Five draws in 10th round of Jermuk Women's Chess Grand Prix 2010

GM Pia Cramling with the only win in Round 10

Hello Everyone,

Round 10 was possibly the dullest one of the Jermuk Women's Chess World Championship with five draws and just one game with a result. GM Pia Cramling beat WGM Baira Kovanova in the only decisive game of the round.

With just one round to go, GM Nana Dzagnidze keeps her lead with one point over GM Tatiana Kosintseva. Kosintseva missed a clear win in the round though. You can view key positions in all the games here.

Results of Round 10

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• Mkrtchian Lilit-Shen Yang 1/2-1/2
• Xu Yuhua-Dzagnidze Nana 1/2-1/2
• Hou Yifan-Chiburdanidze Maia 1/2-1/2
• Stefanova Antoaneta-Kosintseva Tatiana 1/2-1/2
• Danielian Elina-Fierro Baquero Martha L 1/2-1/2
• Cramling Pia-Kovanova Baira 1-0

Standings after Round 10

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1. GM Dzagnidze Nana 2478 GEO 8.5

2. GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2534 RUS 7.5

3. IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2477 ARM 6

4. GM Hou Yifan 2589 CHN 5.5

5. GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2560 BUL 5.5

6. IM Danielian Elina 2473 ARM 5.5

7. WGM Shen Yang 2452 CHN 5

8. GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2514 GEO 4.5

9. GM Cramling Pia 2536 SWE 4.5

10. GM Xu Yuhua 2484 CHN 3.5

11. WGM Kovanova Baira 2366 RUS 2.5

12. IM Fierro B. L 2363 ECU 1.5

Here is the only win of the day. You can run it in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.

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Pia Cramling - Women's European Champion 2010

Hello everybody!

Today the last tie-break matches of the European championship have been played and it's time to congratulate the winners.

Pia Cramling from Sweden took clear first place in the women's European chess championship 2010 , she scored 9 points out of 11, congratulations! It's the second success of the Swedish GM in the continental championships, Pia also took gold 7 years ago in 2003.

Viktorija Cmilyte who lost to Pia in the final round took clear second place with 8,5 out of 11. This is Viktorija’s third second-place finish, the other two being in 2003, and 2008.

The bronze medal was decided on tie-break since 5 players shared third place with 8 points out of 11. After winning all the tie-break matches Monika Socko won the bronze medal.

1. Pia Cramling 2. Viktorija Cmilyte 3. Monica Socko

Congratulations to these 3 ladies on their great performance and fair play!

Among the players who scored 7,5 out of 11, tie-break matches were also needed to determine the qualifiers for the 2012 women's world chess championship. Since only 14 qualification places were on play, some players needed to play tie-breaks. Among all the tie-break matches one can notice the win by the 14-year old Ziaziulkina Nastassia (2188) from Belarus who beat Almira Skripchenko in blitz 2-0 to take the final qualifying spot.

The full table of the 2010 European Chess Championship can be found at the bottom of this post.

The previous winners of the European Chess Championships are as follows:

2000: Natalia Zhukova

2001: Almira Skripchenko

2002: Antoaneta Stefanova

2003: Pia Cramling

2004: Alexandra Kosteniuk

2005: Kateryna Lahno

2006: Ekaterina Atalik

2007: Tatiana Kosintseva

2008: Kateryna Lahno

2009: Tatiana Kosintseva

2010: Pia Cramling

Below are a few tactical shots from Pia Cramling's games from this championship:

Round 1. Sandu - Cramling. Black to move

Round 3. Molchanova - Cramling. Black to move

Round 4. Cramling - Zawadzka. White to move

Round 9. Khurtsidze - Cramling. Black to move.

By the way, did you know that Pia and I share the same birthday day - April 23 :-)

Here is the full final table of the European Championship:

Rk.			Name	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	Rp	n	w	we	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1		GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2523	9,0	0	61,5	74,5	2677	11	9	7,07	1,93	10	19,3
2		IM	Cmilyte Viktorija	LTU	2485	8,5	0	59,5	73,5	2622	11	8,5	6,56	1,94	10	19,4
3		GM	Socko Monika	POL	2465	8,0	1	63,5	77,5	2595	11	8	6,16	1,84	10	18,4
4		GM	Sebag Marie	FRA	2506	8,0	2	60,5	73,5	2555	11	8	7,34	0,66	10	6,6
5		GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	RUS	2524	8,0	3	63,0	76,0	2595	11	8	7,01	0,99	10	9,9
6		WGM	Zhukova Natalia	UKR	2492	8,0	4	60,5	72,5	2556	11	8	7,13	0,87	10	8,7
7		IM	Dembo Yelena	GRE	2457	8,0	5	57,0	69,5	2545	11	8	6,73	1,27	10	12,7
8		GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	2555	7,5	0	65,5	80,5	2552	11	7,5	7,42	0,08	10	0,8
9		IM	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2533	7,5	0	63,5	77,0	2550	11	7,5	7,18	0,32	10	3,2
10		IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	RUS	2554	7,5	0	61,0	74,5	2540	11	7,5	7,63	-0,13	10	-1,3
11		IM	Muzychuk Mariya	UKR	2444	7,5	0	61,0	74,5	2550	11	7,5	5,87	1,63	10	16,3
12		IM	Khurtsidze Nino	GEO	2434	7,5	0	60,5	74,0	2526	11	7,5	6,06	1,44	10	14,4
13		IM	Skripchenko Almira	FRA	2456	7,5	0	60,0	73,5	2514	11	7,5	6,59	0,91	10	9,1
14		IM	Ushenina Anna	UKR	2452	7,5	0	58,0	70,5	2511	11	7,5	6,58	0,92	10	9,2
15		IM	Rajlich Iweta	POL	2459	7,5	0	56,5	70,0	2477	11	7,5	7,16	0,34	10	3,4
16		WFM	Ziaziulkina Nastassia	BLR	2188	7,5	0	56,5	69,0	2543	11	7,5	2,48	5,02	15	75,3
17		IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	RUS	2438	7,5	0	53,0	66,0	2457	11	7,5	7,12	0,38	10	3,8
18		WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	POL	2404	7,0	0	64,5	77,5	2478	11	7	5,88	1,12	10	11,2
19		GM	Hoang Thanh Trang	HUN	2487	7,0	0	61,5	74,5	2442	11	7	7,55	-0,55	10	-5,5
20		IM	Moser Eva	AUT	2437	7,0	0	60,5	73,5	2517	11	7	5,79	1,21	10	12,1
21		IM	Romanko Marina	RUS	2409	7,0	0	59,5	72,0	2488	11	7	5,81	1,19	10	11,9
22		IM	Gvetadze Sopio	GEO	2342	7,0	0	57,5	69,5	2485	11	7	4,89	2,11	10	21,1
23		WGM	Savina Anastasia	RUS	2391	7,0	0	56,5	69,5	2484	11	7	5,63	1,37	10	13,7
24		WFM	Gunina Valentina	RUS	2457	7,0	0	56,5	69,0	2415	11	7	7,59	-0,59	10	-5,9
25		GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2479	7,0	0	55,5	67,0	2472	11	7	7,11	-0,11	10	-1,1
26		WGM	Bodnaruk Anastasia	RUS	2384	7,0	0	55,5	65,0	2351	10	6	5,42	0,58	15	8,7
27		IM	Gaponenko Inna	UKR	2472	7,0	0	54,5	66,5	2415	11	7	7,81	-0,81	10	-8,1
28		IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	GER	2486	7,0	0	53,5	64,5	2397	11	7	8,20	-1,20	10	-12,0
29		WGM	Galojan Lilit	ARM	2380	6,5	0	61,5	74,0	2473	11	6,5	5,05	1,45	15	21,8
30		WGM	Guramishvili Sopiko	GEO	2266	6,5	0	59,5	71,5	2467	11	6,5	3,57	2,93	15	44,0
31		WGM	Nebolsina Vera	RUS	2310	6,5	0	58,5	70,0	2436	11	6,5	4,56	1,94	15	29,1
32		IM	Sedina Elena	ITA	2334	6,5	0	58,0	70,5	2468	11	6,5	4,47	2,03	10	20,3
33		WIM	Schneider Veronika	HUN	2314	6,5	0	56,5	68,5	2423	11	6,5	4,86	1,64	15	24,6
34		WGM	Cosma Elena-Luminita	ROU	2346	6,5	0	55,0	68,0	2403	11	6,5	5,64	0,86	10	8,6
35		IM	Danielian Elina	ARM	2491	6,5	0	54,5	66,0	2387	11	6,5	7,92	-1,42	10	-14,2
36		IM	Melia Salome	GEO	2467	6,5	0	54,5	65,5	2369	11	6,5	7,82	-1,32	10	-13,2
37		WIM	Molchanova Tatjana	RUS	2369	6,5	0	54,0	67,0	2398	11	6,5	6,03	0,47	15	7,1
38		WGM	Girya Olga	RUS	2362	6,5	0	54,0	66,0	2373	11	6,5	6,31	0,19	15	2,8
39		GM	Peng Zhaoqin	NED	2401	6,5	0	53,5	65,5	2411	11	6,5	6,33	0,17	10	1,7
40		WGM	Manakova Maria	SRB	2315	6,5	0	53,0	63,5	2391	11	6,5	5,31	1,19	15	17,9
41		WGM	Charkhalashvili Inga	GEO	2338	6,5	0	52,5	64,5	2399	11	6,5	5,57	0,93	15	13,9
42		WGM	Kashlinskaya Alina	RUS	2332	6,5	0	51,5	64,5	2399	10	6,5	5,59	0,91	15	13,6
43		WGM	Kovanova Baira	RUS	2385	6,5	0	51,5	63,5	2358	11	6,5	6,83	-0,33	10	-3,3
44		WGM	Vega Gutierrez Sabrina	ESP	2314	6,5	0	51,5	63,0	2374	11	6,5	5,60	0,90	15	13,5
45		IM	Khotenashvili Bela	GEO	2448	6,5	0	50,5	61,5	2334	11	6,5	8,05	-1,55	10	-15,5
46		WGM	Zdebskaja Natalia	UKR	2390	6,5	0	50,5	61,0	2339	11	6,5	7,22	-0,72	10	-7,2
47		WGM	Kochetkova Julia	RUS	2313	6,5	0	48,5	59,5	2345	11	6,5	5,98	0,52	15	7,8
48		GM	Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan	SCO	2447	6,0	0	64,5	78,0	2457	11	6	5,86	0,14	10	1,4
49		IM	Matveeva Svetlana	RUS	2373	6,0	0	59,0	71,5	2434	11	6	5,12	0,88	10	8,8
50		IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2500	6,0	0	58,0	69,5	2369	11	6	7,83	-1,83	10	-18,3
51		WGM	Chelushkina Irina	SRB	2319	6,0	0	57,5	69,5	2411	11	6	4,67	1,33	10	13,3
52		WGM	Kursova Maria	RUS	2296	6,0	0	53,5	63,5	2317	11	6	5,18	0,82	15	12,3
53		WGM	Doluhanova Evgeniya	UKR	2297	6,0	0	53,5	63,5	2340	11	6	5,02	0,98	15	14,7
54		WIM	Arabidze Meri	GEO	2292	6,0	0	53,0	65,0	2391	11	6	4,62	1,38	15	20,7
55		IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	ARM	2503	6,0	0	53,0	64,5	2313	11	6	8,59	-2,59	10	-25,9
56		WIM	Schut Lisa	NED	2224	6,0	0	53,0	63,0	2343	11	6	4,28	1,72	15	25,8
57		WGM	Vojinovic Jovana	MNE	2296	6,0	0	51,0	61,5	2262	10	5	4,57	0,43	15	6,4
58		WIM	Franciskovic Borka	CRO	2245	6,0	0	51,0	61,0	2305	11	6	4,71	1,29	15	19,4
59		IM	Milliet Sophie	FRA	2391	6,0	0	50,5	61,0	2300	11	6	7,39	-1,39	10	-13,9
60		IM	Foisor Cristina-Adela	ROU	2433	6,0	0	50,0	63,0	2320	11	6	7,63	-1,63	10	-16,3
61		WGM	Przezdziecka Marta	POL	2254	6,0	0	50,0	62,0	2363	11	6	4,41	1,59	15	23,9
62		WGM	Majdan Joanna	POL	2364	6,0	0	50,0	61,5	2345	11	6	6,32	-0,32	15	-4,8
		WIM	Tarasova Viktoriya	RUS	2261	6,0	0	50,0	61,5	2379	11	6	4,31	1,69	15	25,4
64		WIM	Danelia Mariam	GEO	2199	6,0	0	49,5	59,5	2302	11	6	4,29	1,71	15	25,6
65		WGM	Kostiuk Tatiana	UKR	2294	6,0	0	49,5	59,0	2234	10	5	4,96	0,04	15	0,6
66		IM	Vasilevich Tatjana	UKR	2414	6,0	0	48,5	59,5	2301	11	6	7,56	-1,56	10	-15,6
67		IM	Lomineishvili Maia	GEO	2385	6,0	0	47,5	58,0	2286	11	6	7,47	-1,47	10	-14,7
68		WGM	Aginian Nelly	ARM	2296	6,0	0	47,0	57,0	2243	11	6	6,43	-0,43	15	-6,4
69		WIM	Solic Kristina	CRO	2192	6,0	0	45,5	55,5	2333	11	6	3,97	2,03	15	30,5
70		WIM	Videnova Iva	BUL	2258	6,0	0	43,0	52,5	2262	11	6	5,91	0,09	15	1,4
71		WIM	Severiukhina Zoja	RUS	2355	6,0	0	41,5	52,0	2123	11	6	8,27	-2,27	15	-34,0
72		WGM	Berend Elvira	LUX	2299	5,5	0	58,5	70,0	2317	11	5,5	4,91	0,59	15	8,9
73		IM	Purtseladze Maka	GEO	2299	5,5	0	57,5	68,5	2366	11	5,5	4,33	1,17	15	17,5
74		WGM	Melnikova Yana	RUS	2272	5,5	0	56,5	68,5	2349	11	5,5	4,41	1,09	15	16,4
75		WGM	Kadziolka Beata	POL	2311	5,5	0	53,5	65,0	2335	11	5,5	5,12	0,38	15	5,7
		WIM	Dolzhykova Kateryna	UKR	2290	5,5	0	53,5	65,0	2335	11	5,5	4,86	0,64	15	9,6
77		WIM	Sikorova Olga	CZE	2256	5,5	0	53,0	64,5	2288	11	5,5	4,74	0,76	15	11,4
		WIM	Worek Joanna	POL	2245	5,5	0	53,0	64,5	2346	11	5,5	4,01	1,49	15	22,4
79		WFM	Lomako Anna	RUS	2258	5,5	0	52,5	63,5	2298	11	5,5	4,61	0,89	15	13,4
80			Papp Petra	HUN	2263	5,5	0	52,5	62,5	2233	10	4,5	4,01	0,49	15	7,3
81		IM	Bojkovic Natasa	SRB	2384	5,5	0	51,5	63,0	2277	11	5,5	7,07	-1,57	10	-15,7
82		WIM	Ozturk Kubra	TUR	2260	5,5	0	51,5	62,0	2314	11	5,5	4,66	0,84	15	12,6
83			Mrvova Alena	SVK	2239	5,5	0	51,5	61,5	2240	10	4,5	3,61	0,89	15	13,4
84		WGM	Motoc Alina	ROU	2348	5,5	0	51,0	62,5	2263	11	5,5	6,77	-1,27	15	-19,0
85		WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	AZE	2269	5,5	0	50,5	61,5	2312	11	5,5	4,86	0,64	15	9,6
86		WIM	Butuc Maria	RUS	2194	5,5	0	49,0	60,0	2318	11	5,5	3,71	1,79	15	26,9
87			Abdulla Khayala	AZE	2140	5,5	0	47,0	57,0	2292	11	5,5	3,31	2,19	15	32,8
88		WIM	Kazimova Narmin	AZE	2212	5,5	0	46,0	56,0	2226	11	5,5	5,03	0,47	15	7,1
89		WIM	Toma Katarzyna	POL	2259	5,5	0	43,0	54,5	2223	11	5,5	5,91	-0,41	15	-6,2
90		WIM	Drljevic Ljilja	SRB	2248	5,5	0	36,5	46,5	2050	11	5,5	7,47	-1,97	15	-29,5
91		WIM	Borosova Zuzana	SVK	2307	5,0	0	52,5	63,0	2235	11	5	5,95	-0,95	15	-14,3
92		WIM	Papadopoulou Vera	GRE	2228	5,0	0	52,0	64,0	2250	11	5	4,67	0,33	15	4,9
93		WFM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2299	5,0	0	52,0	63,0	2217	11	5	5,83	-0,83	15	-12,4
94		WIM	Gromova Iulia	RUS	2226	5,0	0	52,0	62,5	2256	11	5	4,46	0,54	15	8,1
95		IM	Dworakowska Joanna	POL	2356	5,0	0	51,0	62,5	2212	11	5	7,10	-2,10	10	-21,0
96		WIM	Ivakhinova Inna	RUS	2218	5,0	0	50,0	61,0	2289	11	5	3,93	1,07	15	16,0
97		WIM	Fakhiridou Ekaterini	GRE	2252	5,0	0	50,0	60,0	2196	11	5	5,48	-0,48	15	-7,2
98		WGM	Calzetta Ruiz Monica	ESP	2296	5,0	0	49,0	59,0	2193	11	5	6,01	-1,01	15	-15,1
99		WGM	Mamedjarova Zeinab	AZE	2289	5,0	0	48,5	59,5	2185	11	5	6,36	-1,36	15	-20,4
100		WGM	Medic Mirjana	CRO	2279	5,0	0	47,0	58,0	2188	11	5	6,26	-1,26	15	-18,9
101		WGM	Semenova Irina	RUS	2272	5,0	0	47,0	56,5	2209	11	5	5,93	-0,93	15	-13,9
102			Haast Anne	NED	2235	5,0	0	46,0	56,0	2220	11	5	5,22	-0,22	15	-3,3
103		WIM	Tsatsalashvili Keti	GEO	2326	5,0	0	45,5	56,0	2176	11	5	7,19	-2,19	15	-32,8
104		WIM	Umudova Nargiz	AZE	2211	5,0	0	45,0	55,0	2201	11	5	4,82	0,18	15	2,7
105		WIM	Paikidze Nazi	GEO	2322	5,0	0	44,5	56,0	2169	11	5	7,24	-2,24	15	-33,6
106		WIM	Hoolt Sarah	GER	2215	5,0	0	44,0	54,0	2164	11	5	5,43	-0,43	15	-6,4
107		WIM	Kopinits Anna-Christina	AUT	2183	5,0	0	44,0	52,5	2161	11	5	4,93	0,07	15	1,0
108		WIM	Jelica Mara	CRO	2235	5,0	0	43,5	54,0	2112	10	4	4,92	-0,92	15	-13,8
109		WGM	Sandu Mihaela	ROU	2277	5,0	0	42,5	55,5	2199	11	5	6,11	-1,11	15	-16,6
110		IM	Borsuk Angela	ISR	2338	5,0	0	42,0	54,5	2185	11	5	7,22	-2,22	15	-33,3
111		WIM	Nikolova Adriana	BUL	2348	5,0	0	42,0	54,0	2200	11	5	7,15	-2,15	15	-32,3
112		WGM	Nemcova Katerina	CZE	2264	5,0	0	42,0	52,0	2131	11	5	6,85	-1,85	15	-27,8
113		WGM	Cherednichenko Svetlana	UKR	2337	5,0	0	42,0	52,0	2177	11	5	7,35	-2,35	15	-35,3
114		WFM	Cherednichenko Elena	UKR	2100	5,0	0	40,5	51,0	2210	11	5	3,36	1,64	15	24,6
115			Ikonomopoulou Maria	GRE	2081	5,0	0	36,5	45,0	1910	8	2	3,01	-1,01	15	-15,1
116		WIM	Fuchs Judith	GER	2222	4,5	0	51,5	64,0	2238	11	4,5	4,34	0,16	15	2,4
117			Pavlidou Ekaterini	GRE	2135	4,5	0	50,5	62,0	2228	11	4,5	3,22	1,28	15	19,2
118		WIM	Yildiz Betul Cemre	TUR	2244	4,5	0	47,5	56,0	2143	11	4,5	5,53	-1,03	15	-15,4
119		WIM	Brunello Marina	ITA	2217	4,5	0	47,0	58,0	2180	11	4,5	5,11	-0,61	15	-9,1
120		WIM	Sargac Rajna	CRO	2157	4,5	0	47,0	56,5	2213	11	4,5	3,78	0,72	15	10,8
121		IM	Kachiani-Gersinska Ketino	GER	2346	4,5	0	46,0	58,5	2198	11	4,5	6,71	-2,21	10	-22,1
122		WFM	Kushka Alena	RUS	2164	4,5	0	46,0	56,0	2216	11	4,5	3,77	0,73	15	10,9
123		WFM	Berke Ana	CRO	2097	4,5	0	45,5	56,5	2197	11	4,5	3,11	1,39	15	20,9
124		IM	Zimina Olga	ITA	2319	4,5	0	44,5	55,0	2127	11	4,5	7,28	-2,78	10	-27,8
125		WIM	Isgandarova Khayala	AZE	2224	4,5	0	44,5	53,5	2103	10	3,5	4,48	-0,98	15	-14,7
126		WGM	Paulet Iozefina	ROU	2303	4,5	0	44,0	54,5	2143	11	4,5	6,74	-2,24	15	-33,6
127		WIM	Trofimova Antonina	RUS	2182	4,5	0	43,0	53,0	2145	11	4,5	4,98	-0,48	15	-7,2
128		WGM	Kouvatsou Maria	GRE	2161	4,0	0	51,5	63,5	2221	11	4	3,22	0,78	15	11,7
129		WGM	Makropoulou Marina	GRE	2225	4,0	0	51,0	63,0	2212	11	4	4,22	-0,22	15	-3,3
130			Djukic Sandra	SRB	2214	4,0	0	47,0	57,5	2161	11	4	4,76	-0,76	15	-11,4
131		WGM	Shaydullina Sandugach	RUS	2218	4,0	0	47,0	57,5	2168	11	4	4,74	-0,74	15	-11,1
132		WIM	Pertlova Sona	CZE	2262	4,0	0	45,0	56,0	2098	11	4	6,14	-2,14	15	-32,1
133		WGM	Partac Elena	MDA	2172	4,0	0	45,0	54,5	2024	10	3	4,15	-1,15	15	-17,3
134		WFM	Baciu Diana	MDA	2146	4,0	0	44,5	53,0	1968	9	2	3,08	-1,08	15	-16,2
135		WFM	Bogumil Tatiana	RUS	2201	4,0	0	44,0	54,0	2132	11	4	4,94	-0,94	15	-14,1
136		WIM	Van Weersel Arlette	NED	2197	4,0	0	41,5	51,0	2079	11	4	5,47	-1,47	15	-22,0
		WFM	Efroimski Marsel	ISR	2178	4,0	0	41,5	51,0	2082	11	4	5,23	-1,23	15	-18,5
138		WIM	Makka Ioulia	GRE	2180	4,0	0	41,0	49,0	1994	10	3	4,45	-1,45	15	-21,8
139			Brunello Roberta	ITA	2043	4,0	0	40,5	50,0	2037	11	4	4,13	-0,13	15	-2,0
140		WFM	Semenova Elena	RUS	2195	4,0	0	39,5	49,0	2026	11	4	6,21	-2,21	15	-33,2
141			Kukic Lora	CRO	1723	4,0	0	39,5	48,0	1939	10	3	1,86	1,14	15	17,1
142			Kharatyan Anahit	ARM	2117	4,0	0	39,0	47,5	1999	11	4	5,21	-1,21	15	-18,1
143			Tonel Giulia	ITA	2023	4,0	0	38,0	46,0	1918	10	3	3,83	-0,83	15	-12,4
144			Boyarchenko Marie	LUX	2009	3,5	0	44,0	52,5	2042	10	2,5	1,86	0,64	15	9,6
145			Yusuphanova Sadi-Carolin	ISR	1843	3,5	0	41,5	50,0	2029	11	3,5	1,94	1,56	25	39,0
146		WFM	Coimbra Margarida	POR	2123	3,5	0	41,0	50,5	2021	11	3,5	4,89	-1,39	15	-20,9
147			Kanceljak Dalia	CRO	1939	3,5	0	40,5	49,0	1945	10	2,5	2,34	0,16	15	2,4
148		WGM	Zakurdjaeva Irina	RUS	2313	3,0	0	42,0	53,0	2093	9	3	5,56	-2,56	15	-38,4
149			De Seroux Camille	SUI	2019	3,0	0	40,0	48,5	1911	10	2	2,99	-0,99	15	-14,9
150			Racki Barbara	CRO	1698	3,0	0	37,5	45,5	1854	10	2	1,46	0,54	15	8,1

Posted by:

Alexandra Kosteniuk

Women's World Chess Champion

www.chessblog.com

Women's Chess Kaleidoscope: Sweden, Germany, Spain, Canada, Scotland and many more.

Summer is usually hot not only in terms of the weather conditions but also in terms of number of very interesting tournaments. Women achieved a few noticeable results playing in men's
competitions this week.

Pia Cramling (on the photo below) became the runner-up of the Swedish Championship. She finished second with 8,5 points out of 13.

Elizabeth Paehtz with whom I met for the first time over the board in 1994 finished third with 6 points out of 11 in a strong closed tournament in Berlin.

A few interesting tournaments are going on right now.

Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa Tournament in San-Sebastian is still under way. After 6th rounds Sophie Milliet and Jana Melnikova are sharing first place with 5 points. They are followed by Sachdev Tania and Regina Pokorna with 3.5 points.

Scottish Chess Championship is taking place from July 11 till July 19 in Edinburgh. After 3 rounds GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant is sharing the third place with 2.5 points.

The Canadian Open Chess Championship started a few days ago, many strong GM's are taking part in this open, including Alexei Shirov and Michael Adams. A few very strong women chess-players are also playing in this competition such as Zhao Xue (2544) and Irina Krush (2481).

At the end of this post enjoy this nice ending combination from the 12th round of the Swedish Championship between Pia Cramling (white) and Blomqvist (black).

It's White to move and it seems that even though the Black's position is passive but at least it's quite solid. In fact, Pia will need only 5 more moves to finish the game.


29. Nc5! a fork! Using the fact that after taking on c5, the d-file becomes an open-file and the rook on d1 will be at the right time in the right place. 29. ... Bxc5 30. dxc5 Ke7 (the pawn on c5 is untouchable since after 30. ... Nxc5 White will win the knight by playing 31. Nd6+) 31.Rcd2! (doubling rooks on the open-file) Nf8 32.Nb6 Re8 33.Rd7+! delivering the final blow. Black resigned. 1-0

Here is the pgn of the whole game. You can review it by simply copying and pasting into pgnplayer.com

[Event "ch-SWE"]
[Site "Kungsor SWE"]
[Date "2009.7.10"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Cramling,P"]
[Black "Blomqvist,E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "D17"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4
Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.e3 g6 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Nxd3 Nbd5 12.Qb3 Qb6 13.Qxb6
Nxb6 14.Ke2 Bg7 15.b3 O-O 16.Bd2 Nfd7 17.Rac1 e6 18.Ne4 Ra7 19.Rhd1
Rd8 20.Be1 Nd5 21.Nd6 Bf8 22.Nc4 Rda8 23.e4 Nc7 24.f3 f6 25.Rc2
Ra6 26.Bf2 Rd8 27.g4 Kf7 28.Be1 Rda8 29.Nc5 Bxc5 30.dxc5 Ke7
31.Rcd2 Nf8 32.Nb6 Re8 33.Rd7+ 1-0

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Women's blog www.chessblog.com

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