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Is Tan Zhongyi's playing style influenced by her hometown Chongqing?
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Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura to pull ahead in the final of the Freestyle chess grand slam in Paris. Here was the starting position:
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...and another win for Ju Wenjun! 
Ju now leads 5-2 against Tan Zhongyi after Game 7 of the Women's World Championship 2025 - with 5 more games to play!
Replay the game on Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-world-chess-championship-2025/chongqing--game-7/2BBZJqdb/H4FiYm2P
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Try to tackle the same position as Ju and Tan in our thematic blitz arena after 16...Rb4 in Game 7 of the Women's World Championship 2025!
Wrote a new blog post about how AI influence our creativity across different domains (chess and programming).
In short, AI "exploits" the creativity out of chess, but "capitalize" creativity out of programming.
Read more at: https://amenji.io/post/of-kind-chess-and-wicked-programming/
amenji.io · Of Kind Chess and Wicked Programming: How AI Influences Our CreativityCreativity is either exploited by AI or capitalized for growth. It just depends on the game you play, and how you play it.
Join us now on YouTube or Twitch with our hosts WIM Jesse February & GM Toms Kantāns, and today's guest WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea, for Game 7 of the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faAN5yoqM70
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Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-womens-world-chess-championship-2025/238ze7J9
#Chess players scored better on tests of reflection (d > 1), planning (d > 1), and patience than demographically similar non-chess players (N = 50).
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Fan favourites Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen are through to the final in the Freestyle chess grand slam in Paris.
Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana will now need to face off for the third place.
White's move. Mate in three. A giant chessboard is the perfect environment to teach a child some basic chess strategy, right?
Congrats to IM Teodora Injac - the new European Women's Champion! 
She was already set to be the winner with one game to spare after round 10 yesterday.
Congratulations also to all the other players who qualified for this year's Women's World Cup! 
The games on Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/25th-european-womens-chess-championship-2025/6Rb5ajRC
The Women's World Championship continues on 13 April at 07:00 UTC in Chongqing, China - the hometown of challenger Tan.
In the meantime, read our Game 6 recap blog, again with annotations by WIM Silvia Raluca Sgîrcea, who will also join our live stream on YouTube and Twitch for Games 7 and 8!
lichess.org2025 Women's World Chess Championship Game 6: Ju Extends Her LeadJu wins a second consecutive one-sided way, finishing the Shanghai leg of the match with a 2 wins lead.
居文君 (Ju Wenjun) defeated 谭中怡 (Tan Zhongyi) for the second game in a row taking a 2 point lead in the match and in a great position to defend her world chess championship title! We need to wait two more days while the match moves to 重庆 (Chongqing).
Tomorrow Hikaru Nakamura plays Vincent Keymer and Magnus Carlsen plays Fabiano Caruana in the semi finals of Freestyle chess Paris grand slam. Vincent Keymer won a thrilling tiebreaker against Ian Nepomniachtchi.
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Ju Wenjun also wins against Tan in Game 6 of the Women's World Championship! The score is now 4-2 for Ju!
The match will continue in Chongqing, Tan's hometown, after a 2-day break.