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April, 2008
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April 1 - 5, 2008
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April 7 - 11, 2008
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April 20, 2008:
Individual
European Chess Championships
April 20 - May 4, 2008
Play begins tomorrow! Participants
List - 165 women will be battling for limited prize money.
Here is the prize structure - no double prizes will be awarded.
Again, the ladies get short-changed, but I suppose we should be grateful
for what we can get, hey?
The prize fund is 140 000 EUR
Men: 100 000 EUR
Women: 40 000 EUR
According to Bulgarian law all prizes are taxable (10%).
Main Prizes
Rank Men:
92 200 EUR Women:
34 500 EUR
1
15 000
6 000
2
10 000
5 000
3
8 000
4 000
4
6 500
3 000
5
5 500
2 000
6
5 000
1 900
7
4 500
1 800
8
4 000
1 700
9
3 500
1 600
10
3 200
1 500
11
3 000
1 400
12
2 800
1 300
13
2 500
1 200
14
2 200
1 100
15
2 000
1 000
16 1
900
17
1 800
18
1 700
19
1 600
20
1 500
21 1
400
22
1 300
23
1 200
24
1 100
25
1 000 |
Special
prizes (Performance minus Rating)
Rank
Men: 7 800 EUR Women: 5
500 EUR
1
1 000 1
000
2 900
900
3
800
800
4
700
700
5
650
600
6
600
500
7
550
400
8
500
300
9
450 200
10
400
100
11
300
12
280
13
250
14
220
15
200
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In the News:
 | Susan Polgar announced at her blog
that it's now official - she will be the Dresden Chess Olympiad
"Official Ambassador" and in charge of international media
for the Olympiad. Paul Truong will be the official Olympiad
photographer. Congratulations to both! |
10th
NA FIDE Invitational
April 19 - 25, 2008
Melekhina scored a second round upset and is now 2 for 2! Here is
the information from the North American Chess Association website:
WFM Alisa Melekhina scored a second upset today, taking out
tournament leader, IM Mesgen Amanov. Alisa is now only 2 points away
from her WIM norm and has 7 games to go.
April 21, 2008:
Individual European Championships
April 21 - May 3, 2008
Round 1 Standings (Everyone who scored a full point - a whopping 60
players! - here
are the full standings)
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1
8 IM Ushenina Anna 2474 UKR 1,0
92 WIM Tarasova Viktoriya 2276 RUS 1,0
3 159 Mihajlova Diana 1623 ENG 1,0
4 1 GM Cramling Pia 2539 SWE 1,0
2 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2538 BUL 1,0
4 IM Muzychuk Anna 2486 SLO 1,0
5 GM Lahno Kateryna 2479 UKR 1,0
6 IM Danielian Elina 2479 ARM 1,0
9 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2470 RUS 1,0
10 IM Cmilyte Viktorija 2466 LTU 1,0
12 GM Peng Zhaoqin 2455 NED 1,0
14 WGM Zhukova Natalia 2450 UKR 1,0
15 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2449 GER 1,0
16 IM Dzagnidze Nana 2443 GEO 1,0
18 IM Ovod Evgenija 2437 RUS 1,0
19 IM Bojkovic Natasa 2434 SRB 1,0
21 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 2421 RUS 1,0
22 IM Matveeva Svetlana 2420 RUS 1,0
23 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela 2415 ROU 1,0
24 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2413 ARM 1,0
25 IM Vajda Szidonia 2413 HUN 1,0
26 WGM Melia Salome 2413 GEO 1,0
30 IM Lomineishvili Maia 2400 GEO 1,0
31 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2397 POL 1,0
32 IM Collas Silvia 2395 FRA 1,0
34 IM Vasilevich Irina 2395 RUS 1,0
35 IM Houska Jovanka 2390 ENG 1,0
39 IM Ciuksyte Dagne 2380 ENG 1,0
41
WGM Stepovaia Tatiana 2378 RUS 1,0
44 WGM Kovanova Baira 2372 RUS 1,0 |
45
IM Khukhashvili Sopiko 2371 GEO 1,0
48 IM Vasilevich Tatjana 2360 UKR 1,0
50 IM Sedina Elena 2356 ITA 1,0
51 WGM Milliet Sophie 2354 FRA 1,0
52 IM Gvetadze Sopio 2350 GEO 1,0
54 WGM Stojanovic Andjelija 2346 SRB 1,0
56 WIM Nemcova Katerina 2344 CZE 1,0
58 WIM Majdan Joanna 2338 POL 1,0
59 WGM Demina Julia 2337 RUS 1,0
63 WGM Romanko Marina 2325 RUS 1,0
64 WIM Sandu Mihaela 2325 ROU 1,0
66 WGM Kursova Maria 2322 RUS 1,0
70 WGM Kochetkova Julia 2316 RUS 1,0
71 IM Petrenko Svetlana 2314 MDA 1,0
72 WGM Sharevich Anna 2311 BLR 1,0
73 WGM Kadimova Ilaha 2308 AZE 1,0
74 WIM Paulet Iozefina 2308 ROU 1,0
75 WIM Batsiashvili Nino 2304 GEO 1,0
76 WGM Juergens Vera 2302 GER 1,0
77 WIM Rudolf Anna 2302 HUN 1,0
79 WGM Shaidullina Sandugach 2298 RUS 1,0
90 WIM Ionica Iulia-Ionela 2278 ROU 1,0
106 WIM Worek Joanna 2244 POL 1,0
115 WIM Vojinovic Jovana 2217 MNE 1,0
122 WIM Tsiganova Monika 2198 EST 1,0
125 Isgandarova Khayala 2193 AZE 1,0
132 WFM Cherednichenko Elena 2155 UKR 1,0
134 WFM Butuc Maria 2137 RUS 1,0
144 Bednikova Stefi 2086 BUL 1,0
147 Kazimova Narmin 2071 AZE 1,0 |
10th
NA FIDE Invitational
April 19 - 25, 2008
Alisa Melekhina scored 2 draws today and now has 3.0/4. According
to the North American Chess Association, she now needs just 1 more point
to score her second WIM norm. According to Susan
Polgar's blog, though, Alisa is gunning for a full IM norm!
Good luck, Alisa!
April 22, 2008:
10th
NA FIDE Invitational
April 19 - 25, 2008
How'd Alisa do? Excellently! Here's what the North
American Chess website says: Tonight
(April 21, 2008) WFM Alisa Melekhina scored her second WIM norm by
taking apart local player FM Aleksander Stamnov. Alisa shares first
place now with fellow norm seeker FM Mehmed Pasalic and IM Angelo Young.
She needs 2 points from the remaining 4 games to earn her WGM norm and
2.5 points from the remaining 4 games to earn her IM norm. Both are well
within reach.
Results from Round 5:
Young - Pasalic: 1/2 - 1/2
Vishnuvardhan - Shankar: 1/2 - 1/2
Amanov - Chow: 1 - 0
Monokroussos - Yuan: 0 - 1
Stamnov - Melekhina: 0 - 1
Standings after Round 5:
1st - 3rd (4.0/5.0) WFM
Melekhina
FM Pasalic
IM Young FM Shankar
5th (2.0/5.0)
IM Amanov
6th (2.0/5.0)
FM Stamnov
7th - 9th (1.5/5.0)
WFM Yuan
FM Chow
FM Monokroussos
10th (1.0/5.0) IM
Vishnuvardhan
Individual European Championships
April 21 - May 3, 2008
Standings after Round 2 (top women only - rest of standings here):
1 8 IM Ushenina Anna 2474 UKR 2,0
10 IM Cmilyte Viktorija 2466 LTU 2,0
14 WGM Zhukova Natalia 2450 UKR 2,0
16 IM Dzagnidze Nana 2443 GEO 2,0
18 IM Ovod Evgenija 2437 RUS 2,0
21 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 2421 RUS 2,0
24 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2413 ARM 2,0
26 WGM Melia Salome 2413 GEO 2,0
35 IM Houska Jovanka 2390 ENG 2,0
39 IM Ciuksyte Dagne 2380 ENG 2,0
115 WIM Vojinovic Jovana 2217 MNE 2,0
12 41 WGM Stepovaia Tatiana 2378 RUS 2,0
56 WIM Nemcova Katerina 2344 CZE 2,0
125 Isgandarova Khayala 2193 AZE 2,0
147 Kazimova Narmin 2071 AZE 2,0
16 5 GM Lahno Kateryna 2479 UKR 2,0
19 IM Bojkovic Natasa 2434 SRB 2,0
23 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela 2415 ROU 2,0
48 IM Vasilevich Tatjana 2360 UKR 2,0
Japfa
WGM
April 15 - 20, 2008
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
| 1. |
Li Ruofan |
wg |
SIN |
2423 |
* |
* |
1 |
˝ |
˝ |
0 |
1 |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2445 |
| 2. |
Pokorna, Regina |
wg |
SVK |
2352 |
0 |
˝ |
* |
* |
1 |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
˝ |
6˝ |
2420 |
| 3. |
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma |
wm |
INA |
2243 |
˝ |
1 |
0 |
˝ |
* |
* |
0 |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2404 |
| 4. |
Krivec, Jana |
wg |
SLO |
2362 |
0 |
˝ |
˝ |
˝ |
1 |
˝ |
* |
* |
˝ |
0 |
˝ |
1 |
5 |
2308 |
| 5. |
Perena, Catherine |
|
PHI |
2234 |
˝ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
˝ |
0 |
˝ |
1 |
* |
* |
1 |
1 |
4˝ |
2298 |
| 6. |
Thandar Aye Win |
wf |
MYA |
2291 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
˝ |
0 |
0 |
˝ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
* |
1 |
1956 |
Did Sukandar make her WGM norm? In this
story from The Jarkarta Post that I posted at the Goddesschess
Blog it said after winning her game in Round 9 Sukandar needed 1
more win to clinch the WGM norm. Well, it appears from the
cross-table that she won her final game, so perhaps she got it! I
couldn't find a follow-u news story.
April 23, 2008: In
the News:
| From Yahoo News India: Ficci
Awards 11 Young Women Achievers
Wednesday 23rd of April 2008
The Young Ficci Ladies Organisation (YFLO) awarded 11 women
achievers in a star studded ceremony in the capital Wednesday,
saluting their exemplary achievement in their respective fields - be
it sports, journalism, fashion or business.
The awardees, all in the age group of 25-39 years, were honoured by
Renuka Chowdhury, minister of women and child development, and then
environmentalist Sunita Narain and Bollywood actor Kiron Kher. Tania
Sachdev received her award for her achievements in chess.
YFLO is the ladies' youth wing of the Federation of Indian Chambers
of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) which works on various subjects
like education and entrepreneurship programmes, concentrating mainly
on women.
|
| The United States Chess Federaton announced
on April 22, 2008 that Irina Krush and Vinay Bhat have been
simutaneously awarded the 2008 and 2009 Samford Chess Fellowship,
effective July 1, 2008. The award is for $32,000 a year for
two years. Congratulations to the winners!
|
| From Mehr News: Iranian
woman chess player qualifies for world cup
Tehran: 20:14 ,
2008/04/23
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA)-- Homa Alavi claimed the
championship in the Iran Under 20 Chess Championship in Zanjan,
Iran, on Tuesday and qualified for the 2008 Turkey World Cup Chess
Championship.
Hanieh Khalaji and Ghazal Hakimi-Fard came second and third,
respectively. Alavi won with 7 points, followed by Khalaji (6/5
points) and Hakimi-Fard (6 points).
Hanieh Khalaji will also take part in the Asian championship as Iran’s
second representative. Asian Chess Federation has not yet announced
the competitions’ details. |
2nd
La Laguna International
April 21 – 27, 2008
142 players will be going 9 rounds in this Swiss event. Here are
the standings of the chess femmes after Round 3:
(20) WGM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez (ESP 2312), 2.5
(38) Alba Perez Celis (ESP 1756), 2.0
(51) WFM Belinda Vega Gutierrez (ESP 2145), 1.5
(54) IM Anna Zuzulia (BEL 2332), 1.5
(62) WFM Vanessa Garcia Rodriguez (ESP 1967), 1.5
(64) WIM Dafnae Trujillo Delgado (ESP 2221), 1.5
(72) Carolina Damaso Tacoronte (ESP 1870), 1.5
(86) Abigail Abreu Perez (ESP unr), 1.5
(97) Tamara Pena Hernandez (ESP 1852), 1.0
(106) Pamela Marcel Pineda Dominguez (MEX unr), 1.0
(108) Irene Rodriguez Manzaneda (ESP unr), 1.0
(110) Cristina Gonzalez Perez (ESP 1520), 1.0
(116) Sandra Veronica Boria Amador (ESP unr), 0.5
(120) Margarita Gil Gorrin (ESP unr), 0.5
(121) Elena Pozo Vinuesa (ESP unr), 0.5
(126) Ana Pozo Vinuesa (ESP unr), 0.5
(129) Sandra Guadalupe Fernandez (ESP unr), 0.5
Nordic
Girls Championship
April 18 – 20, 2008
Oslo, Norway
Three groups played: U-20, U-16 and U-13. U-13 champions: Gold to
Jessica Bengtsson from Sweden. The silver medal goes to Erle Hansen
(Norway) and the bronze medal to Sara Olsen, Faroe Islands. U-16
champions: Gold to Erika Uusitupa of Finland. Hallgerdur
Thorsteinsdottir (Iceland) won the silver and Marianne W Haug (Norway)
won the bronze medal. U-20
final standings:
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1. |
Tjolsen, Katrine |
|
NOR |
2066 |
+6 |
+3 |
=2 |
+4 |
+7 |
4˝ |
2275 |
|
2. |
Agrest, Inna |
|
SWE |
2180 |
+8 |
+5 |
=1 |
+3 |
+6 |
4˝ |
2185 |
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3. |
Hansen, Herborg |
|
FAI |
1710 |
+4 |
-1 |
+5 |
-2 |
+8 |
3 |
2004 |
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4. |
Holen, Line |
|
NOR |
1878 |
-3 |
+7 |
=6 |
-1 |
+10 |
2˝ |
1911 |
|
5. |
Bator, Magdalena |
|
POL |
1869 |
+10 |
-2 |
-3 |
=8 |
+9 |
2˝ |
1871 |
|
6. |
Kristinardottir, Elsa Maria |
|
ISL |
1781 |
-1 |
+9 |
=4 |
=7 |
-2 |
2 |
1912 |
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7. |
Hojen,Louise |
|
DEN |
---- |
=9 |
-4 |
+10 |
=6 |
-1 |
2 |
1832 |
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8. |
Finnbogadottir, Tinna Kristin |
|
ISL |
1669 |
-2 |
=10 |
=9 |
=5 |
-3 |
1˝ |
1762 |
|
9. |
Farevaag, Evy |
|
NOR |
1799 |
=7 |
-6 |
=8 |
=10 |
-5 |
1˝ |
1714 |
|
10. |
Haugsvar,Lisbeth |
|
NOR |
---- |
-5 |
=8 |
-7 |
=9 |
-4 |
1 |
1603 |
4th
Rone Open
April 12 – 18, 2008
(123 players). The event was won by GM Vadim Malakhatko (BEL 2621), with
8.0/9. Here are the final standings for the women who competed:
(8) IM Anna Zozulia (BEL 2332), 6.5; (59) Patrice Sainseaux (FRA 1921),
4.5; (60) Charlotte Bellotti (FRA 1700), 4.5; (90) Irene Cottennet (FRA
1760), 3.5; (94) Aurelie Lhote (FRA 1480), 3.5; (109) Madeleine Karsenty
(FRA 1540), 2.5.
Individual European Championships
April 21 - May 3, 2008
Standings after Round 3 (top women only - rest of standings here):
1 IM Cmilyte Viktorija 2466 LTU 3,0
2 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 2421 RUS 3,0
3 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela 2415 ROU 3,0
4 WIM Nemcova Katerina 2344 CZE 3,0
5 IM Vasilevich Tatjana 2360 UKR 3,0
6 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2413 ARM 2,5
7 WGM Melia Salome 2413 GEO 2,5
8 M Stepovaia Tatiana 2378 RUS 2,5
9 Kazimova Narmin 2071 AZE 2,5
10 IM Ushenina Anna 2474 UKR 2,5
11 WGM Zhukova Natalia 2450 UKR 2,5
12 IM Ciuksyte Dagne 2380 ENG 2,5
13 IM Dzagnidze Nana 2443 GEO 2,5
14 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2538 BUL 2,5
15 IM Muzychuk Anna 2486 SLO 2,5
16 IM Matveeva Svetlana 2420 RUS 2,5
17 IM Gvetadze Sopio 2350 GEO 2,5
18 IM Moser Eva 2395 AUT 2,5
19 WGM Muzychuk Mariya 2387 UKR 2,5
20 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2449 GER 2,5
10th
NA FIDE Invitational
April 19 - 25, 2008
Report from the North American Chess Association website: WFM
Alisa Melekhina continues on her quest to earn her IM norm. On Tuesday
night she defeated fellow female player WFM Yuanling Yuan. With a score
of 5/6 she shares first place with IM Angelo Young. For
interim news please visit the Goddesschess
Blog. |
