Women Ascendant In Tata Steel As Ju Wenjun Upsets Firouzja, Roebers Defeats Niemann

A draw in the fifth round was enough for GM Anish Giri to increase his lead to a full point at the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Second-placed GM Alireza Firouzja suffered an unexpected loss against Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun, who won a pawn and then showed excellent endgame technique in the rook endgame.

Like Ju in the Masters, the Dutch talent IM Eline Roebers scored the biggest scalp in her career in the Challengers as she defeated GM Hans Niemann. Because GM Anton Korobov drew his game, GM Erwin l’Ami is the sole leader after winning his third game in a row.

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