Women’s Candidates: Mariya misses her chance

Once more both the Muzychuk sisters tried their best to break through to match equality, and once more the games ended in draws, but there was a lot more to the story than the game result. Ana Muzychuk and Humpy Koneru followed the tense Sevian-Niemann game for 18 moves, while Mariya Muzychuk came ‘oh, so close!’ to sealing a dramatic win over Lei Tingjie. Read the tale of the tape. | Photo: Michal Walusza