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Game 2 of the Ju Wenjun vs Tan Zhongyi Women World Chess Championship match is taking place April 4, 2025. The score is 1/2-1/2 after game 1 and today Tan Zhongyi will have the white pieces. Follow the live broadcast with commentary by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko and GM Xu Yi. Chessdom will be covering the live games daily with analysis and will bring you the latest news from China with our correspondent there Yunjiao Pan.

Editorial by IM Malcolm Pein

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It’s only been the best part of 30 years, but finally chess has reappeared on terrestrial television screens in the UK with the opening edition of Chess Masters. It’s not a conventional chess tournament, but rather a competition between amateur players, each with their own back story of course. 

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Eline Roebers wins her round 4 game of the European Women Individual Chess Championship and takes the sole lead with 4,0/4. Stay tuned for the full round report. Reports: Round 1 / Round 2 / Round 3

In a new FIDE drama yesterday, David Llada reported, “FIDE, which didn’t approve my petition to take pictures at the last chess Olympiad, is shamelessly using my photo of Ju Wenjun (from the Baku Olympiad 2016) for the official billboard of the Women’s match” He adds, “Needless to say, they have no rights whatsoever over this picture, and I wasn’t paid for or consulted about it