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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Blitz Chess Women's World Championship: Congrats to Valentina Gunina, Natalia Zhukova, Anna Muzychuk for winning top 3 places


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Hi everyone,


Valentina Gunina
of Russia - Women's World
Blitz Chess Champion
The women's world blitz chess championship has just concluded in Batumi, Georgia with Russia's Valentina Gunina virtually running away with the title. Gunina had cruised along in the just-concluded women's world rapid chess championship - that concluded a day ahead - but it seemed the European Women's Chess Champion had found her winning rhythm in the blitz section. Congratulations 


Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk was a trifle unlucky as she missed the medals' tally by just half a point. But, Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk's overall score is possibly the best in both blitz and rapid (news to be updated soon). Here are the full results of the Batumi Women's World Blitz Chess Championship 2012.


Final Ranking after 15 Rounds

Rk.


Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
1
IM
Gunina Valentina
RUS
2530
13.0
2
GM
Zhukova Natalia
UKR
2442
10.5
3
GM
Muzychuk Anna
SLO
2598
10.5
4
GM
Kosteniuk Alexandra
RUS
2457
10.0
5
GM
Stefanova Antoaneta
BUL
2518
9.5
6
GM
Dzagnidze Nana
GEO
2547
9.5
7
WGM
Ding Yixin
CHN
2353
9.5
8
GM
Lahno Kateryna
UKR
2546
9.0
9
GM
Chiburdanidze Maia
GEO
2500
9.0
10
WGM
Tan Zhongyi
CHN
2430
9.0
11
IM
Lomineishvili Maia
GEO
2366
9.0
12
IM
Melia Salome
GEO
2410
9.0
13
IM
Ushenina Anna
UKR
2454
9.0
14
WGM
Batsiashvili Nino
GEO
2436
8.5
15
IM
Matnadze Ana
ESP
2446
8.5
16
IM
Khotenashvili Bela
GEO
2500
8.5
17
IM
Muzychuk Mariya
UKR
2456
8.0
18
WGM
Cori T Deysi
PER
2386
8.0
19
GM
Zhao Xue
CHN
2549
8.0
20
GM
Koneru Humpy
IND
2589
8.0
21
WIM
Mammadova Gulnar
AZE
2345
8.0
22
WGM
Pogonina Natalija
RUS
2447
8.0
23
WIM
Arabidze Meri
GEO
2351
8.0
24
WGM
Huang Qian
CHN
2417
7.5
25
IM
Paehtz Elisabeth
GER
2491
7.5
26
GM
Cramling Pia
SWE
2478
7.5
27
IM
Krush Irina
USA
2457
7.5
28
WGM
Guo Qi
CHN
2360
7.5
29
GM
Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan
SCO
2426
7.0
30
IM
Khurtsidze Nino
GEO
2456
7.0
31
IM
Purtseladze Maka
GEO
2348
7.0
32
GM
Harika Dronavalli
IND
2508
7.0
33
IM
Gvetadze Sofio
GEO
2338
7.0
34
IM
Mkrtchian Lilit
ARM
2449
7.0
35
WIM
Mikadze Miranda
GEO
2323
7.0
36
GM
Kosintseva Tatiana
RUS
2532
6.5
37


Wang Jue
CHN
2364
6.5
38
IM
Khukhashvili Sopiko
GEO
2414
6.5
39
GM
Socko Monika
POL
2484
6.0
40
GM
Danielian Elina
ARM
2484
6.0
41
IM
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina
RUS
2417
6.0
42
WGM
Charkhalashvili Inga
GEO
2334
6.0
43
GM
Zhu Chen
QAT
2491
6.0
44
IM
Javakhishvili Lela
GEO
2449
6.0
45
WIM
Janjghava Natia
GEO
2306
5.5
46
IM
Klinova Masha
ISR
2318
5.0
47
WIM
Umudova Nargiz
AZE
2231
4.0
48
IM
Gurieli Nino
GEO
2329
3.5
49
WIM
Bezgodova Svetlana
RUS
2120
3.5
50
GM
Gaprindashvili Nona
GEO
2356
3.5


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