Featured is Game 5 from FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 between defending champion Ju Wenjun and challenger Tan Zhongyi. The opening played is a Sicilian Kan with 5. Bd3 Bc5, the Polugaevsky variation. Time controls are 90 minutes with a 30-second increment throughout, and a 30-minute bonus once move 40 is reached. Going into Game 5 Ju Wenjun has 2 points, and Tan Zhongyi has 2 points. In this best of 12 games match, the games will be played in the hometowns of the players. Games 1 through 6 are set to take place in Shanghai, China which is Ju Wenjun’s hometown. Games 7 through 12 are set to take place in Chongqing, China which is Tan Zhongyi’s hometown.
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4 Nbc6 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. c5 N7g6 11. Be2 b5 12. f4 Nc4 13. a4 b4 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Bd3 f5 18. exf5 exf5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Bxa6 Rfe8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Bd4 Re6 24. h3 Rae8 25. Rf2 Bb8 26. Raf1 Nxf4 27. Rxf4 Bxf4 28. Rxf4 Re1+ 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qe4 31. Kg1 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 Re1 33. Qd5 h6 34. Nd2 Rh1+ 35. Kg3 Qe1+ 36. Bf2 Qe2 37. Qd4 Rd1 38. Be3 Kh7 39. a5 Re1 40. Bf2 Rd1 41. Be3 Re1 42. Nc4 Ra1 43. Nd6 Ra2 44. Bf2 Qe6 45. Qf4 Kg6 46. Kh2 Qf6 47. Nc4 Kh7 48. Bd4 Qe6 49. Nd6 Qg6 50. Qf3 f4 51. a6 Rxa6 52. Qxf4 Ra2 53. Qf3 Qe6 54. Nf5 g5 55. Ne3 d6 56. c6 Ra8 57. Nd5 Rc8 58. Qd3+ Kg8 59. Ne7+