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The penultimate game of the 2023 Women’s World Championship is full of “what ifs.” If challenger Lei Tingjie wins in the final round, or in tiebreaks, defending champion GM Ju Wenjun will surely be haunted by missing 38. … Bg5! in this game.
It’s been 13 years since a tied world championship match was decided in the final two games, with Anand defeating Topalov in the final game of a tied match. In the Women’s World Championship, it’s never happened!
Editor's note: check back tomorrow for a printable bulletin version of this article and WGM Tatev Abrahamyan's annotations. In the time being, please enjoy this recap before the start of round two.