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April, 2007:
Updated June 16, 2007
Posted May 17, 2007:
Baku Chess Festival
April 30 - May 12, 2007
The event (147 players) was won by GM Arkadij Naiditsch (GER
2654), with 7.5/9. Chess femmes who participated and their results:
23 38 WGM Mamedjarova, Zeinab AZE 2354 6; 26 51 WIM Khotenashvili, Bela
GEO 2301 6; 27 42 WGM Zozulia, Anna BEL 2344 6; 32 33 WGM
Melia, Salome GEO 2396 5.5; 35 47 WGM Velikhanli, Firuza AZE 2310
5.5; 40 57 WFM Guramishvili, Sopiko GEO 2267 5.5; 50 46 WIM
Batsiashvili, Nino GEO 2317 5; 62 83 Huseynova, Sahar AZE 2132
5; 65 40 WGM Purtseladze, Maka GEO 2348 5; 67 79 Isgandarova,
Khayala AZE 2155 4.5; 71 53 WGM Mamedjarova, Turkan AZE 2293
4.5; 72 73 WIM Gavasheli, Ana GEO 2175 4.5; 80 101 Avdeyeva,
Viktoriya AZE 2020 4.5; 83 44 WGM Reizniece, Dana LAT 2338
4.5; 84 67 WIM Umudova, Nargiz AZE 2198 4.5; 89 43 WGM
Kadimova, Ilaha AZE 2339 4; 90 70 WIM Shukurova, Meihriban AZE
2193 4; 96 94 WIM Alieva, Elmira AZE 2076 4; 97 111 Hasanova,
Turkan AZE 1929 4; 100 77 Khudaverdieva, Afag AZE 2163 4;
109 104 Asgarova, Turan AZE 1998 3.5; 117 136 Halafova, Narmin
Ilgar Qizi AZE 0 3.5; 122 115 Yelmarova, Natavan AZE 1846 3;
123 108 Agayeva, Aytan AZE 1969 3.
Lugano
Open
April 29 - May 1, 2007
This event was won by GM Robert Zelcic (CRO 2554) with 5.0/6.
Chess femmes who participated in this event and their final
standings: (18) WGM Emilia Djingarova (BUL 2281), 4.0; (27) IM
Anna Zozulia (BEL 2344), 3.5; and (32) WFM Anastasia Gavriolova (SUI
2109), 3.0.
Posted May 9, 2007:
Kallithea,
Halkidiki Chess Festival
April 27 - May 6, 2007
Greece
IM Boris Itkis (ROM 2429) won the Open (65 players) with 7.0/9.
Chess femmes who participated in this event and their final
standings: (8) IM Alisa Maric (SRB 2395), 6.0; (23) WIM Ingris
Rivera (COL 2138), 5.0; (26) WFM Daleen Wiid (RSA 1933), 5.0; (28) WIM
B. Gocheva Rumiana (BUL 2182), 4.5; (33) Veneta Petkova (1956), 4.5;
(41) Diana Dronzikova (RUS 1846), 4.0; (42) Yildiz Cavusoglu (TUR 1962),
4.0; (43) Ana Marcela Pena Nieto (COL unr), 4.0; and (52) Monique Bothma
(RSA unr), 3.5
Posted May 7, 2007:
President's
Cup Ankara
April 28 - 29, 2007
There was one chess femme who participated in this rapidchess event, WF
Kubra Ozturk (TUR 2150), who finished in last place (13th) with
1.5. The event was won by IM Umut Atakisi (TUR 2392), with
9.5.
(Added May 21, 2007)
Leonardo di
Bona Memorial
April 23 - May 1, 2007
Indian WGM Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi won the 13th "Leonardo di Bona
Memorial" open in Cutro (Italy), which took place in April 23rd-May
1st 2007. She played 7 GMs, scoring four wins, two draws and only one
loss, with a 2604 performance.
Official Website
1. Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman m IND 2424 6.5; 15. Agrest, Svetlana wm SWE
2257 4.5; 17. Kasparova, Tatiana BLR 2218 4.0.
Benidorm
Open
April 22 - May 1, 2007
(142 players, 10 rounds) The event was won by GM Khamrakulov Ibragim S
2545 ESP 8. Here are the women who participated and their final
standings: (37) WIM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez (ESP 2335), 6.0; (40)
WFM Belinda Vega Gutierrez (ESP 2159), 6.0; (76) Maria Vieito Soria Luis
(ESP 2008), 4.5; (87) Susana Perez Castellano (ESP 1711), 4.5; (93)
Leticia Pardo Simon (ESP 1799), 4.0; (99) Bhavna Vasnani (ESP 1501),
4.0; (101) Pilar Sogues Tena (ESP 1742), 4.0; (104) Eva Folch Fuentes
(ESP 1666), 4.0; (110) Flora Dominguez Almansa (ESP unr), 3.5; (119)
Vanessa Vidal Gascon (ESP 1655), 3.0; (121) Carlota Gonzalez Ruiz (ESP
1895), 3.0; and (129) Cristina Lloret Cortes (ESP unr), 2.0.
9th Dubai Open Chess
Championship
April 21- 30, 2007
(124 players, 9 rounds) The event was won by GM Levan Pantsulaia (GEO
2616) with 7.0/9. The women participants' final standings:
(17) GM Humpy Koneru (IND 2575), 6.0; (23) GM Maia Chiburdanidze (GEO
2510), 6.0; (24) GM Zhu Chen (QAT 2531), 6.0; (28) WGM
Karavade Eesha (IND 2343), 5.5; (31) WGM Harika Dronavalli (IND 2476),
5.5; (43) WGM Meenakshi Subbaraman (IND 2338), 5.0; (44) WIM
Atousa Pourkashiyan (IRI 2313), 5.0; (47) WIM Shayesteh Ghader Pour (IRI
2157), 5.0; (50) WIM Nadig Kruttika (IND 2207), 5.0; (52) Mitra
Hejazipour (IRI 2027), 5.0; (54) WFM Irine Kharisma Sukander (INA 2217),
5.0; (55) WGM Ramaswamy Aarthie (IND 2285), 5.0; (57) WFM Shirin Navabi
(IRI 2070), 4.5; (107) WFM Alexandra Grishina (RUS 2026), 3.0; (110) WFM
Eman Abdulaziz (UAE ????), 3.0; (117) WFM Amal Abdulaziz (UAE ????),
2.5; and (119) WFM Nora Mohd Saleh (UAE 1880), 2.5.
Gausdal
Chess Classics
April 18 - 26, 2007
10 Players - 9 Rounds in the GM "A" Event:
IM Irina Krush (USA 2464), finished in 6th place with 4.5/9.
GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR 2690) won the event with
7.0/9.
There is a GM "B" Event (36 players) too.
IM Joanna Dworakowska (POL 2355), finished in 10th place with
5.0. Katrine Tjolsen (NOR 2081) finished in 31st place with
3.0. The "B" event was won by IM Stefan Bromberger (GER
2495), with 7.0/9. He also scored a GM norm.
There is also an "ELO Event" (48 players). The "ELO"
event was won by Anders G. Hagen (NOR 1975) with 6.5/9. Chess
femmes who participated in this event and their final standings
are: (21) Ellen Řen Carlsen (NOR 1875), 5.0; (35) Marianne Wold
Haug (NOR unr), 4.0; (42) Maria Pitz Jacobsen (NOR 1835), 3.5; (43)
Ingrid Řen Carlsen (NOR unr), 3.5.
Copa
Ciudad de Berazategui
April 18 - 22, 2007
(103 players, 7 rounds) (1) Felgaer, Ruben 2561, 6.0; (24) Meza,
Gabriela 2038, 4.5; (41) Cori Tello, Deisy (PER 2125), 4.0; (45) WF
Plazaola, Maria de los A. (ARG 2058), 4.0; (53) Amed, Stephanie 2098,
3.5; (56) Martinez Denegri, Agustina 1859, 3.5; (59) Navarro, Karina
1900, 3.0; (65) Benedetti, Antonella 1775, 3.0; (74) Lovece, Ruth 2033,
2.5; (84) Farias, Melisa, 2.0; (94) Etchegaray, Sol Camile,
0.5.
25th
International Metz Open
April 14 - 22, 2007
Website
(101 players) Mihaela SANDU earned a WGM norm and Tatiana KASPAROVA
earned a WIM norm. The event was won by GM Sergey A. Fedorchuk (UKR
2603), with 7.0/9. The women who participated and their final
standings: (27) FM Viktoriya Schweitzer (FRA 2243), 5.5; (30) IM Anna
Zozulia (BEL 2344), 5.0; (33) FF Mihaela Sandu (ROM 2226), 5.0; (34)
Tatiana Kasparova (BLR 2218), 5.0; (43) FM Martine Dubois (FRA 2092),
5.0; (57) Fabrice Santamarianova (FRA 1770), 4.5; (59) Julia Scheynin
(GER 2018), 4.0; (62) FM Bozena Pytel (FRA 1984), 4.0; (67) Chantal
Marchal (FRA 1897), 4.0; and (100) Virginia Gaubert (FRA 1499), 1.5.
2nd D'angers Open
April 13 - 15, 2007
Website
(77 players) The event was won by IM Pham Minh Hoang (VIE 2476) with
5.5/6. Here are the women who participated and their final
standings: (63) Camille Bouget (FRA 1099), 2.0 and (76) Jeanne
Labrousse (FRA 1260), 1.0.
Added April 12, 2007:
Here's a great report on 12
year old Darrian Robinson "Young Chess Queen Makes Her
Move." Next world champion?
Reykjavik
International
April 11 - 19, 2007
Official
Site
(38 Players) The event was won by GM Normunds Miezis (LAT 2521) with
7.0/9. IM Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman (IND 2425) finished in 8th
place with 5.5; IM Inna Gaponenko (UKR 2451) finished in 9th place, also
with 5.5.
Added April 11, 2007:
Judit Polgar is scheduled to play in the 40th Biel Chess
Festival takes place 21st July - 3rd August 2007.
Mon
Roi Women's Chess Grand Prix
Well, spank me! I missed this announcement until today, and it's
several months old! Mon Roi is sponsoring a 2007 Women's Chess
Grand Prix, and I think that's great. There are 7 participating
tournaments this year; they hope to have 12 (one a month?) in
2008. I had no idea the founder and CEO of
MonRoi is Ms. Brana Malobabic-Giancristofaro. Here's some
info:
The Grand-Prix starts
on January 23, 2007, in Gibraltar! The Grand-Prix Finale will be held in
Montreal, Canada July 21-28, 2007. Qualifiers will be selected on the
basis of top performance and will compete for Finale prizes! Qualifying
events are the following:
GibTelecom, Gibraltar ,
January 23 - February 1
Cannes Open, FRA, February 18-25
Zagreb Open, CRO, March 17-25
ECU Individual, Dresden GER, April 2-15
Liechtenstein Open, May 11-19
White Nights, St. Petersburg RUS, June 16-24
World Open, Philadelphia USA , June 28 - July 4
Montreal Chess Festival Finale, July 21-28
The Grand-Prix
qualifier minimum requirements are as follows: 100 players, average
rating of top 20 players 2400, 10 grandmasters and 5 titled woman
participants. We were looking for the Open events, where all players
have equal opportunity to participate. Tournaments with a successful
track record were considered. Once the preliminary list of qualifiers
was completed at the ECU Club Cup in Austria , we organized a seminar at
the FIDE Training academy in Berlin . The organizers and arbiters had
the opportunity to see the MonRoi system operating and get useful tips
on the MonRoi ready tournament management.
Sydney
Internationa Openl
April 10 - 14, 2007
The event (143 players) was won by GM Georgy Timoshenko (UKR 2566),
7.5/9. Women who participated in this event are: (27) WIM
Paloma Gutierrez Castillo (ESP 2176), 6.0; (39) Arianne Caoili (AUS
2153), 5.5; (55) WIM Laura Moylan (AUS 2092), 5.0; (61) Narelle S.
Szuveges (AUS 1841), 5.0; (68) WFM Helen Milligan (SCO 2041), 4.5; (77)
Vivian Smith (NZD 1742), 4.5; (89) Sue Maroroa (NZD 1932), 4.0; (92)
Alexandra Jule (AUS unr), 4.0; (100) Sally Yu (AUS 1697), 4.0; (117)
Jean Watson (AUS 1234), 3.5; (119) Emma Guo (AUS unr), 3.0; (122)
Shirley WU (NZD 1502), 3.0; (125) Carrie Evans (AUS 1461), 3.0; (133)
Carla Wettstein (AUS 1487), 2.5; and (140) Sarah Anton (AUS 754), 2.0.
First
Saturday
April 7 - 19, 2007
No chess femmes participated in the "GM" event. In the
"IM-A" event (11 players), WIM Veronika Schneider (HUN 2238)
finished in last place with 0.5 - all losses and one draw, a tough
event. One chess femme also participated in the "IM-B"
event (10 players), WIM Maria Ignacz (HUN 2238) fininished in 8th place
with 3.5
Elitzur
Winter Tournament
(Added June 16) April 7 - ?, 2007
Givataim, Israel
The event was won by GM Boris Kantsler (ISR 2491) with 9.5/11.
Maya Porat (ISR 2153) finished in 4th place with 5.5.
The
Doeberl Cup
April 6 - 9, 2007
Canberra, Australia
This event (72 players) was won by GM Ian Rogers (2621) with
6.0/7. Women who participated in this event are: (26) WIM
Laura Moylan (2076), 4.0; (46) WIM Paloma Guiterrez Castillo (ESP 2176),
3.0; (66) WIM Narelle Szuveges (1638), 2.0; and (69) Alexandra Jule
(1686), 1.5.
There was also a
"Major" event (44 players), which was won by Adrian de
Noskowski (1808), with 6.5/7. Chess femmes who participated in
this event are: (12) Rebecca Harris (1630), 4.5; (13) Sue Maroroa
(1932), 4.0; (25) Sally Yu (1559), 3.5; and (33) Jessica Kinder (1536)
2.5.
The
Foxwoods Open
April 6 - 8, 2007
The event was won by GM Gata Kamsky after a blitz play-off, with
7.0. He won $10,000. (I won't mention the 4/5 move draw he
agreed to, tsk tsk). The man deserves to have grandma's finger shaken
under his nose! Meanwhile, IM Irina Krush was actually playing
chess, and finished in 10th place with 6.5, with several players also on
6.5 ahead of her. She
won $400 for her efforts. I hope I'm misreading the prize
structure and that all players who earned 7.0 shared a pot of combined
prizes, and that all players who earned 6.5 did the same, although I
don't know that would have resulted in much more of a pay-off for Krush
(a $150 entry fee that is not charged to GMs and IMs upfront, will be deducted from her winnings according to the
event rules!)
Irina Krush
was not the only woman who participated in this event, there were some
others (although, sadly, not many). In the Open (131 players),
here are the women and their final standings: (62) WFM Iryna
Zenyuk (2199), 4.5 - Zenyuk won a WIM norm with this performance; (102)
WFM Tatev Abrahamyan (2289), 3.0; (112) Pamela F. Ruggiero (1952), 2.5;
(120) Natasha Christiansen (1803), 2.0.
In the Under 2200 Section, 77 players:
(won by Parker B. Zhao (2188) with 6.0) (16) Tatiana Vayserberg (2069),
4.5; (26) Esther Epstein (2180), 3.5; (30) Hana Itkis (2083), 3.5; (59),
Jennie S. Liu (1843), 2.0.
In the Under 2000 Section, 94 players:
(won by Geoffrey Herman (1937), 6.0) (10) Alena Kuzniatsova (1883), 5.0.
In the Under 1800 Section, 107 players:
(won by Anna Ginzburg (1799), 6.5) (2) Liz Taylor (1780), 6.0; (64) Eve
D. Zhurbinskiy (1665), 3.0; (75) Linda Diaz (1701), 2.5; (97) Alexandra
Wiener (1556), 1.5.
In the Under 1600 Section, 95 players:
(won by Prashantha N. Amarasinghe (1574), 6.0) (14) Jessica T. Lauser
(1517), 5.0; (28) Dianna Hu (1514), 4.0; (29) Caroline Ho (1499), 4.0;
(86) Carrie Goldstein (1400), 1.5.
In the Under 1300 Section, 56 players:
(won by Zhengjia J. Jiang (1278), 5.5) (26) Alice Dong (1199), 3.5; (32)
Phyllis Benjamin (1147), 3.0; (38) Jennifer Dowling (928), 3.0; (42)
Jessica Regam (1063), 2.5; (44) Erica Weser (1258), 2.0.
In the Under 800 Section (35 players):
(won by Angel Ney Gonzalez (unr) 7.0) (17) Hannah Steinberg (329), 3.5;
(32) Coreen Kraysler (153), 1.5; (35) Jennifer Fanning (100), 1.0.
2nd
Chess Festival Villa Canada de Calatrava
April 6-8, 2007
Judit Polgar is playing in this event (289 players). The prize structure is rich for the top
finishers.
Update April 9, 2007: Judit
Polgar finished in 5th place with 7.0/9. A nice result for
JP.
Update April 10, 2007: Here are
the other women who participated and their final standings: (72)
IM Anna Zozulia (BEL 2344), 5.0; (101) WFM Anabel Guadamuro Torrente
(ESP 2091), 5.0; (125) WIM Dafnae Trujillo Delgado (2244), 4.0; (142)
Lindia Remoli Sargues (ESP 1902), 4.0; (151) Jelena Kolar (SRB 2086),
4.0; (164) WFM Lucia Pascual Palomo (ESP 2112), 4.0; (170) WFM Lucia
Fidalgo Fermandez (ESP 2073), 3.5; (174) Natalia Castejon Caballero (ESP
2030), 3.5; (175) Amaia Iza Abete (ESP 2044), 3.5; (200) Pilar Gonzalez
Roldan (ESP unr), 3.0; (244) Marta Romero Lopez (ESP 2014), 0.0.
(Added May 13, 2007)
Pobeskydi
Chess Festival
April 5 - 9, 2007
Website
There were three separate events plus a 107 player Open. Katarzyna
Toma gained a WGM norm.
18th Pobeskydi Radegast: Won by
Zilka, Stepan f CZE 2419 with 6.5/9. One chess femme participated
in this 10 player event: Matras, Agnieszka wm POL 2228, who
finished in 6th place with 4.5.
18th Pobeskydi Hamont Cup: Won by
Szwed, Jacek f POL 2315 with 6.5/9. One chess femme participated
in this 10 player event: Toma, Katarzyna wm POL 2252, who finished
in 2nd place with 6.0.
18th Pobeskydi Arcimpex: Won by
Plischki, Sebastian GER 2379 with 6.5/9. One chess femme
participated in this 10 player event: Szczepkowska-Horowska,
Karina wm POL 2324, who finished in 9th place with 2.5.
18th
Pobeskydi Chance Cup: Won by FM Gumula Daniel POL 2373 with
8.0. Chess femmes who participated in this event and their final
standings: (20) Hanna Rychlik (POL 2040), 5.5; (29) Tereza
Olsarova (CZE 1980), 5.5; (45) Michaela Pavelkova (CZE 1918), 5.0; (53)
Martina Mareckova (CZE 1964), 4.5; (55) Adela Nytrova (CZE 1900), 4.5;
(61) Anna Balkova (CZE (1951) 4.5; (63) Monika Motycakova (SVK 1868),
4.5; (67) Kristyna Novosadova (CZE 2040), 4.5; (72) Andrea Starcevic (CRO
1595), 4.0; (76) Isabela Malewska (POL unr), 4.0; (91) Katerina Skockova
(CZE 1707), 3.0; (93) Jarmila Vranova (CZE 1820), 3.0; and (101) Anna
Krupa (POL 1777), 2.0.
Kaupthing
Bank Tournaments
April 4 - 9, 2007
There was a GM event, an IM event, and a four-player women's
event. Here are the final standings for the women's event:
Kaupthing Women Reykjavik ISL (ISL),
7-9 iv 2007
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1 2 3 4
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1. Lamoureux, Izabelle FRA 2057 * = 1 1 2.5 2205
2. Thorsteinsdottir, Hallgerdur ISL 1796 = * 1 1 2.5 2292
3. Thorfinnsdottir,Elsa ISL ---- 0 0 * 1 1.0 1826
4. Johannsdottir, Johanna Bjorg ISL ---- 0 0 0 * 0.0
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1st
Alexandr Buslaev Memorial
(Added June 16, 2007) April 3 - 11, 2007
Tbilisi, Georgia
The event was won by Nijat Azad Abasov (AZE 2194) with 7.5/10.
Chess femmes who participated and their final standings: (5) IM
Maka Purtseladze (GEO 2348), 5.0; (9) WIM Bela Khotenashvili (GEO 2301),
3.5; and (10) WF Miranda Mikadze (GEO 2260), 2.5.
(Added April 15, 2007)
8th
Individual European Women's Chess Championships
April 2 - 16, 2007
Dresden, Germany
150 women competed in this results. As I reported on April
13th, IM Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS 2459), had already locked up the event
after winning Round 10 and moving 1.5 points ahead of everyone
else, with 9.0. She won her final game to finish the tournament
with an astounding 10.0/11. GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL 2496),
after a somewhat slow start, finished in second place with 8.0.
Tatiana Kosintseva's older sister, IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (RUS 2475),
finished in third place also with 8.0. Defending champion IM
Ekaterina Atlik (TUR 2374), finished in fifth place with 7.5. It
was an incredible event. Womens' Final Standings here
(may be slow loading, it's a big table).
Catalonian
Championship
April 1 - 9, 2007
Website
(92 players) The event was won by GM Viktor Moskalenko (UKR 2539), with
7.5/9. WIM Svetlana Ivanova (UKR 2207) finished in 15th place with
5.5 and Pilar SoguesTena (ESP 1742) finished in 78th place with
2.5.
San Sebastian Open
April 1 - 8, 2007
Official Site
The event (122 players) was won by IM Jakub Czakon (Pol 2482), with
7.0/9. Women who participated in this event and their final
standings: (27) WIM Patricia Llaneza Vega (ESP 2237), 5.5; (5) WFM
Shannon Oliver (AUS 1925), 5.0; (68) Patrice Torres (FRA 2044), 4.0;
(114) Endara Patxi Martikorena (ESP unr), 2.0; (115) Maria Teresa Pena
Galarza (ESP unr), 2.0; and (116) Patricia Gonzalez Pueyo (ESP unr),
1.5.
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