Ju Wenjun secures her fifth title of the women's chess World Cup
Ju Wenjun secures her fifth title of the women's chess World Cup
The Chinese chess master Ju Wenjun took care of her fifth successive title on Wednesday in the Women's chess championship this year by defeating the compatriot Tan Zhongyi in the final.
historical victory for Ju Wenjun
Your victory in Chongqing, China, makes ju into the fourth woman in history-and the first
voices of the players
"In this match the beginning was not very smooth for me at first, but ... I caught up and played better and better", said Ju in accordance with chess.com .
The 34-year-old JU has held the title since her victory over Tan in 2018. Then she defended her title in the same year and won the following finals in 2020 and 2023-the World Cup does not take place every year. This extends her rule to eight years.
an exciting duel
Although the result of this final on paper looks clear, world champion number 3, Tan, her opponent always presented her opponent with challenges, but was ultimately not strong enough to defeat the player, which many now consider the queen of chess.
"I think I have revealed some of my weaknesses in this championship match, and after that I will continue to try to remedy them in my training if I want to continue in this professional chess career," said Tan after the final in conversation with chess.com .
Financial rewards for the players
This year's final was the latest meeting of the two Chinese players with great commitment. Tan had previously defeated Ju in the 2017 quarter -finals to win the world championship title. Ju defeated her opponent in the final 2018 and again on Wednesday.
for her victory, JU receives 300,000 euros (USD 341,000), while Tan receives 200,000 euros (227,000 USD) for the second place.
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