{"success":true,"post":{"title":"Women's Candidates R7: Vaishali climbs to sole second place","url":"https://en.chessbase.com/post/candidates-tournament-2026-w-7","date_unix":1775514900,"date_pl":"3 godz. temu","date_original":"Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:35:00 GMT","description":"Anna Muzychuk leads the Women's Candidates Tournament at the halfway stage with 4½/7 after drawing a quiet game with Bibisara Assaubayeva in round seven. Vaishali Rameshbabu secured the only win of the day, capitalising on a late mistake by Tan Zhongyi to move into sole second place. The other games saw long, hard-fought draws, including a 135-move marathon between Divya Deshmukh and Kateryna Lagno. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza","full_content":"Anna Muzychuk remains the sole leader of the Women's Candidates Tournament, as she went into the rest day with a score of 4½/7. While the open section has seen a notably higher leading score at the halfway stage, the women's event has been far more tightly contested, with Muzychuk's plus-two tally - built on five draws and victories over Kateryna Lagno and Zhu Jiner - proving sufficient to top the standings at halftime.\n\nIn round seven, Muzychuk drew her game with Bibisara Assaubayeva in 26 moves in what was the quietest encounter of the day. It was one of three drawn games on Sunday, although the remaining two were considerably more complex.\n\nRuy Lopez for the tournament player - A Complete White Repertoire against the Marshall, Berlin & CoThis video course provides a comprehensive and practical White repertoire in the Ruy Lopez! Through instructive model games and in-depth theoretical explanations, you will learn how to confidently handle both main lines and sidelines. This video course provides a comprehensive and practical White repertoire in the Ruy Lopez! Through instructive model games and in-depth theoretical explanations, you will learn how to confidently handle both main lines and sidelines. Free video sample: Introduction Free video sample: Overview Free video sample: Chigorin: 9...Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7/cxd4\n\nAleksandra Goryachkina pressed for much of her game against Zhu Jiner, attempting to make something of a slight positional edge. The struggle extended to 70 moves, with Goryachkina probing persistently. Zhu defended accurately and held the balance, though.\n\nAnna Muzychuk v. Bibisara Assaubayeva | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza\n\nAleksandra Goryachkina v. Zhu Jiner | Photo: FIDE / Yoav Nis\n\nAn even more demanding contest unfolded in the game between Divya Deshmukh and Kateryna Lagno, which became the longest game of the tournament so far. The players battled for 135 moves in a prolonged endgame struggle.\n\nDeshmukh obtained a promising position in the early middlegame, gaining a pawn and getting realistic winning chances.\n\nLagno, however, defended with determination, gradually simplifying the position into a rook ending with three pawns against two.\n\nAlthough the resulting position was objectively drawn, Deshmukh continued to press until the very end. The tension was highlighted when Lagno incorrectly claimed a draw by triple repetition on move 117 - the game ultimately continued before concluding peacefully.\n\nA Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings Vol.1 & 2This video course includes GM Anish Giri's deep insights and IM Sagar Shah's pertinent questions to the super GM. 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However, a final mistake proved decisive, as she inexplicably blundered into a straightforward two-move tactical sequence that allowed Vaishali to secure the win.\n\nThe result lifted Vaishali to sole second place on 4/7, after a first half in which she recorded two wins and one loss.\n\nUnderstanding Material ImbalancesThis DVD focuses on several types of material imbalances, such as Rook vs 2 Pieces, Queen vs 2 Rooks, and Queen vs Pieces.\n\nTan Zhongyi played the Pirc Defence against Vaishali Rameshbabu | Photo: FIDE / Yoav Nis\n\nMaster Class Vol.16 - Judit PolgarIn this video course, experts (Pelletier, Marin, Müller and Reeh) examine the games of Judit Polgar. 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