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April, 2008
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April 7, 2008:
Ruy Lopez Magistral
April 4 - 12, 2008
Round 2: Adams (W)
defeated Koneru (B); Sargissian (W) draws with Hou (B).
Standings:
1.
Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2640 2
2.
Adams, Michael g ENG 2726 1½
3.
Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2588 1
4. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2598 1
5. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2676 1
6.
Hou Yifan wg CHN 2527 ½
7. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2612 ½
8.
Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2537 ½
Dutch Women's
Championship
April 2-13, 2008
Standings after Round
4:
| Nr |
Naam |
Rating |
Score |
| 1 |
WGM
Muhren, Bianca |
2297 |
4.0 |
| 2 |
GM
Peng, Zhaoqin |
2455 |
3.5 |
| 3 |
FM
Schuurman, Petra |
2295 |
3.0 |
| 4 |
WIM
Bensdorp, Marlies |
2268 |
2.0 |
| 5 |
Middelveld,
Martine |
2040 |
2.0 |
| 6 |
Haast,
Anne |
2020 |
2.0 |
| 7 |
IM
Lanchava, Tea |
2365 |
1.5 |
| 8 |
Van
Nies, Pauline |
2184 |
1.0 |
| 9 |
WFM
Bensdorp, Laura |
2085 |
0.5 |
| 10 |
Munnik,
Talitha |
2002 |
0.5 |
10th Dubai Open
April 6 - 15, 2008
 Several chess femmes are participating in
this event (132 players). (Photo:
WGM Zhang Jilin, Chessbase,
2005 World Junior Championships). Here are their standings after Round
1:
(31)
IM Sachdev, Tania (IND 2423), 1.0
(39) WGM Zhang Jilin (CHN 2361), 1.0
(46) WGM Sergeeva, Maria (KAZ 2317), 1.0
(49) WGM Ramaswamy Aarthie (IND 2298), 1.0
(58) WIM Pourkashiyan Atousa (IRI 2268), 1.0
(69) WGM Partac, Elena (MDA 2125), 0.5
(73) WGM Mohota Nisha (IND 2400), 0.0
(75) WGM Smokina, Karolina (MDA 2234), 0.0
(77) WIM Meera Sai (IND 2227), 0.0
(85) WIM Ghader Pour Shayesteh (IRI 2177), 0.0
(95) WFM Swati Mohota (IND 2114), 0.0
(101) Anuprita Patil (IND 2062), 0.0
(104) WFM Hakimifard Ghazal (IRI 2055), 0.0
(120) WFM Bukhashem Fayeqa S (UAE 1733), 0.0
(122) WFM Abdulaziz Amal (UAE 1639), 0.0
(123) WFM Abdulaziz Eman (UAE 0), 0.0
April 8,
2008:  The
Gausdal
Classic has now begun (April 8 - 16, 2008) IM Irina
Krush as the sole chess femme in the ranks of the GM Group "A" (10
players). (Photo: IM Irina Krush, 2008 Ataturk International
Women Masters Tournament).
In
the GM Group "B" (58 players):
WGM Beata KADZIOLKA
POL 2326
WIM Oksana VOVK
DEN 2166
WFM Manuela MADER
GER 2161
Katrine TJØLSEN
NOR 2066
Ruy Lopez Magistral
April 4 - 12, 2008
Round 3: Koneru (W)
defeated Granda Zuniga (B); Hou (W) lost to Adams (W). Standings:
1. Adams, Michael g
ENG 2726 2½
2. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2676 .2
3.
Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2640 2
4. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2598 2
5. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2612 1½
6.
Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2588 1
7.
Hou Yifan wg CHN 2527 ½
8.
Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP ½
April
9, 2008:
10th
Dubai Open
April 6 – 15, 2008
 (Photo:
WIM Pourkashiyan Atousa, 2006
World Women's Chess Championship, from chesspics.com)
Standings After Round 4:
23
IM Sachdev Tania 2423 IND 3.0
39 WGM Smokina Karolina 2234 MDA 2,5
52 WGM Ramaswamy Aarthie 2298 IND 2.0
53 WIM Pourkashiyan Atousa 2268 IRI 2.0
55 WGM Zhang Jilin 2361 CHN 2.0
56 WGM Partac Elena 2125 MDA 2.0
65 WGM Sergeeva Maria 2317 KAZ 2.0
71 WIM Ghader Pour Shayesteh 2177 IRI 2.0
86 WFM Swati Mohota 2114 IND 1.5
99 Anuprita Patil 2062 IND, 1.5
101 WGM Mohota Nisha 2400 IND 1.5
106 WFM Hakimifard Ghazal 2055 IRI 1.0
112 WIM Meera Sai 2227 IND 1.0
116 WFM Bukhashem Fayeqa S 1733 UAE 1.0
119 WFM Abdulaziz Eman 0 UAE 1.0
123 WFM Abdulaziz Amal 1639 UAE 0.5
Dutch Women's Chess Championship
April 2 - 13, 2008
Standings after Round 5:
|
1 |
GM Peng, Zhaoqin |
2455 |
4.5 |
|
2 |
WGM Muhren, Bianca |
2297 |
4.0 |
|
3 |
FM Schuurman, Petra |
2295 |
4.0 |
|
4 |
Haast, Anne |
2020 |
3.0 |
|
5 |
IM Lanchava, Tea |
2365 |
2.5 |
|
6 |
WIM Bensdorp, Marlies |
2268 |
2.0 |
|
7 |
Middelveld, Martine |
2040 |
2.0 |
|
8 |
Munnik, Talitha |
2002 |
1.5 |
|
9 |
Van Nies, Pauline |
2184 |
1.0 |
|
10 |
WFM Bensdorp, Laura |
2085 |
0.5 |
Ruy Lopez Magistral
April 4 - 13, 2008
In Round 4, Koneru Humpy (W) drew with
Hou Yifan (B); in Round 5, Hou (W) defeated Granda (B) and Koneru (B)
drew with Pengxiang (W). Standings after Round 5:
| |
Nombre |
Rtg |
FED |
Pts. |
Rk. |
|
GM |
Michael ADAMS |
2729 |
ENG |
4.0 |
1 |
|
GM |
Koneru HUMPY |
2603 |
IND |
2,5 |
6 |
|
WGM |
Hou YIFAN |
2549 |
CHN |
2,0 |
7 |
|
GM |
Zhang PENGXIANG |
2640 |
CHN |
3,0 |
3 |
|
IM |
Manuel P.CANDELARIO |
2537 |
ESP |
1,0 |
8 |
|
GM |
Fabiano CARUANA |
2620 |
ITA |
2,5 |
4 |
|
GM |
Gabriel SARGISSIAN |
2643 |
ARM |
3,5 |
2 |
|
GM |
Julio GRANDA |
2609 |
PER |
1,5 |
5 |
Benidorm
April 25 - May 4, 2008
 WGM Tania Sachdev
(IND 2417) (photo, right) is on a confirmed list of players
for the upcoming Benidorm event. She's 35th on the players' list
by rating. She will be joined by De Anna Franco (SUI 1975)
(83rd on the list), and Pilar Sogues Tena (ESP 1682) (96th on the
list). As far as I can tell, these are the only chess femmes (thus
far) out of 120 players.
5th
de Balagne International Open
April 6 - 12, 2008 Standings
after Round 4 (64 players):
(22)
Caroline Gadarinian (FRA 1909) 2.5
(47) Virginie Graziani (FRA 1607) 1.5
(53) Cathy Cesari (FRA 1240) 1.0
(60) Alicia Stubbe (FRA 1570) 0.5
(62) Lisa Susini (FRA 1520) 0.0
(64) Elodie Costa (FRA 1480), 0.0
April
10, 2008: Dutch Women's Chess Championship
April 2 - 13, 2008 Standings
after Round 6:
| 1 |
GM Peng, Zhaoqin |
2455 |
5.5 |
|
2 |
FM Schuurman, Petra |
2295 |
5.0 |
|
3 |
WGM Muhren, Bianca |
2297 |
4.0 |
|
4 |
IM Lanchava, Tea |
2365 |
3.5 |
|
5 |
WIM Bensdorp, Marlies |
2268 |
3.0 |
|
6 |
Haast, Anne |
2020 |
3.0 |
|
7 |
Van Nies, Pauline |
2184 |
2.0 |
|
8 |
Middelveld, Martine |
2040 |
2.0 |
|
9 |
Munnik, Talitha |
2002 |
1.5 |
|
10 |
WFM Bensdorp, Laura |
2085 |
0.5 |
GM Peng is
the class of the event with Schuurman a close second; everyone else is
outgunned. Ruy Lopez Magistral
April 4 - 13, 2008 In
Round 6, Koneru Humpy (W) defeated Candelario (B), and Hou Yifan (W)
lost to Zhang (B). Here are the standings after Round 6:
| |
Nombre |
Rtg |
FED |
Pts. |
Rk. |
|
GM |
Michael ADAMS |
2729 |
ENG |
5,0 |
1 |
|
GM |
Koneru HUMPY |
2603 |
IND |
3,5 |
6 |
|
WGM |
Hou YIFAN |
2549 |
CHN |
2,0 |
7 |
|
GM |
Zhang PENGXIANG |
2640 |
CHN |
4,0 |
3 |
|
IM |
Manuel P.CANDELARIO |
2537 |
ESP |
1,0 |
8 |
|
GM |
Fabiano CARUANA |
2620 |
ITA |
2,5 |
4 |
|
GM |
Gabriel SARGISSIAN |
2643 |
ARM |
4,0 |
2 |
|
GM |
Julio GRANDA |
2609 |
PER |
2,0 |
5 |
10th
Dubai Open
April 6 – 15, 2008 Standings
after Round 5 :
36
IM Sachdev Tania 2423 IND 3.0
46
WGM Sergeeva Maria 2317 KAZ 3.0
59
WGM Partac Elena 2125 MDA 2.5
60
WGM Smokina Karolina 2234 MDA 2.5
61
WGM Zhang Jilin 2361 CHN 2.5
62
WGM Ramaswamy Aarthie 2298 IND 2.5
76
WGM Mohota Nisha 2400 IND 2.5
79
WFM Swati Mohota 2114 IND 2.0
84
WIM Pourkashiyan Atousa 2268 IRI 2.0
85
WIM Ghader Pour Shayesteh 2177 IRI 2.0
100
WFM Hakimifard Ghazal 2055 IRI 2.0
107
WIM Meera Sai 2227 IND 1.5
109
Anuprita Patil 2062 IND 1.5
111
WFM Abdulaziz Eman 0 UAE 1.5
119
WFM Bukhashem Fayeqa S 1733 UAE 1.0
123
WFM Abdulaziz Amal 1639 UAE 1.0
Gausdal
Classic
April 8 - 16, 2008  (Photo:
WGM Beta Kadziolka, Chessbase,
Capelle-la-Grande, 2005. Beta Kadziolka is playing in the GM Group
"B").
Standings
after Round 3 (GM Group A):
1-2
Kaidanov, Gregory USA 2596 gm 2.5
Sandipan, Chanda IND 2585 gm 2.5
3 Lie, Kjetil A NOR 2558 gm 2.0
4-7 Gopal, Geetha Naraynan IND 2562 gm 1.5
Macieja, Bartlomiej POL 2599 gm 1.5
Krush, Irina USA 2479 im 1.5
Kotronias, Vasilios GRE 2611 gm 1.5
8 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav RUS 2578 gm 1.0
9-10 Moskow, Eric USA 2229 0.5
Hole, Øystein NOR 2387 im 0.5
April
11, 2008: Ruy Lopez Magistral
April 4 - 13, 2008 Final
Round - 8. Koneru (B) won over Caruana (W); Candelario (W)
defeated Hou (B).
Final Standings:
1.
Adams, Michael g ENG 2726 5½ 2826
2.
Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2640 5 2767
3. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2676 4½
2706
4. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2612 4 2715
5. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2598 2½ 2513
6.
Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2588 2
2458
7.
Hou Yifan wg CHN 2527 2 2467
8.
Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2537
2 2465
The performance ratings
for the top four players are great! Koneru finished at 50% with an
impressive PR of 2715. Hou took some lumps this event, but she's
on the right track. Playing against much stronger players
(primarily men) is the way to step up her game and increase that ELO. Dutch Women's Chess Championship
April 2 - 13, 2008  (Photo:
WGM Peng Zhaoqin, 2006 BDO Tournament, photo by Fred Lucas, from Chessbase)
Standings
after Round 7:
|
Nr |
Naam |
Rating |
Score |
|
1 |
GM Peng, Zhaoqin |
2455 |
6.5 |
|
2 |
FM Schuurman, Petra |
2295 |
6.0 |
|
3 |
IM Lanchava, Tea |
2365 |
4.5 |
|
4 |
WGM Muhren, Bianca |
2297 |
4.0 |
|
5 |
WIM Bensdorp, Marlies |
2268 |
3.0 |
|
6 |
Middelveld, Martine |
2040 |
3.0 |
|
7 |
Haast, Anne |
2020 |
3.0 |
|
8 |
Van Nies, Pauline |
2184 |
2.5 |
|
9 |
Munnik, Talitha |
2002 |
1.5 |
|
10 |
WFM Bensdorp, Laura |
2085 |
1.0 |
Gausdal
Classic
April 8 - 16, 2008 Standings
after Round 4 (GM Group A):
1
Sandipan, Chanda IND 2585 gm 3.5
2 Kaidanov, Gregory USA 2596 gm 3.0
3 Lie, Kjetil A NOR 2558 gm 2.5
4-7 Gopal, Geetha Naraynan IND 2562 gm 2.0
Krush, Irina USA 2479 im 2.0
Macieja, Bartlomiej POL 2599 gm 2.0
Kotronias, Vasilios GRE 2611 gm 2.0
8 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav RUS 2578 gm 1.5
9 Hole, Øystein NOR 2387 im 1.0
10 Moskow, Eric USA 2229 0.5 |
