Gibraltar Chess: Paehtz, Short Hold First Master Class

Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014

Hello everyone,

On Wednesday evening at the Caleta Hotel we were treated to the first of four Master Classes planned for this year's Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival. Two players shared duties at the commentary desk: Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany's top female player) and England's Nigel Short.

Both chose to show their games from that afternoon. Elisabeth very nearly beat elite grandmaster Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine); in the end the number 5 seed, here in Gibraltar for the first time, escaped with a draw.

Nigel's game also ended a draw, but he was understandably disappointed, since his position was clearly won at several points.

The audience were highly appreciative of the evening's entertainment. The Master Class, which was broadcast live on the internet, can be viewed on the festival website www.gibraltarchesscongress.com.

The next Master Class is scheduled for Thursday evening at 9pm with former Gibraltar Champion, third seeded player in this year’s tournament, Vassily Ivanchuk. Watch it on live streaming.

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Congratulations to Tatiana Kosintseva for winning European Rapid Chess Championship 2012

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,

We congratulate Tatiana Kosintseva for winning the European Women's Rapid Chess Championship this past weekend. The two-day European Women's Rapid Chess Championship also saw Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk win the silver medal. Have you left your comment to congratulate her here yet? German IM Elisabeth Pähtz won the bronze medal with a nice performance too.

Top final standings (after eleven rounds)

#	Ti.	Name	Rtng	FED	Pts	Perf	wins
1	GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2513	RUS	9	2682	8
2	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2448	RUS	8½	2680	7
3	IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	2459	GER	8½	2649	7
4	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2559	GEO	7	2586	5
5	GM	Lahno Kateryna	2546	UKR	7	2565	5
6	GM	Muzychuk Anna	2583	SLO	7	2557	6
7	WGM	Batsiashvili Nino	2438	GEO	7	2547	6
8	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2531	BUL	7	2543	6
9	IM	Gunina Valentina	2511	RUS	7	2510	6
10	IM	Bodnaruk Anastasia	2412	RUS	6½	2530	6

You can access the official website here.

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