August 18, 2008:

Najdorf Memorial Open
August 2 - 10, 2008
Official Website 
While 10 chess hommes played in a closed invitational, 108 players were playing in an open held at the same time, which was won by GM Grzegorz Gajewski (POL 2575), with 7.0/9 (on tie-breaks).  Here are the chess femmes and their final standings:

British Chess Championships
July 27 - August 9, 2008
British Lady Champion: IM Jovanka Houska (ENG 2405) (photo, right)
English Lady Champion: Jovanka Houska
Under 18 Girl: Sheila Dines (Surrey)
Under 16 Girl: Lateefah Messam-Sparks (West Nottingham)
Under 15 Girl: Sheila Dines (Surrey)
Under 14 Girl’s: Astghik Stepanyan (Sutton Coldfield)
Under 13 Girl’s: Jennifer Ehr (Barnet Knights), Ali Roy (Scotland)
Under 12 Girl: Radha Jain (Pinner)
Under 11 Girl: Megan Cleeves (Thamesdown)
Under 10 Girl’s: Katherine Shepherd (Ashtead)
Under 8 Girl: Rebecca Swetsun (Essex)
In the British Championship (11 rounds, 68 players) here are the other chess femmes who played and their final standings:  (34) IM Susan Lalic (ENG 2344) 5.0; (42) WFM Meri Grigoryan-Lyell (ENG 2053), 5.0.

3rd Edmonton International Open
July 31 - August 4, 2008 
25 players in the International Open.  The event was won by GM Alexander Moiseenko (UKR 2632) with 7.0/9.  Chess femmes who participated and their final standings: 
(22) WFM Elizabeth Vicary (USA 2145) (photo, right), 4.5 and (23) WFM Tamara Bolvary (HUN 2046), 0.0.
These standings seem rather strange to me, because there were two players below Bolvary who actually scored points.

HZ Tournament 2008 (Hogeschool Zeeland)
August 2 - 9, 2008
248 players.  The event was won by GM Lazaro Bruzon (CUB 2592) with 7.5/9.  Chess femmes who participated and their final standings:
(36) WIM Patricia Llaneza (ESP 2260), 6.0;  (38) WIM Nadya Ortiz (COL 2249), 6.0;  (53) Lisa Schut (NED 2135), 5.5;  (58) WIM Arlette Van Weersel (NED 2233), 5.5;  (86) Donna Schut (NED 2069), 5.0;  (109) WFM Fiona Steil-Antoni (LUX 2103), 4.5;  (134) Amanda Hijweegen (NED 1704), 4.5;  (156) Naomi Snikkers (NED 1763), 4.0;  (208) Immaculada Rodriguez Fenoy (ESP 1506), 3.0;  (210) Tabitha Snikkers (NED 1374), 3.0;  (229) Natasja Hijweegen (NED 1262), 2.5; and Kristy Bemmelmans (NED 1474), 2.5.  

IX Obert Miquel Mas de Figueres 2008
August 2 - 9, 2008
96 players.  The event was won by IM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (CUB 2504), with 7.5/9.  Here are the chess femmes who participated and their final standings:
(12) WGM Emilia Djingarova (BUL 2305, )6.0;  (71) Natalia Suita Rodriguez (ESP unr), 3.5;  and (83) Cristina Vidal Zamora (ESP 1427), 2.5.

Arctic Chess Challenge 
August 2 - 10, 2008 
The event (92 players) was won by GM Igor Kurnosov (RUS 2617), with 7.5/9.  Here are the chess femmes and their final standings:
(11) IM Anna Zozulia (BEL 2346), 6.0;  (13) WIM Tatiana Kasparova (BLR 2176), 6.0;  (52) Ellen Oen Carlsen (1725), 4.5;  (53) Ida Lahlum (1502), 4.5;  (56) Marianne Wold Haug (1872), 4.0;  (60) Ingrid Oen Carlsen (1313), 3.0; and (75) Elise Forsa (1154), 3.0.

I noted with interest the names of several local chess femmes: Joanna Huang, who finished in 18th place with 3.5; Alena Huang, who finished in 23rd place with 3.0; Claudia Schneider, who finished in 29th place with 2.5; Alice Zheng, who finished in 35th place with 2.0; Sabrina Huang, who finished in 40th place with 1.5, and to Ravina Sachdev who didn't win a game but played anyway!  Apologies to any chess femmes I missed - I checked names in the FIDE data base but in many instances could not find a match and the USCF data base does not list (M) or (F) after a player's name, so I often have no way to tell!

2008 Women's World Chess Championship
August 28 - September 19,  2008
Nalchik, Russia
Kirsan has struck again!  He really does demonstrate the truth of the old tale about the emperor and his clothes.  By analogy, Kirsan evidently thinks that everything is just rosy and no one is reading his vacuous pronouncements that steadfastly refuse to address THE REAL ISSUE raised by the Georgian women chessplayers - PERSONAL SAFETY - just like the Emperor was duped into believing that he was wearing such resplendant robes that he just had to parade before all the people in them (hint: he was actually naked as the day he was born, having been duped by a cunning and devious tailor.)  Has Kirsan been duped by the cunning and devious Russian Chess Federation - or is he in cohoots with them???  Whatever the truth of that relationship may be, Kirsan is NAKED in front of all people following developments and, darlings, it's NOT a pretty sight.  Read the latest at my coverage of the 2008 WWCC.