandra Kostenyuk in 2008-2010 .

Source: http://ekd.me/2022/12/novosti-kitaya-utro-strana-privetstvuet-reshenie-vto-shaxmatnaya-korona-ostaetsya-v-kitae-pervye-rekordy-novogo-avatara/