The Russian chess player Aleksandra Goryachkina won the event with two rounds to spare. The youngest participant of the tournament finished with 9.5 points out of 14 and secured the right to play the Women's World Championship Match against the Women`s World Champion Ju Wenjun (China) [...]

The final stretch, despite its lack of sporting importance, did not turn into a mere formality. Most games were very tense, and two of them became gems of the tournament. Let us examine other curious moments of the final rounds first, and then turn to brilliancies [...]

Aleksandra Goryachkina lost in the last round of the FIDE Women`s Candidates against Mariya Muzychuk. However, it didn`t influence her tournament situation as she had won the tournament with two rounds to spare. This means that in the next title match, Women`s World Champion Ju Wenjun will face Goryachkina [...]