Ju Wenjun retained her title by winning the rapid tiebreak 2.5–1.5 , securing her third world championship title. 2. FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020
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Won by Fabiano Caruana in January, one of the last major over-the-board super-tournaments completed before lockdowns. ChessChampionship2020.part1.rar
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave were leading when the event was halted.
The year 2020 was a historic and tumultuous period for competitive chess, marked by the completion of a major women's world title match and the unprecedented suspension of the men's world championship cycle due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ju Wenjun retained her title by winning the rapid tiebreak 2
Started March 17, 2020, but was suspended at the halfway point on March 26 after seven rounds due to Russia closing its air traffic.
Won by Hikaru Nakamura , who defeated Wesley So in the final. It is recommended to scan the file with
USA won the 50+ section and Russia won the 65+ section in Prague (March 2020), though the event was cut short due to the pandemic.